N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 7105.02

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section Lot 7105.02 - Lucky 7 Ticket Sales

(a) A charitable organization shall:

(1) Only sell lucky 7 tickets at the location specified in the license issued by the commission, which includes:

a. The regular meeting place of or a facility owned, leased or utilized by the charitable organization for its activities, including games of chance facilities licensed under RSA 287-D;

b. Any other location where the sale of lucky 7 tickets is conducted in conjunction with and at the same time as an event sponsored or co-sponsored by the charitable organization, to be held once a year, and for no more than 4 consecutive days; or

c. A bingo event licensed in accordance with RSA 287-E and Lot 7000; and

(2) Only permit lucky 7 tickets to be sold by:

a. Bona fide members of the organization;

b. Employees, in the case of veterans and fraternal organizations; and

c. Licensed gaming consultants.

(b) Pursuant to RSA 287-E:21, III, a charitable organization shall not sell lucky 7 tickets door-to-door.

(c) Pursuant to RSA 287-E:21, II and III-a, lucky 7 tickets shall only be sold:

(1) Between the hours of 8 a.m. and 1 a.m. when tickets are sold in conjunction with a bingo event; or

(2) During normal business hours when tickets are sold at:

a. The organizations regular meeting place or where the organization conducts it normal activities, such as a fraternal hall or social club; or

b. At a facility licensed under RSA 287-D.

(d) The charitable organization shall not sell lucky 7 tickets at a price different than that generated by the manufacturer on the flare or seal card that accompanies the deal.

(e) In accordance with RSA 287-E:20, II:

(1) The price of any lucky 7 ticket shall not exceed $1, except as allowed by (2) below;

(2) When tickets are sold from an electronic ticket dispensing device, the price of any lucky 7 ticket shall not exceed $2; and

(3) Any location where a charitable organization offer a $1 tickets or higher, the charitable organization shall also offer $0.50 lucky 7 tickets for sale.

(f) A charitable organization may have up to 4 deals of the same game open at any one time when the following are true:

(1) All of the deals have the same game form number;

(2) The total ticket count does not exceed 14,000 tickets at any one time;

(3) The tickets from all the deals in play are combined and randomly distributed;

(4) Prior to making a purchase, players are informed of:

a. The number of deals that are open;

b. The serial number of each open deal; and

c. The method by which tickets will be selected and distributed; and

(5) The deals are separately tracked and reported on the perpetual inventory tracking system required by Lot 7104.04(n)(2)c.2. above.

(g) The charitable organization shall accept an electronically transmitted deal from the distributor before it can be put into play. Deals shall not be uploaded to the electronic lucky 7 ticket dispensing device without acknowledgement and approval from the charitable organization to do so.

(h) Except as required by (i) below, when a charitable organization engages the services of one or more gaming consultants, the charitable organization shall ensure that a majority of the individuals participating in the sale of lucky 7 tickets are either bona fide members of the charitable organization or employees of the licensed veterans or fraternal organization as set forth in RSA 287-E:21, I.

(i) An employee of a veterans', social club or fraternal organization selling lucky 7 tickets, pursuant to RSA 287-E:21, I, shall be a person employed by the organization such as a bartender, manager, or custodian whose wages are subject to federal tax withholding and who regularly works on the premises of the organization.

(j) Pursuant to RSA 287-E:21, V, no lucky 7 tickets shall be sold to any person under 18 years of age.

(k) Members, gaming consultants and employees of the charitable organization involved in the sale of lucky 7 tickets shall not:

(1) Engage in any act, practice, or course of operation that manipulates the outcome of any game;

(2) Provide any information to any players that provides them with an unfair advantage relative to the potential winning lucky 7 ticket;

(3) Hold or freeze tickets for a player, or otherwise sell lucky 7 tickets to individuals prior to making them available to all attendees; or

(4) Purchase or play lucky 7 tickets at any event at which they participated in the operation.

(l) The licensed charitable organization shall not:

(1) Put into play any lucky 7 tickets that have been altered or tampered with; or

(2) Operate a game in a manner that tends to deceive the public or affects the chances of winning or losing.

(m) The flare accompanying the deal shall be:

(1) Posted in view of the players near the area where the tickets are sold;

(2) In the case of deals sold via an electronic ticket dispensing device, electronically displayed to the player prior to purchase; or

(3) In the case of seal cards, posted until all seal prizes are won, including the jackpot prize in a progressive game.

(n) When a seal card game is played in conjunction with a bingo event, following the final game play on the seal card, the charitable organization shall, upon request of any person, immediately open the remaining seal card windows for public inspection.

(o) Once a deal is made available for play, the deal cannot be closed for any reason, and then reinstated for play. Once closed, the game shall be permanently closed from play.

(p) Licensed charitable organizations that remove unsold lucky 7 tickets from play, for whatever reason, shall:

(1) Keep, for one year, the un-played tickets within an opened deal for inspection by the commission; and

(2) Notify the commission within 7 days of the removal date.

(q) All credits maintained on an electronic lucky 7 ticket dispensing device when removed from play may be redeemed by the player or used for play upon reactivation of the device.

(r) The value of winning electronically generated lucky 7 tickets shall be credited to the electronic lucky 7 ticket dispensing device, and allow for the continuation of play or redemption by the player at any time. A deal sold over multiple days or bingo events shall not be considered closed or removed from play until the charitable organization no longer intends to sell tickets from the deal.

(s) Any unclaimed credits left in an electronic lucky 7 ticket dispensing device shall be retained by the licensed charitable organization and reported as income.

N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 7105.02

Derived from Volume XL Number 28, Filed July 9, 2020, Proposed by #13068, Effective 6/27/2020, Expires 6/27/2030 (See Revision Notes #1 and #2 at chapter heading for Lot 7100).

Amended by Number 15, Filed April 11, 2024, Proposed by #13913, Effective 3/22/2024, Expires 3/22/2034 (formerly Lot 7105.03).