La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § XV-119

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XV-119 - Winner Validation

A. Except as provided in specific game directives, the following requirements will apply to the validation of winning on-line game tickets.

1. The validation data, number selections, and drawing date(s) printed on the ticket must be present in their entirety and must correspond with the data reflected in the corporation's computer records relating to the production of the ticket.

2. The on-line ticket must be intact and not defaced in any manner.

3. The ticket must not be mutilated, altered, reconstituted or tampered with in any manner.

4. The ticket must not be counterfeit in whole or in part, nor an exact duplicate of another winning ticket.

5. The ticket must have been issued by an authorized on-line retailer in the authorized manner on official paper stock.

6. The ticket must not be stolen or canceled.

7. The ticket must have exactly the specified number of computer selected numbers, figures and/or characters, and validation data as provided for in the game directives for the game.

8. The ticket must not be partially blank, misregistered, defectively printed, or produced in error to the extent that it cannot be validated by the corporation.

9. The ticket must be submitted for redemption within the claim period provided for in the game.

10. The ticket must be submitted for payment in accordance with the provisions set forth in each game directive.

11. The player or computer number selections, validation data and drawing date(s) of an apparent winning ticket must appear on the official transaction record of the corporation, and a ticket with that exact data must not have been previously paid.

12. The ticket must pass all other confidential security checks of the corporation.

13. In submitting an official on-line game ticket for validation, the player agrees to abide by applicable laws, all corporation rules, regulations, policies, directives, instructions, conditions and final decisions of the president of the corporation.

B. Except as provided above, any on-line game ticket that fails to pass any of the validation requirements is void and ineligible for any prize, and no prize shall be paid. Liability for defective tickets is limited to the original purchase price of the ticket.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § XV-119

Adopted by the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, October 22, 1992 and promulgated in The Advocate, November 3, 1992, repromulgated LR 23:65 (January 1997).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.47:9001 et seq.