Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 216 - Arkansas Lottery Commission › Rule 216.00.11-001 - Retailer Rules

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Retailer Rules Arkansas Lottery Commission
Preface;
The purpose of these rules is to proscribe the
	 procedures for licensing and administering the statewide network of lottery
	 retailers. These rules are issued pursuant to the authority vested in the ALC
	 under Ark. Code Ann. §§
							23-115-601
	 et seq., and
	 23-115-207,
	 and the Arkansas Administrative Procedures Act, §§
							25-15-201. et
	 seq.
Section 1.
Definitions.
1.1 "Act" means the
  Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act (Act 606 of 2009).
1.2 "ALC" means the Arkansas Lottery
  Commission as created by the Act.
1.3 "Applicant" means any person applying for
  a contract with the ALC for the purpose of selling lottery games to the
  public.
1.4 "Application" means the
  forms, documents or other information that the ALC requires an applicant to
  submit to the ALC in order to apply for or maintain a retailer
  contract.
1.5 "Compensation" means
  money or anything of value received or to be received as a claim for services,
  whether in the form of a retainer, fee, salary, expense, allowance,
  forbearance, forgiveness, interest, dividend, royalty, rent, or any other form
  of recompense or any combination thereof.
1.6 "Director" means the director of the
  ALC.
1.7 "Game" means any
  individual or particular type of lottery authorized by the ALC pursuant to the
  Act including without limitation instant tickets and online game
  tickets.
1.8 "Immediate Family"
  means the father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife, child, grandmother,
  grandfather, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law,
  brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepchild, grandmother-in-law,
  grandfather-in-law, step grandchild, or any individual acting as parent or
  guardian.
1.9 "Instant Game" means
  a game in which a ticket is purchased and upon removal of a latex covering or
  other covering on the front of the ticket or the opening of the sealed ticket,
  the ticket bearer determines his or her winnings, if any, which are payable
  upon presentation to a retailer or to the ALC for payment.
1.10 "Instant Ticket" means a printed card or
  slip purchased for participation in an instant game.
1.11 "License" means an authorization granted
  by the ALC to a person to sell lottery games, including without limitation the
  execution of a contract between the ALC and the person relating to obligations
  and terms for operating as a retailer.
1.12 "Lottery Proceeds" includes without
  limitation:
(a) Unsold instant tickets
  received by a retailer;
(b) Cash
  proceeds of the sale of any lottery products;
(c) Net of allowable sales ALCs;
  and
(d) Credit for lottery prizes
  paid to winners by retailers.
1.13 "Online Game" means a lottery game in
  which a player pays a fee to a retailer and selects or requests a randomly
  generated (Quick Pick) combination of digits, numbers, or symbols, the type and
  amount of play, and the drawing date, and receives a computer-generated ticket
  with those selections printed on it.
1.14 "Online Terminal" means the electronic
  computer terminal through which a retailer enters manually or by play slip the
  combination of digits, numbers, or symbols selected by a player or by random
  number generator (Quick Pick).
1.15
  "Online Ticket" means a computer-generated ticket issued by a retailer to a
  player as a receipt for the combination of digits, numbers, or symbols a player
  has selected by him or herself or through a Quick Pick.
1.16 "Person" means any individual,
  combination of individuals, corporation, partnership, unincorporated
  association, or other legal entity.
1.17 "Preliminary background check" means a
  completed Arkansas State Police check.
1.18 "Prize" means any award, financial or
  otherwise, awarded by the ALC.
1.19
  "Retailer" means a person who is licensed by the ALC to sell lottery
  games.
1.20 "Responsible Person"
  means an individual who has the authority to enter into a contract with the ALC
  on behalf of themselves or any applicant.
1.21 'Share" means any intangible evidence of
  participation in a lottery.
1.22
  "Ticket" means any tangible evidence issued by a lottery to prove participation
  in a lottery.