Code of Maine Rules › 18 - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES › 553 - BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS (BABLO) › Chapter 80 - LOTTO AMERICA GAME RULES › Part II - Lotto America Game Rules › Section 553-80-II-2.0 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following definitions apply to all Parts of these Rules
					 unless the context requires a different meaning or is otherwise inconsistent
					 with the intention of the rules adopted by the Product Group. Capitalized terms
					 used but not defined in these rules shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
					 the MUSL Agreement.
2.1 "Advertised
				  Grand Prize" means the estimated annuitized Grand Prize amount as determined by
				  the MUSL Central Office by use of the MUSL Annuity Factor and communicated
				  through the Selling Lotteries prior to the Grand Prize drawing. The "Advertised
				  Grand Prize" is not a guaranteed prize amount and the actual Grand Prize amount
				  may vary from the advertised amount, except in circumstances where there is a
				  guaranteed Grand Prize amount as described in Section 6.1 of these
				  Rules.
2.2 "Agent", "retailer" or
				  "lottery retail agent" means a person or entity authorized by a Selling Lottery
				  to sell lottery Plays.
2.3 "All
				  Star Bonus" means the All Star Bonus Multiplier Promotion described in Part III
				  of these Rules.
2.4 "All Star Bonus
				  Multiplier Plays" means Plays purchases as part of the All Star Bonus
				  Multiplier Promotion described in Part III of these Rules.
2.5 "BABLO" means Bureau of Alcoholic
				  Beverages and Lottery Operations within the Department of Administrative and
				  Financial Services.
2.6 "Computer
				  Gaming System" means a specialized computer system designed for use in Lottery
				  gaming transactions.
2.7 "Computer
				  Pick" means the random selection of indicia by the retailer computer that
				  appears on a ticket or ticketless transaction and are played by a player in the
				  game.
2.8 "Draw Lottery Game", or
				  "Draw Game" means a lottery game wherein a player selects numbers out of a
				  larger predetermined set or sets of numbers.
2.9 "Drawing" refers collectively to the
				  formal draw event for randomly selecting the winning indicia that determine the
				  number of winners for each prize level of the Lotto America game. A Lotto
				  America drawing shall determine the winning indicia for the Lotto America game
				  and the All Star Bonus Multiplier.
2.10 "Executive Director" means the Director
				  of BABLO appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and
				  Financial Services.
2.11 "Game
				  ticket" or "ticket" means an acceptable evidence of Play, which is a ticket
				  produced in a manner that meets the specifications defined in the rules of each
				  Selling Lottery and Section
				  7.0 of these rules (Play
				  Validation) and is a physical representation of the Play or Plays sold to the
				  player or is a properly and validly registered ticketless transaction
				  Play.
2.12 "Grand Prize" shall
				  refer to the top prize in the Lotto America game.
2.13 "Incomplete Transaction Plays" means a
				  Play that occurs when a Retailer begins a Play transaction as requested by a
				  Player, and the Play is registered on the CGS, but the transaction is
				  terminated prior to transferring Play confirmation to the Player.
2.14 "Licensee Lottery" means a state lottery
				  or lottery of a governmental unit, political subdivision or entity thereof that
				  is not a Party Lottery but has agreed to comply with all applicable MUSL and
				  Product Group requirements and has been authorized by the MUSL and by the Lotto
				  America Product Group to sell the Lotto America game.
2.15 "Lotto America Play" shall refer to
				  Plays purchased as part of the Lotto America game, but shall not include All
				  Star Bonus Multiplier Plays.
2.16
"Maine Lottery" or "the Lottery" means the Bureau of Alcoholic
				  Beverages and Lottery Operations.
2.17
"Matrix Change" means the
				  changing of the indicia selected by a Player from which the Winning Numbers are
				  drawn.
2.18 "MUSL" means
				  the Multi-State Lottery Association, a government-benefit association wholly
				  owned and operated by the Party Lotteries.
2.19 "MUSL Annuity Factor" shall mean the
				  annuity factor as determined by the MUSL central office through a method
				  approved by the MUSL Finance and Audit Committee and which is used as described
				  in these rules
2.20 "MUSL Board"
				  means the governing body of the MUSL, which is comprised of the chief executive
				  officer of each Party Lottery.
2.21
				  "MUSL Finance and Audit Committee" shall mean the committee of that name
				  established by the MUSL Board.
2.22
				  "Pari-Mutuel" shall mean wagered funds that are pooled and then paid in equal
				  shares to the winners of a prize as described in these Rules.
2.23 "Participating Lottery" or "Selling
				  Lottery" means a state lottery or lottery of a political subdivision or entity
				  that is authorized by the Product Group to participate in selling the Lotto
				  America game.
2.24 "Party Lottery"
				  or "Member Lottery" means a state lottery or lottery of a political subdivision
				  or entity that has joined the MUSL and, in the context of these Product Group
				  Rules that is authorized to sell the Lotto America game. Unless otherwise
				  indicated, "Party Lottery" or "Member Lottery" does not include "Licensee
				  Lotteries".
2.25 "Play" or "Bet"
				  means the six (6) numbers, the first five (5) from a field of fifty-two (52)
				  numbers and the last one (1) from a field of ten (10) numbers, that appear on a
				  ticket or communicated in a ticketless transaction as a single lettered
				  selection either manually or by a Computer Pick and are to be played by a
				  player in the Lotto America game. Each Play is played separately in determining
				  matches to winning numbers and prize amounts.
As used in these Rules, unless otherwise specifically
					 indicated, "Play" or "Bet" includes Lotto America Plays. "All Star Bonus
					 Multiplier Plays" are separately described in Part III of these Rules.
2.26 "Play Slip" or "Bet Slip"
				  means a physical or electronic means by which a player communicates their
				  intended Play selection to the retailer as defined and approved by the Selling
				  Lottery.
2.27 "Product Group" or
				  "the Group" means a group of lotteries that has joined together to offer a
				  product pursuant to the terms of the Multi-State Lottery Agreement and the
				  Product Group's own rules.
2.28
				  "Request for Play" is a sale that is not immediately recorded on the CGS but is
				  instead recorded onto the CGS at some future time prior to a draw
				  event.
2.29 "Returned Play" is a
				  Play that has been generated and that is returned to the Selling
				  Lottery.
2.30 "Set Prize", also
				  referred to as "low-tier prize", means all other prizes, except the Grand
				  Prize, and, except in instances outlined in these rules, will be equal to the
				  prize amount established by the Product Group for the prize level.
2.31 "Stolen Plays" means a Play taken
				  without permission or legal right without intending to return it.
2.32 "Terminal" means a device authorized by
				  a Selling Lottery to function in an interactive mode with the lottery's
				  computer gaming system for the purpose of issuing lottery tickets and entering,
				  receiving, and processing lottery transactions, including making purchases,
				  validating tickets, and transmitting reports.
2.33 "Ticketless Transaction" shall include
				  Plays sold through subscription, internet, or non-standard terminals.
2.34 "Winning numbers" means the indicia
				  randomly selected during a Drawing event which shall be used to determine
				  winning Plays for the Lotto America game contained on a game ticket or
				  ticketless transaction.