N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4620.23

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 36, September 4, 2024

Section 4620.23 - Search for the Queen of Hearts

(a) The play.

(1) The licensed authorized organization shall offer a series of two-part, sequentially raffle tickets for sale at a price determined by the licensee. Each player shall write such player's name and telephone number on the licensee's part of the ticket, which shall be deposited into a raffle ticket drum or receptacle. The purchasing player shall retain the other part of the ticket as a receipt for verification purposes. All monies collected from the sale of raffle tickets shall be designated the grand prize pool.

(2) The deck of facedown playing cards shall be thoroughly shuffled by a licensed organization's member in charge or assistant to the member in charge and, without revealing any of the faces, placed facedown, side-by-side, onto the game commission. The transparent game commission cover shall be closed and locked to secure the cards in place.

(3) One raffle ticket shall be drawn each week from among all of the tickets sold for each drawing, except for the first week and the 26th week (if necessary), when three drawings shall be held.

(4) The participant(s) holding the winning ticket stub(s) shall be declared the winner(s) of each drawing and shall be entitled to "Search for the Queen of Hearts."

(5) All remaining tickets in the raffle drum or receptacle shall be defaced and discarded.

(6) The transparent, locking cover securing the cards shall be opened by a licensed organization's member in charge or assistant to the member in charge at the time of each drawing.

(7) Each winner shall select one of the facedown playing cards, which shall be turned face up by a licensed organization's member in charge or assistant to the member in charge. If that playing card is the queen of hearts the holder of the winning raffle ticket selecting that card shall be awarded 60 percent of the grand prize pool.

(8) If the card selected is not the queen of hearts, that card shall be defaced by drawing a diagonal line across its face in ink; the card shall be returned to the game commission face-up; the transparent, locking cover securing the cards shall be locked by a licensed organization's member in charge or assistant to the member in charge; and that player shall be immediately awarded a case prize valued according to the following schedule:

Card Drawn Payout Odds Any 2, 3, 4, or 5 At least 4 - 1 Any 6, 7, 8, or 9 At least 6 - 1 Any 10, jack, or king At least 8 - 1 Any ace At least 10 - 1 Any joker At least 15 - 1 Any queen other than hearts At least 20 -1

(9) The weekly raffle drawings shall continue until a winner selects the queen or hearts.

(10) When the queen of hearts is selected, the winning player shall be awarded the grand prize consisting of 60 percent of the grand prize pool.

(11) The licensee shall retain the remaining 40 percent of the grand prize pool as raffle profit and shall secure those funds for deposit into the special games of chance or raffle checking account (if applicable), or other bank account.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4620.23