La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § XV-703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024
Section XV-703 - Definitions

A. As used in the game rules, game directives and working papers, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

Bar Code-the representation of ticket and validation information in bar code form on the back and/or front of each instant lottery ticket.

Board-the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation.

Captions-the printed verification of each play symbol which may appear in the game play area below the play symbol.

Claim Center-a regional office or claims office of the corporation at which winners may redeem prizes.

Claim Deadline-the day after which prizes from a particular game are no longer eligible to be redeemed or claimed.

Claim Form-the printed or digital form provided by the corporation to be completed by prize winners when claiming a prize.

Corporation-the Louisiana Lottery Corporation.

Cut and Paste-the attempted forgery of an instant ticket by cutting a symbol off one ticket and pasting it on another in an attempt to make the resultant ticket look like a winner.

Defective Ticket-any ticket that was printed in error or fails to meet the distribution specifications of the corporation.

Drawing Directive-the detailed drawing instructions promulgated by the president for each drawing event.

End of Production Prize Structure-the version of the prize structure provided by the ticket printer after production, indicating the exact number of winners of each prize and any variation from the originally authorized prize structure.

Free Ticket-a lottery prize for which the winner is entitled to another ticket or tickets equivalent to the cash value of the free ticket price.

Game Directive-the game-specific guidelines that itemize the particular requirements of each game.

Game End Date-the date after which tickets are no longer authorized to be sold.

Game Number-the designation of each game for purposes of inventory control and accounting.

Game Play Area-the area on the front or back of the ticket that contains the computer-generated symbols that determine winning or non-winning tickets according to game specifications.

Game Rules-these general rules regarding all instant lottery games, prize payments, and other game parameters.

Game Start Date-the date on which tickets for a particular game are authorized to be sold.

Grand Drawing-repealed.

Grand Drawing Finalist-repealed.

Instant Lottery Game-the two distinct types of games, instant scratch-off game and instant terminal game, whereby a player can immediately determine whether the player has won a prize.

Instant Lottery Ticket-any ticket produced for an instant lottery game authorized by the corporation.

Instant Scratch-Off Game-a lottery game that offers pre-printed tickets that, after a coating is rubbed off, indicate immediately whether a player has won a prize.

Instant Terminal Game-a game which is played using ticket-generating terminals linked to a central computer, whereby a player can immediately determine whether the player has won a prize.

Invalid Ticket-any ticket that fails to meet all of the validation requirements of the corporation and the ticket vendor.

Omitted Pack-any pack of instant scratch-off tickets that has been removed from the game during production.

Overprint-the scratch-off coating over the play area and the information printed on its surface of instant scratch-off tickets.

Pack-a set of instant tickets, each bearing a common pack number, fan folded in strips of five tickets. Each pack will contain the tickets or some other number of tickets determined by the corporation for a particular game.

Pack/Ticket Number-the series of digits visible on the ticket that designates the number of the particular pack and the sequential number of each ticket in a scratch-off ticket game.

Play Symbols (or Prize Symbols)-a series of alphabetic or numeric characters or symbols appearing in the game play area of an instant ticket that are utilized in each game to determine winning tickets.

Preliminary Drawing-an event in which qualified entrants are selected at random to participate in a drawing event.

President-the president of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation.

Prize Structure-the authorized itemization of prize levels and number of winners contained in the working papers or game directives of each game.

Promotional Drawing-a special event designed by the corporation to award a large top prize and subordinate prizes through a random process.

Promotional Drawing Finalist-a contestant in a drawing event.

Quality Control Symbol-repealed.

Retailer-any person with whom the corporation has contracted to sell lottery tickets to the public.

Retailer Validation Code-repealed.

Security Omit-a pack of instant scratch-off tickets omitted from the game for security purposes, temporarily or permanently.

Security Patterns (or BenDay)-repealed.

Ticket Display Area-the area on the front of the ticket that is used for non-secure graphics, information and other printing.

Ticket Number-the number appearing on the ticket.

Valid Ticket-a ticket that meets all the validation requirements of the corporation and the ticket vendor.

Validation Files-the computer files provided by the ticket printer that contain the information required to determine if a ticket is the winner of any prize.

Validation Number-the number within the play area of the ticket, covered by a scratch-off coating, that may be utilized to determine whether the ticket is a winner in the computerized validation process.

Validation Tapes-repealed.

Working Papers-the printing requirements provided to the ticket printer for the production of each game.

Zip Cash-repealed.

Zip Cash Terminal-repealed.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § XV-703

Adopted by the Louisiana Lottery Corporation on August 8, 1991 and promulgated in the State Times on August 15, 1991, repromulgated LR 26:699 (April 2000), Amended LR 47367 (3/1/2021).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 47:9001 et seq.