Or. Admin. Code § 177-093-0045

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 177-093-0045 - Voided Bets, Refunds, and Resettlements

(1) In order to maintain the fairness, integrity, security, and honesty of the Lottery and its operations, the Lottery reserves the right to void any share or bet at any time for any reason, even after the bet has been settled, including, but not limited to, when:

(a) The Lottery knows or has reason to believe that the player has engaged in conduct prohibited by any applicable source of law, including but not limited to conduct prohibited by OAR 177-046-0022 or 177-093-0050;

(b) The Lottery knows or has reason to believe that the player does not meet all of the eligibility requirements in OAR 177-046-0022 or 177-093-0015, or the Lottery is unable to verify any of the information that the player provided in order to establish the player account;

(c) The Lottery knows or has reason to believe that the bet was not placed in accordance with all of the requirements of OAR 177-093-0020;

(d) The Lottery knows or has reason to believe the underlying integrity of the sporting event is in question. This includes, but is not limited to, when the Lottery believes a sporting event has been fixed or an individual who placed the bet had unfair advantage because of access to information about an athlete or the sporting event or was in any way involved in the sporting event such as, but not limited to, as a participant (professional or amateur athlete), sports agent, team owner, team employee, league official, referee, coach or similar associated individual or the individual who placed the bet is an immediate family member of such involved or associated person;

(e) The bet was accepted when the account did not have sufficient funds to cover the original bet amount; or

(f) As provided in the terms and conditions, terms of use, or in-game rules.

(2) A player may not initiate a refund on a confirmed bet for any reason.

(3) The Lottery has discretion to issue a refund to players on a confirmed bet only in the following circumstances:

(a) The Lottery has voided a bet under section (1) of this rule.

(b) The Lottery is unable to satisfactorily determine official event results because the sporting event was not held, meaning the sporting event was cancelled or abandoned before completion for reasons including, but not limited to, player illness or inclement weather.

(c) The Lottery has reason to believe the bet was accepted, placed, or confirmed after the advertised start time (except for an in-game bet), the outcome of the sporting event is known, or a material advantage had been achieved, such as, but not limited to, scoring a goal or touchdown or expulsion of an athlete.

(d) The integrity of the sporting event itself is uncertain, such as, but not limited to, suspected cheating or athlete use of prohibited performance-enhancing drugs.

(e) The game resulted in a circumstance that warrants refund in the in-game rules.

(f) When otherwise provided for in the terms of use or in-game rules.

(g) At the discretion of the Lottery for any other reason.

(4) Resettlements: From time to time, operator errors may occur or the governing body may overturn a call or change the final results or score of a sporting event.

(a) Operator error. A player is not entitled to a prize paid in error. The Lottery may recover any such prizes.

(b) Change in official event results. If the governing body changes a sporting event result before making the result official, the Lottery may resettle bets to align with the results of the governing body. However, once the governing body makes final results official and the Lottery accepts them as the official event results, the Lottery shall not recognize any changes to the final score or particular calls within the sporting event.

(5) Prize Forfeiture: As stated in OAR 177-093-0040, a player forfeits their prize when the Lottery voids, invalidates, refunds, or resettles a bet.

Or. Admin. Code § 177-093-0045

LOTT 20-2021, temporary adopt filed 12/17/2021, effective 12/17/2021 through 6/14/2022; LOTT 6-2022, adopt filed 06/03/2022, effective 6/15/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: Or Const, Art XV, § 4(4)(a), ORS 461.120, 461.130, 461.150, 461.190, 461.210, 461.220, 461.230, 461.240, 461.250 & 461.260

Statutes/Other Implemented: Or Const, Art XV, § 4(4), ORS 461.200, 461.400, 461.440, Or Laws 2019, ch 355, §§ 42-45a, ORS 461.120, 461.130, 461.150, 461.190, 461.210, 461.220, 461.230, 461.240, 461.250 & 461.260