Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.56 - Pull Tab Tickets

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Definitions
.
Deal
. Each separate package, or series
				of packages, consisting of one game of pull tab tickets with the same serial
				number purchased from a distributor through the Lottery.
Dispenser
. A plastic cube or container
				from which pull tab tickets are sold.
Distributor
. A person, company or
				organization authorized by the Lottery to sell pull tab tickets, containers,
				dispensers, or trinkets to licensed pull tab ticket sales agents.
Flare.
A display card posted in the
				premises of a pull tab ticket sales agent that provides the prize structure of
				a particular game of pull tab tickets being sold at that time.
Lottery
. Massachusetts State Lottery
				Commission.
Pull Tab Ticket
means a single fold or
				banded ticket with a face covered to conceal one or more numbers or
				symbols.
Vending Machine
. A coin or paper bill
				operated mechanism by which pull tab tickets may be sold.
(2)
Game Rules
.
(a) An organization desiring to obtain a
			 license to sell Pull Tab tickets must make application to the Lottery on the
			 form provided by Lottery, and be authorized by the Director to be licensed to
			 sell Pull Tab tickets.
(b) Sales
			 Agent must prominently display its license on the premises in a conspicuous
			 location so that it can be observed by the players and/or patrons of the
			 establishment.
(c) Flare cards
			 listing all prize denominations of $25.00 or more for each deal or game being
			 sold at that time, must be displayed in the immediate vicinity of the game
			 tickets where it can be clearly observed by the players.
(d) Sales agents shall not pay a prize until
			 the ticket has been verified as a winning ticket. (e) Sales agents must mark
			 the flare card after each prize listed on said flare card is claimed.
(f) The flare must be marked by crossing out
			 the prize claimed so that the mark is clearly visible to the players.
(g) Validation of Pull Tab Tickets. A pull
			 tab ticket is not valid if it fails to meet any of the following requirements:
1. The ticket must have been issued by the
			 Lottery or its approved distributor(s) in an authorized manner.
2. The ticket must not be altered,
			 unreadable, reconstructed or tampered with in any manner.
3. The ticket must be complete and not blank,
			 or partially blank, miscut, misregistered, defective or printed in
			 error.
4. The ticket must have
			 exactly the play symbols and captions specified in the specific game
			 rules.
5. The ticket must pass all
			 validation tests.
Invalid tickets are void and not eligible to win any
				prize.
(h) Under
			 no circumstances may a prize payout be made for a lost or unredeemed
			 ticket.
(i) The sales agent shall
			 be responsible for the proper conduct of the games.
(j) The sales agent must maintain, on the
			 premises, a copy of the distributor's invoice for each pull tab deal on the
			 premises.
(k) All winning tickets
			 must be claimed immediately at the place of sale. Any ticket that leaves the
			 premises where sold may be deemed an invalid ticket.
(l) Sales agents shall not have on the
			 licensed premises any pull tab tickets that have not been issued by the Lottery
			 or its approved distributor(s).
(m)
			 Sales agents are not required to sell an entire deal. Sales agents may pull a
			 game at any time he/she desires after giving his/her customers a reasonable
			 time to claim winning tickets.
(n)
			 Sales agents are prohibited from commingling games. Sales agents must sell out
			 or discontinue a game by removing the unsold tickets from the dispenser or
			 vending machine prior to the introduction of a subsequent game.
(o) Prior to the sale, of a portion of or the
			 entire deal, the pull tab tickets in the deal must be placed in the container
			 and stirred thoroughly.
(p) Pull
			 tab tickets can only be sold on the licensed premises.
(q) Winning pull tab tickets must be
			 prominently marked, defaced or punched to invalidate it in an area on the face
			 of the ticket other than that which determines it is a winner.
(r) Sales agents are responsible for the
			 destruction and disposal of all unsold tickets that have been pulled from
			 sale.
(s) Pull tab tickets must be
			 sold for the price on the face of the ticket.
(t) The suspension or revocation of the sales
			 agent's pouring or liquor license shall be grounds for the denial of a sales
			 agent's pull tab license or suspension or revocation of a sales agent's pull
			 tab license.
(u) Pull tab tickets
			 may only be sold from dispensers or vending machines that have been approved by
			 the Lottery.
(v) Promotional items,
			 trinkets, displays, advertisements are subject to the approval of the
			 Lottery.
(w) All other provisions
			 of the 961 CMR, if applicable, apply to the Pull Tab Tickets Games.