Wis. Stat. § 565.01 — WI Code / Chapter 565 / Section 565.01
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Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Administrator” means the administrator of the lottery division in the department.

(1m) “Beneficial owner” has the meaning given under 17 CFR 240.13 d-3.

(2) “Department” means the department of revenue, except as otherwise expressly provided.

(2m) “Federal income tax number” means either a taxpayer identification number or a federal employer identification number, as required by the internal revenue service.

(3m) “Instant lottery ticket services and supplies” means those lottery products and associated services commonly known as scratch-off or instant games based upon secure, preprinted lottery tickets.

(4) “Major procurement” means a procurement for materials, supplies, equipment or services which are unique to the lottery and not common to the ordinary operations of state agencies, including security services, prize payout agreements or annuity contracts and materials, supplies, equipment or services involving marketing, the printing of lottery tickets or lottery shares, the receiving or recording of a player’s selection in any lottery game and the determination of winners of a lottery game.

(4c) “Management consultation services” means any of the following services:

(a) The development of a specification related to a bid or competitive sealed proposal to supply goods or services to the department relating to the state lottery.

(b) The evaluation of a bid or competitive sealed proposal to supply goods or services to the department relating to the state lottery.

(c) Consultation regarding the administration or supervision of one or more functions relating to lottery management or operations.

(4d) “Minority business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.287 (2) .

(4e) “Minority group member” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (f) .

(4f) “Multijurisdictional” means pertaining to another state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or possession of the United States of America, the government of Canada or any province thereof, or any other country or nation.

(4g) “On-line services and supplies” means those lottery products and associated services, including computerized transaction processing equipment, computerized retailer vending terminals, and those technologies necessary to maximize lottery revenues and minimize the lottery’s total operating costs. The term does not include services related to instant lottery ticket services.

(4n) “Personal representative” has the meaning given in s. 851.23 .

(4r) “Promotional advertising” means advertising which is for the purpose of inducing persons to purchase lottery tickets or lottery shares. “Promotional advertising” does not mean advertising which is designed to provide the public with information on any of the following:

(a) The fact that this state has a state lottery or participates in a multijurisdictional lottery.

(b) The locations where lottery tickets or lottery shares are sold.

(c) The price of lottery tickets or lottery shares.

(d) The prizes or prize structure of the lottery.

(e) The type of lottery game and an explanation of how it works.

(f) The time, date and place of conducting the lottery.

(g) The winning numbers, lottery tickets or lottery shares or the identity of winners and the amounts won.

(h) How the lottery is operated or how the net proceeds of the lottery are to be used.

(6) “Retailer” means a person who sells lottery tickets or lottery shares on behalf of the department under the terms of a lottery retailer contract entered into under s. 565.10 .

(6c) “Special agent” means any employee of the department authorized to act under s. 73.031 .

(6m)

(a) “The state lottery” means an enterprise, including a multijurisdictional lottery in which the state participates, in which the player, by purchasing a ticket, is entitled to participate in a game of chance in which any of the following applies:

1. The winning tickets are randomly predetermined and the player reveals preprinted numbers or symbols from which it can be immediately determined whether the ticket is a winning ticket entitling the player to win a prize as prescribed in the features and procedures for the game, including an opportunity to win a prize in a secondary or subsequent chance drawing or game.

2. The ticket is evidence of the numbers or symbols selected by the player or, at the player’s option, randomly selected by a computer, and the player becomes entitled to a prize as prescribed in the features and procedures for the game, including an opportunity to win a prize in a secondary or subsequent chance drawing or game, if some or all of the player’s symbols or numbers are selected in a chance drawing or game, if the player’s ticket is randomly selected by the computer at the time of purchase or if the ticket is selected in a chance drawing.

(b) “The state lottery” does not include any of the following games or games simulating any of the following games:

1. Any game in which winners are selected based on the results of a race or sporting event.

2. Any banking card game, including blackjack, baccarat or chemin de fer.

3. Poker.

4. Roulette.