Code of Maine Rules › 18 - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES › 553 - BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS (BABLO) › Chapter 50 - LUCKY FOR LIFE GAME RULES › Part II - LUCKY FOR LIFE GAME RULES › Section 553-50-II-2.0 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
2.1 "Advance Action" or "Multi Draw" shall
				  mean the type of betting in which wagers may be placed for future Game drawings
				  as available in each Party Lottery.
2.2 "Agreement" shall mean the "Lucky for
				  Life Game Regional Agreement".
2.3
				  "Annuitized Payment Option" shall mean a manner in which the Game's Top prize
				  or second prize may be paid in equal payments or installments. The Annuitized
				  Payment Option shall be calculated on an annual basis. The schedule of payments
				  shall beat each Party Lottery's discretion
2.4 "Cash Option" shall mean the manner in
				  which the Game's Top Prize or second prize (also referred to as "Prize Level
				  #2") may be paid upon the Winner's request in one (1) single cash payment as an
				  alternative to the Annuitized Payment Option.
2.5 "Claimant" or "Winner" shall mean any
				  natural person or legal entity submitting a winning Game Ticket within the
				  required prize claim period. A Claimant may be the purchaser, the natural
				  person or legal entity named on the back of a signed Game Ticket, the bearer of
				  an unsigned Game Ticket, or any other natural person or legal entity who may
				  seek entitlement to a prize payment in accordance with each Party Lottery's
				  constitutional provisions, statutes, regulations and rules (herein after
				  collectively referred to as "statelaws"). No Claimant may assert rights
				  different from the rights acquired by the original purchaser at the time of
				  purchase.
2.6 "Clearinghouse
				  Lottery" shall refer to the Party Lottery or other duly authorized entity who
				  is responsible for collecting and transferring prize payouts on behalf of all
				  Party Lotteries.
2.7 "Directors"
				  shall mean the governing body of the Game which is comprised of the Executive
				  Director, Director or Chief Executive Officer or his or her designee from each
				  participating Party Lottery.
2.8
				  "Drawing" shall mean the formal process of selecting winning numbers which
				  conclusively determines the number of winners for each prize level of the
				  Game.
2.9 "Expired Unclaimed Prize
				  Fund" shall mean the value of the prizes which remain unclaimed after the prize
				  claim period expires.
2.10 "Finance
				  & Operations Committee" "The Game's Finance & Operations Committee", or
				  other committee designated by the Directors shall mean the committee
				  established by the New England Directors to oversee matters of finance and
				  operations including, but not limited to, transfer and collection of funds,
				  establishment of operating expenses, investment of prize reserves and
				  acquisition of annuities for the operation and administration of the
				  Game.
2.11 "Game Play(s)" shall
				  mean that area of the play slip, also known as a "board" or "panel", which
				  contains two sets of numbered squares to be marked by the player: the first set
				  (Matrix 1) contains forty-eight (48) squares, numbered one (1) through
				  forty-eight (48) inclusive; the second set (Matrix 2) contains eighteen (18)
				  squares, numbered one (1) through eighteen (18) inclusive.
2.12 "Game Ticket" or "Ticket" shall mean an
				  acceptable evidence of Game Play which represents a wager accepted by the
				  Terminal Gaming System of a Party Lottery meeting the specifications defined in
				  these rules.
2.13 "Gaming System"
				  shall mean the computer wagering system or internet-based sales system
				  (iLottery) used by a Party Lottery to issue and validate Game
				  Tickets.
2.14 "Lead Director" shall
				  refer to the Party Lottery Director appointed by the Directors by majority vote
				  for a period not to exceed one fiscal year. The Lead Director shall have
				  certain administrative duties, as designated by the Directors. The Lead
				  Director shall also have primary responsibility for negotiating and managing
				  policy decisions of the Directors but shall have no independent power or
				  authority over any other Party Lottery Director.
2.15 "Liability Limit" shall mean a
				  pre-established threshold, as determined in advance by the New England Lottery
				  Directors, for paying the Top Prize, second prize and third prize claims, as
				  set forth more fully in Part V of these rules.
2.16 "Lottery Game" or "Draw Game" shall mean
				  a lottery game for which wagers are accepted by the Terminal Gaming System of a
				  Party Lottery.
2.17 "Lucky Ball"
				  shall mean the number selected from the second set of numbers (Matrix 2) in
				  each Game drawing.
2.18 "Lucky for
				  Life Authorized Claim Center" shall mean a Party Lottery's Sales Retailer,
				  High-Tier Claim Center or Headquarters where a winning Game Ticket can be
				  validated or cashed.
2.19 "Lump Sum
				  Cash" shall mean a manner in which the Game's Top Prize or second prize is
				  required to be paid in one (1) single cash payment when the liability limit is
				  exceeded and no Annuitized Payment Option is available, as detailed in Part V
				  of these rules.
2.20 "Maine
				  Lottery" or "the Lottery" means the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery
				  Operations.
2.21 "Minor" shall mean
				  a person under the age of 18 years.
2.22 "Party Lottery" shall mean a state
				  lottery which is authorized to sell the "Lucky for Life" game.
2.23 "Play" "Bet" or "Wager" shall mean the
				  six (6) numbers (the first five (5) from a field of forty-eight (48) numbers
				  and one (1) Lucky Ball number from a field of eighteen (18) numbers) that
				  appear on a Game Ticket as a single-lettered play, board or panel, and are
				  played by a Player in the Game.
2.24 "Play Slip" or "Selection Slip", or "Bet
				  Slip" shall mean a card used in marking a Player's Game Plays or
				  Wagers.
2.25 "Player" or
				  "Purchaser" shall mean a natural person(s) or legal entity who buys Game
				  Tickets in accordance with these rules and state laws.
2.26 "Prize Fund" or "Prize Fund Percentage"
				  shall mean the portion of the Game's sales set aside for the payment of
				  prizes.
2.27 "Quick Pick",
				  "Computer Pick" or "Easy Pick" shall mean the random selection of six (6)
				  numbers resulting in a Wager accepted by a Party Lottery's Terminal Gaming
				  System.
2.28 "Sales Agent" or
				  "Sales Retailer" shall mean a natural person or legal entity licensed and/or
				  authorized by the Party Lottery to sell and redeem Game Tickets.
2.29 "Selling Lottery" shall mean the Party
				  Lottery which sold a winning Game Ticket.
2.30 "Set Prize" shall mean a pre-determined
				  prize payout which is paid in a single cash payment. Set prizes shall apply to
				  the lowest eight (8) prize levels. They may also apply, however, to the Top
				  Prize and second prize under certain conditions, as set forth more fully in
				  Part V of these rules.
2.31 "Split
				  Prize" shall mean a pre-determined set prize payout that is divided equally
				  among the number of winning Game Tickets of the prize level. Split prizes shall
				  only apply to the Game's Top Prize, the Prize Level #2 and Prize Level #3
				  Winners under certain conditions, as set forth more fully in Part VII Paragraph
				  A of these rules.
2.32
				  "Subscription Ticket" or "Season Ticket" shall mean a ticket sold with an
				  extended, multi-draw purchase option wherein the same set(s) of numbers may be
				  played for a specified number of consecutive drawings. The subscription ticket
				  shall be effective on a future date as prescribed by the governing laws,
				  policies and rules of the Party Lottery offering the subscription
				  option.
2.33 "Terminal" shall mean
				  a device for selling Lottery Game Tickets including, but not limited to,
				  Retailer Terminals and Self-Service Terminals ("SSTs") that operate in
				  conjunction with the Terminal Gaming System to issue and /or validate lottery
				  transactions. SSTs may include, but shall not be limited to, Player Activated
				  Terminals ("PATs") and Ticket Vending Machines ("TVMs").
2.34 "Ticketless Transaction" shall include
				  Plays sold through Subscription, internet or non-standard terminals.
2.35 "Top Prize" or "Grand Prize" shall mean
				  the Game's first prize.
2.36
				  "Winning Numbers" shall mean the six (6) numbers (the first five (5) numbers
				  from Matrix 1 and the one (1) Lucky Ball number from Matrix 2) that are
				  randomly selected at each Drawing and used to determine the winning plays
				  contained on a Game Ticket.