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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-109 - Compliance with Law/Rules

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In
				submitting an official on-line game ticket for validation, the player agrees to
				abide by applicable laws, all corporation rules, regulations, policies,
				directives, instructions, conditions, and final decisions of the president of
				the corporation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-111 - Names of Winners

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				corporation shall have the right to use the names and the city or area of
				residence of all prize winners in on-line lottery games. The information may be
				used by the corporation for advertising and publicity purposes. The corporation
				will not make public the addresses or phone numbers of on-line lottery winners.
				Such information will be provided to authorized governmental agencies, as
				required by law or as deemed appropriate. Winners who grant the corporation
				permission to be photographed agree to allow the use of such photographs for
				publicity and advertising purposes without any additional
				compensation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-113 - Age Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No
				person under 18 years of age may purchase an on-line game ticket, but persons
				under 18 years of age may receive an on-line game ticket as a gift.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-115 - Retailer Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Retailers authorized by the corporation to sell tickets may purchase tickets
				and may claim prizes resulting from any tickets so purchased.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-117 - End of Game

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each on-line
				lottery game will continue until such ending date as may be announced by the
				president. The president may suspend or terminate a game without notice if such
				action is deemed to be in the best interest of the corporation. No tickets for
				a particular game may be sold for a game after the suspension or termination of
				the game.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-119 - Winner Validation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except
				as provided in specific game directives, the following requirements will apply
				to the validation of winning on-line game tickets.
1. The validation data, number selections,
				and drawing date(s) printed on the ticket must be present in their entirety and
				must correspond with the data reflected in the corporation's computer records
				relating to the production of the ticket.
2. The on-line ticket must be intact and not
				defaced in any manner.
3. The
				ticket must not be mutilated, altered, reconstituted or tampered with in any
				manner.
4. The ticket must not be
				counterfeit in whole or in part, nor an exact duplicate of another winning
				ticket.
5. The ticket must have
				been issued by an authorized on-line retailer in the authorized manner on
				official paper stock.
6. The ticket
				must not be stolen or canceled.
7.
				The ticket must have exactly the specified number of computer selected numbers,
				figures and/or characters, and validation data as provided for in the game
				directives for the game.
8. The
				ticket must not be partially blank, misregistered, defectively printed, or
				produced in error to the extent that it cannot be validated by the
				corporation.
9. The ticket must be
				submitted for redemption within the claim period provided for in the
				game.
10. The ticket must be
				submitted for payment in accordance with the provisions set forth in each game
				directive.
11. The player or
				computer number selections, validation data and drawing date(s) of an apparent
				winning ticket must appear on the official transaction record of the
				corporation, and a ticket with that exact data must not have been previously
				paid.
12. The ticket must pass all
				other confidential security checks of the corporation.
13. In submitting an official on-line game
				ticket for validation, the player agrees to abide by applicable laws, all
				corporation rules, regulations, policies, directives, instructions, conditions
				and final decisions of the president of the corporation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-121 - Prize Payment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. On-line
				lottery game prizes will be paid in accordance with game directives and
				retailer regulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-122 - Delay of Payment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				corporation shall pay prizes in a timely fashion but may delay making payment
				of any prize or installment of a prize under the following circumstances.
1. A dispute occurs or it appears that a
				dispute may occur relative to any prize.
2. There is any question regarding the
				identity of the claimant.
3. There
				is any question regarding the validity of the ticket.
4. The claim is subject to any court ordered
				garnishment.
5. The corporation
				becomes aware of a change in circumstances relative to a prize award which
				requires review.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-123 - Claim Form

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For any prize of
				more than $600, the owner of the apparent winning ticket shall complete an
				official claim form (printed or digital) that requires the winner to provide:
1. the name of the individual or entity
				claiming the prize;
2. the address
				and city of residence of the claimant;
3. the Social Security number of the
				individual claimant or the federal employer's identification number issued by
				the IRS for multiple claimants.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-125 - Assignability

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The right of any
				person to a prize after the prize is claimed shall not be assignable. The
				corporation may pay any prize to the estate of a deceased winner. Any prize to
				which a winner is entitled may be paid to any person pursuant to an appropriate
				judicial order.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-127 - Installment Prizes

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				corporation may provide for the payment of any prize of more than $100,000 in
				equal annual installments. The schedule of payments shall be designed to pay
				the winner equal dollar amounts each year until the total payments equal the
				prize amount. When the prize amount is paid in installments, the president may
				round the actual amount of the prize to the nearest $1,000 amount to facilitate
				the appropriate funding mechanism. The corporation shall not accelerate the
				payment schedule of any installment prize without the consent of the
				winner.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-129 - Merchandise Prizes

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If a noncash
				prize is offered, the value of the prize will be determined by the fair market
				value of any such prize, which will be the amount reported to the state and the
				IRS for tax purposes. The corporation may pay withholding taxes on behalf of
				the winner in accordance with federal and state rules. The corporation will not
				be responsible for any other fees associated with the prize.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-131 - Drawings

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The corporation
				shall follow drawing directives that detail the procedures for conducting each
				on-line game drawing, the drawing method, and the equipment to be utilized. The
				corporation shall exercise care to insure a totally random drawing process that
				results in the selection of prize winners in a method that favors none of the
				participants.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-133 - Independent Auditor

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All drawing
				events shall be witnessed by an independent auditing firm. The independent
				auditor shall attest to the fact that the procedures for the drawing were
				properly disseminated and that the procedures were followed, and shall make
				note of any exceptions to the procedures.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-135 - Bulk Purchase

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
Bulk
				Purchase
is the purchase of on-line game tickets for the purpose of
				accomplishing a buyout of a lotto jackpot or grand prize pool. The bulk
				purchase of on-line game tickets by an investment syndicate, investment group,
				corporation or any person for investment purposes is expressly
				prohibited.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-137 - Bulk Sale

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
Bulk
Sale
is the sale of on-line game tickets
				by a licensed on-line retailer for the purpose of assisting the purchaser in
				accomplishing a buyout of a lotto jackpot or grand prize pool. The bulk sale of
				on-line game tickets by a licensed on-line retailer is expressly
				prohibited.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-139 - Enforcement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The game
				directive shall include provisions to enforce the prohibitions contained in
				§135
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 1 - On-Line Lottery Games General Rules › Section XV-141 - Multi-State Lottery

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This Section
				authorizes the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, through an agreement with the
				Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), to offer the following games:
				"powerball," "daily millions," "rolldown," and "mega millions." Introduction of
				any new game conducted by MUSL may only be accomplished by amendment of this
				Section to include the game as an authorized game. The detailed information
				regarding the rules of the powerball game, the daily millions game, the
				rolldown game and the mega millions game will be contained in a game directive
				promulgated by the president. The game directive must be signed by the
				president prior to the start of the game. The game directive will be
				distributed and posted at every corporation office and will be available for
				public inspection during the sales period of powerball, daily millions,
				rolldown and mega millions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-301 - Policy Statement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board of
				directors of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation adopts these policies and rules
				in order to assure public confidence in the procedures followed by the
				corporation in procuring the items, products and services necessary to conduct
				a successful lottery. Public confidence depends on the corporation developing
				and maintaining procurement procedures that:
1. are subject to the highest ethical
				standards;
2. promote the
				acquisition of high quality goods and services at competitive prices;
3. promote administrative
				efficiency;
4. recognize that the
				operation of a lottery is a unique activity of an instrumentality of the state
				of Louisiana; and
5. afford fair
				treatment of all persons offering their products and services to the
				corporation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-305 - Authority of the Corporation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. These
				policies and rules are adopted pursuant to the power granted to the corporation
				under Section 9028 of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law. These policies and
				rules are supplemental to and not in substitution for all Louisiana laws other
				than those relating to procurement to which the directors, officers, employees
				and contractors are subject, including without limitation the Louisiana Code of
				Governmental Ethics and the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law. These policies
				and rules shall, pursuant to Section 9028 of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation
				Law, render Louisiana laws on procurement inapplicable to the corporation.
				Additionally, these policies and rules shall be deemed to incorporate the
				Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics and the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law
				such that, to the extent any conduct, action or a failure to act of any
				director, officer, employee or contractor is prohibited by or violates either
				of the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics or the Louisiana Lottery
				Corporation Law, such violation shall constitute a violation of these policies
				and rules. A violation of these rules by a contractor shall constitute good
				cause for the suspension, revocation or refusal to renew any contract entered
				into pursuant to these rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-307 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. These provisions
				shall apply to all procurements other than minor procurements.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-309 - Initiation of Procurement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				corporation shall initiate procurement by preparation of a procurement
				authorization which authorizes the procurement. The procurement authorization
				shall clearly state the goods or services to be procured, the corporation's
				need for the goods or services, an estimate of the anticipated cost of the
				procurement and a listing of potential contractors. The listing of potential
				contractors shall include all businesses known to the corporation as being in
				the business of supplying the subject goods or services and from whom a
				response to the corporation's request for proposals would enhance the
				competition among businesses for the procurement contract. The listing need not
				be included if it would include over 10 potential contractors. The president
				(or in his absence the vice president or the secretary-treasurer), the
				procurement officer and the division head of the division for which the
				procurement will occur shall execute the procurement authorization and the
				procurement officer shall immediately send copies of the procurement
				authorization to all directors.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-311 - Preparation of Request for Proposals

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Upon execution of the procurement
				authorization, the corporation shall prepare a request for proposals which
				shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
1. clear and complete specifications of the
				goods or services required by the corporation, prepared in such a manner as to
				promote comparability of responses by potential contractors;
2. a requirement that all responding
				proposals be in writing and the time by and place at which all responding
				potential contractors should submit proposals; and
3. a listing of the criteria the corporation
				will use in evaluating proposals by responding potential contractors and the
				relative weight the corporation will give the respective criteria.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-313 - Dissemination of RFP

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				corporation shall give public notice of the RFP by advertising its issuance in
				the official journal of Louisiana. The advertisement shall appear at least 20
				days before the last day that the corporation will accept proposals by
				potential contractors. The advertisement shall specify the goods or services
				required by the corporation, the last date that the corporation will accept
				proposals and an address at which a copy of the RFP can be obtained. When
				advisable in order to enhance the competitiveness of the procurement process,
				the corporation shall advertise the issuance of the RFP in trade journals which
				serve the interests of businesses likely to respond to the RFP. Additionally,
				the corporation shall mail the RFP to potential contractors shown on the
				procurement authorization and to all directors.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-315 - Cancellation or Amendment of RFP

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				corporation may cancel or amend any outstanding RFP by written notice to all
				businesses to which the RFP was sent or given. The reasons for cancellation or
				amendment of an RFP shall be stated on a separate document attached to the
				version of the notice retained by the corporation, and the corporation shall
				deliver a copy of this version to the directors.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-317 - Acceptance and Evaluation of Proposals

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The corporation shall consider and
				evaluate all proposals responding to the RFP, which are submitted in compliance
				with the deadline and other requirements stated in the RFP. The corporation may
				waive any deficiency or non-conformity of a proposal or provide the responding
				business a reasonable period of time to cure the deficiency or non-conformity,
				provided that such action does not prejudice the status of other proposals. At
				any time prior to completion of the evaluation process, the corporation may
				request any responding potential contractors to clarify or expand upon
				provisions of their proposals. The corporation shall evaluate proposals in a
				manner consistent with the RFP and in accordance with a standard evaluation.
				The procurement contract shall be awarded in the corporation's sole and
				uncontrolled discretion.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-319 - Preparation of Contract

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Upon
				completion of the evaluation and mutual acceptance of all terms of the proposal
				by the corporation and the contractor, the corporation shall prepare the
				contract. The contract shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
1. the name and address of the
				contractor;
2. the goods to be
				delivered or the services to be performed under the contract;
3. the term of the contract and a statement
				giving the corporation the right to terminate the contract unilaterally upon 30
				days written notice;
4. a provision
				giving the corporation the right to audit those financial records of the
				contractor which relate to the contract;
5. a provision that the contractor shall not
				transfer any interest in the contract without the prior written consent of the
				corporation (except that claims for money due or to become due to the
				contractor from the corporation under the contract may be assigned to a bank,
				trust company or other financial institution but that the corporation shall not
				be bound by the assignment unless furnished sufficient notice of it);
6. a provision that the contractor shall bear
				responsibility for paying any taxes which become due as a result of payments to
				the contractor under the contract;
7. a provision that upon termination of the
				contract all records, reports, worksheets or any other materials related to the
				contract shall become the property of the corporation;
8. a provision obligating the contractor to
				provide the corporation with notice of any material adverse change in its
				condition, financial or otherwise;
9. a provision requiring the payment of
				liquidated damages to the corporation upon a material breach of the contract by
				the contractor; and
10. Louisiana
				laws will govern the contract.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-321 - Authorization and Execution of Contract

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The corporation shall not execute a
				contract for a major procurement or a non-statutory major procurement unless
				the board reviews and approves the contract and authorizes execution of it by
				an authorized officer. The board may authorize execution of the contract in a
				form substantially similar to the form presented to the board for review,
				subject, however, to such modifications as are consistent with the RFP, the
				proposal and other documents delivered to the board, and as are reported to the
				board promptly after execution of the contract.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-323 - Preservation of Integrity of Procurement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In order to preserve the honesty, fairness
				and competitiveness of the procurement process, the following restrictions on
				dissemination of information shall apply.
1.
				Prior to execution of a final contract, directors, officers and employees of
				the corporation shall not disclose the contents of a proposal or any other
				communication to a potential contractor to any person not employed by the
				corporation or its consultants.
2.
				Directors, officers and employees of the corporation shall not disclose to any
				potential contractor any information proprietary to the corporation and
				pertinent to the procurement for which the potential contractor may submit a
				proposal.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-325 - Special Procurements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Notwithstanding any other provision of these policies and rules to the
				contrary, the corporation may make procurements, including major procurements,
				without complying strictly with the procedures stated in this Part, if any of
				the following special circumstances then exist and these circumstances require
				non-compliance with the procedures stated in this Part:
1. a threat to public health, welfare or
				safety or the integrity or operation of the corporation;
2. a unique, non-recurring opportunity to
				obtain goods or services at a substantial cost savings;
3. a sponsorship arrangement permitting the
				corporation to acquire goods or services at a reduced cost or
				cost-free;
4. the structure of the
				applicable market does not permit the corporation to procure the goods or
				services via a competitive bidding process;
5. the goods or services which meet the
				corporation's reasonable requirements can be provided only by a single
				business; or
6. due to time
				constraints not caused by the corporation, compliance with each of the policies
				and rules stated in this Part would materially impair the financial performance
				of the corporation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-327 - Minor Procurement Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The provisions of
				§329 and
				§331 shall apply to all minor
				procurements.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-329 - Supervision by Procurement Officer

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				The procurement officer shall supervise, manage and bear responsibility for all
				minor procurements. The procurement officer shall promulgate written procedures
				for making competitive minor procurements to the maximum degree possible and
				will assure the corporation's compliance with these procedures. At the board's
				request, the procurement officer shall offer these procedures to the board for
				review, and the board may modify these procedures in its discretion.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-331 - Minimum Requirements of Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Procedures promulgated by the procurement
				officer pursuant to this Part shall, at a minimum, require:
1. that no minor procurement shall be
				structured as such in order to avoid the policies and rules applicable to
				procurements stated in §301;
2.
				that, in instances where a sole source contractor is used, it shall be fully
				justified in writing prior to the procurement and retained as part of the file.
				This requirement will not apply to procurements made under this Part against a
				standing order contract that was entered into on a competitive basis;
3. that all disbursements by the corporation
				for minor procurements be by check signed by two authorized officers;
4. that the corporation reasonably justify
				the need for the minor procurement; and
5. the corporation undertake reasonable
				steps, considering the size of the minor procurement, to obtain high quality
				goods or services as competitive costs.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 3 - Procurement Policies and Rules › Section XV-335 - Amendment

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A. These policies
				and rules may be amended according to Part D of the bylaws and rules of
				procedure of the corporation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-501 - Policy Statement

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A. In order to
				conduct a successful lottery, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation (the
				"corporation") must develop and maintain a statewide network of lottery
				retailers that will serve the public convenience and promote the sale of
				tickets, while insuring the integrity of the lottery operations, games and
				activities. In order to facilitate such objectives, the corporation has adopted
				these retailer regulations. Such retailer regulations shall be in addition to
				and not a substitute for the provisions of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation
				Law, other provisions of Louisiana or federal law and the other rules and
				regulations of the corporation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-503 - Definitions

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A. The following italicized terms shall have the meaning set
				  forth herein when used in these retailer regulations.
Board
-the board of directors of the
				  corporation as established and existing pursuant to the Louisiana Lottery
				  Corporation Law.
Director
-a person appointed to the board
				  pursuant to §9004 of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law; the term shall not
				  include ex officio, nonvoting members of the board.
Employee
-any person who is not a director or
				  officer but who is employed by the corporation to work a regular work week of
				  25 or more hours per week, or any person who is not a director or officer of
				  the corporation but who is employed or contracted by the corporation to perform
				  work for which he or she will either:
a. work, in any six week period, more than 200 hours for the
				  corporation; or
b. receive, in any one-year period, more than $10,000, in the
				  aggregate, for work performed for the corporation. "Employee" shall not include
				  a person who otherwise meets the above criteria but who is an employee of an
				  organization contracted to perform services for or provide products to the
				  corporation; provided that, with regard to the conduct of such employee, such
				  organization is subject to another provision of Louisiana law.
Instant Retailer
-a person or organization
				  that sells instant tickets to the public, and an "on-line retailer" means a
				  person or organization that sells on-line tickets to the public. Without
				  affecting the definitions in this Section, an instant retailer may also sell,
				  or may in the future sell, on-line tickets, and an on-line retailer shall sell
				  instant tickets.
Louisiana
Laws
-all
				  provisions of the Constitution of the state of Louisiana and all statutes,
				  codes, rules and regulations.
Lottery Tickets
-lottery instant tickets or
				  on-line tickets or any other ticket sold to the public as part of a lottery
				  game.
Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law
-the
				  provisions of
				  R.S.
				  47:9000 et seq.
Officer
-the president, the vice president,
				  and the secretary-treasurer.
Organization
-a corporation, partnership,
				  joint stock association, sole proprietorship, joint venture, business
				  association, cooperative association, professional corporation or other entity
				  existing for any purpose.
Retailer
-any person or organization with
				  whom the corporation has contracted to sell lottery tickets to the
				  public.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-505 - Authority of the Corporation

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A. These
				retailer regulations are adopted pursuant to the powers granted to the
				corporation under the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law. These retailer
				regulations are supplemental to and not in substitution for other Louisiana
				laws to which retailers are subject.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-507 - Ethical Rules Relating to Retailers

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A. A retailer shall be subject to the
				Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics and the applicable provisions of the
				Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-509 - Selection of Retailers

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A. General
				Provisions. The following provisions shall generally apply to the selection of
				retailers.
1. In selecting retailers, whether
				of instant tickets or of on-line tickets, the corporation may consider the
				following factors, among others:
a. financial
				responsibility;
b.
				integrity;
c. reputation;
d. accessibility of the place of business or
				activity to the public;
e. security
				of the premises;
f. sufficiency of
				existing retailers to serve the public convenience;
g. projected volume of sales for the lottery
				game involved.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-511 - Threshold Criteria for Retailers

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A. An applicant for retailer status may not
				become and remain a retailer unless the applicant meets the following threshold
				criteria.
1. The applicant is current in
				payment of all taxes, interest, and penalties owed to any taxing political
				subdivision where the applicant sells lottery tickets.
2. The applicant is current in filing all
				applicable tax returns and in payment of all taxes, interest, and penalties
				owed to the state of Louisiana, excluding items under formal appeal pursuant to
				applicable statutes.
3. The
				applicant has not been:
a. convicted of a
				criminal offense related to the security or integrity of a lottery in Louisiana
				or any other jurisdiction;
b.
				convicted of any illegal gambling activity, false statements, false swearing,
				or perjury in this or any other jurisdiction; or convicted of any crime
				punishable by more than one year imprisonment or a fine of more than $1,000, or
				both;
c. found to have violated the
				provisions of these retailer regulations, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law
				or any administrative regulation adopted thereunder, unless either 10 years
				have passed since the violation, or the president and the board find the
				violation both minor and unintentional in nature;
d. a vendor (as defined in §9002(8) of the
				Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law) or any employee or agent of any vendor doing
				business with the corporation;
e. a
				resident in the same household as an officer of the corporation;
f. found to have made a statement of material
				fact to the corporation, knowing such statement to be false.
4. The applicant meets such other
				criteria as the corporation adopts from time to time relating to the integrity,
				reputation, financial responsibility, business practices or qualifications of
				an applicant.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-513 - Criteria for Instant Retailers

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A.
				In general, the corporation shall permit any applicant meeting the threshold
				criteria stated in
				§511 above to become an instant retailer.
				However, the board may from time to time adopt specific policies relative to
				the selection of instant retailers if it determines that the corporation's best
				interests will be served by such policies. The determination and policies shall
				be stated in a written policy statement adopted by the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-515 - Criteria for On-Line Retailers

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A.
				The board shall maintain a limitation on the number of on-line retailers. The
				limitation shall be based on the number of on-line retailers permitted under
				the corporation's contracts for procurement of an on-line lottery system and
				other appropriate objective business factors. The determination and policies
				shall be stated in a written policy statement adopted by the board. The
				mechanism and factors established to determine which applicants become on-line
				retailers shall be based solely on the corporation's business needs and shall
				afford fair and objective treatment to all applicants. By way of example, but
				not limitation, such determining factors may include:
1. the status of the applicant's license to
				sell instant tickets, if any, and the applicant's volume of instant ticket
				sales;
2. the distribution of
				retailers for on-line tickets throughout the state and the geographic area
				serviced by the applicant, and the sufficiency of retailers for on-line tickets
				to serve the public convenience at any particular location in the
				state;
3. the average number of
				customers who visit an applicant's place of business;
4. the applicant's hours of
				operations;
5. the capability and
				willingness of an applicant to pay prizes up to the maximum amount payable by
				retailers at various times during the day;
6. the capability and willingness of an
				applicant to promote the sale of lottery tickets;
7. the applicant's proposed location for the
				terminal to sell on-line tickets;
8. the financial stability of an
				applicant;
9. any problems the
				corporation has experienced with an applicant's electronic fund transfer
				account for instant ticket sales;
10. the degree to which an applicant uses
				display materials for instant ticket games;
11. the sales potential for on-line tickets
				by the applicant.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-517 - Application Procedure and Fees

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A.
				The corporation may develop forms for the retailer applications requesting all
				such information required by law or that the corporation deems necessary or
				appropriate to evaluate retailers. The corporation may require that such
				application be completed, executed, acknowledged, notarized or any of the
				foregoing, and that an officer of the retailer execute and acknowledge or
				notarize any oath that the corporation deems necessary or
				appropriate.
B. Each applicant for
				a license to sell lottery tickets shall provide to the corporation a
				non-refundable application fee in an amount determined by the board from time
				to time.
C. Special procedures for
				application for a retailer license may be developed by the corporation for
				applicants that are a "chain store group," or a group of two or more stores or
				other retail outlets under common control. Each applicant that is a chain store
				group shall pay a non-refundable application fee in an amount determined by the
				board from time to time for each retail outlet location which shall be covered
				by such license.
D. Instant
				retailers who apply to become on-line retailers shall be assessed such uniform
				charges and fees as are stated in the policy statement for on-line retailers.
				Such uniform charges and fees are intended to satisfy the requirements of
				R.S.
				47:9051.C. Such uniform charges and fees may
				be defined as reimbursements for costs associated with providing the retailer
				on-line status, do not constitute revenue to the corporation and may be
				collected on a weekly, monthly or annual basis.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-519 - Other Business of Retailers

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A. A
				retailer may not be engaged exclusively in the sale of lottery tickets.
				However, this Section does not preclude the corporation from contracting for
				the sale of lottery tickets with nonprofit, charitable organizations or units
				of local government in accordance with the provisions of these retailer
				regulations, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law and Louisiana Law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-521 - Duty to Update

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A. Any
				information provided by a retailer to the corporation under these retailer
				regulations or on any application, filing or other instrument submitted to the
				corporation that becomes incorrect or misleading shall immediately be updated
				by the retailer by providing an explanation thereof to the corporation. Without
				limiting the foregoing, a retailer shall notify the corporation immediately if
				any change in the ownership of the licensed retailer location occurs or of any
				conviction that would affect the retailer's eligibility to obtain a retailer
				license.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-523 - Retailer Certificate

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A. Each
				applicant that is accepted by the corporation shall be issued a lottery
				retailer certificate, which shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where
				the retailer is authorized to sell lottery tickets. Lottery tickets shall only
				be sold by the retailer at the location stated on the lottery retailer
				certificate.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-525 - Annual Renewal Required

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A. There shall
				be an annual renewal process October through December 31 of each year for
				licenses obtained after January 1. If a license is obtained after October 1 the
				license shall not expire until the next succeeding calendar year. Expired
				licenses not renewed by December 31 shall be suspended and/or
				terminated.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-527 - Assignability of Contracts

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A. No
				retailer contract awarded pursuant to these retailer regulations shall be
				transferable or assignable. No retailer shall contract with any person for
				lottery goods or services except with the approval of the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-529 - Suspension, Revocation or Termination of Contracts

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A. Any retailer contract may, for good cause,
				be suspended, revoked, or terminated by the president if the retailer is found
				to have violated any provision of these retailer regulations, the Louisiana
				Lottery Corporation Law or objective criteria established by the board. All
				retailer contracts shall be renewable annually after issuance unless sooner
				canceled or terminated.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  47:9001 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 5 - Retailer Regulations › Section XV-531 - Cancellation of Contracts

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A. Any contract
				executed by the corporation pursuant to these retailer regulations and the
				Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law shall specify the reasons for which any
				contract may be canceled, suspended, revoked or terminated by the corporation,
				which reasons shall include but not be limited to:
1. commission of a violation of these
				retailer regulations, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law or administrative
				regulations adopted pursuant thereto or other provisions of Louisiana
				Law;
2. failure to accurately
				account for lottery tickets, revenues, or prizes as required by the
				corporation;
3. commission of any
				fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
4. insufficient sale of tickets;
5. conduct prejudicial to public confidence
				in the lottery;
6. the retailer
				filing for or being placed in bankruptcy or receivership;
7. any material change in any matter
				considered by the corporation in executing the contract with the retailer;
				or
8. failure to meet any of the
				objective criteria established by the board pursuant to these retailer
				regulations.