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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.05 - Licensed Sales Agents

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
The Director shall license as Sales Agents such persons who, in
				his or her opinion, will best serve the public interest and convenience and
				promote the sale of tickets. Said Sales Agents must enter into a Lottery Sales
				Agent Agreement, on a form approved by the Director, permitting them to sell
				such tickets or shares as in the Director's opinion will promote the best
				interests of the Commission and produce maximum revenue, but a Sales Agent need
				not be permitted to sell all the Lottery games operated by the Commission. Each
				Licensed Sales Agent may be required to provide a list of guarantors who agree
				to be personally liable for any and all debts incurred by the Licensed Sales
				Agent.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.07 - Erroneous or Mutilated Tickets

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Lottery tickets erroneously printed, defective in any way, or
				mutilated when received by Sales Agent are to be returned by the Sales Agent
				immediately to the Lottery. Credit may be allowed for said tickets. Each
				ticket, to obtain credit or to claim a prize, must contain with legible
				certainty the Lottery number or winning symbols, serial number, and, if
				applicable, the drawing date. Unless the Director determines that a mutilated
				Lottery or otherwise defective or invalid ticket is genuine, no credit or prize
				will be issued to the holder of said ticket.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.08 - Lottery Sales Agents Application, Sales Agent Update and License

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(1)
Application
.
(a) Any
			 person may apply for a license to sell Lottery tickets as a Sales Agent by
			 first filing with the Director an application on a form approved by the
			 Director, said form to be signed under the pains and penalties of perjury,
			 together with any supplements thereto.
(b) Licensed Sales Agents desiring
			 authorization to sell Lottery tickets are required to enter into a Lottery
			 Sales Agent Agreement with the Commission on a form approved by the
			 Director.
(c) Sales Agents desiring
			 authorization to receive wagers on the On-line System may be required to
			 purchase such betting stations and such other equipment as the Director may
			 require and specify for the proper and economical operation of said game(s) and
			 for the convenience of the public. Each particular item shall be of a type
			 specified by the Director or an approved equal thereto.
(d) Sales Agents desiring authorization to
			 receive wagers on the On-line System shall pay such fee for the use of
			 specialized equipment required to be used in connection with the operation of
			 said On-line System as the Director shall require.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.09 - License to Be Displayed

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Every Sales Agent shall prominently display his or her license.
				The Sales Agent shall maintain and display promotional material in conjunction
				with ticket sales in accordance with instructions issued by the
				Director.
More than one copy of the license may be issued by the Director
				in order for the Sales Agent to display a license at each of the licensed
				locations as required by
				961 CMR
				2.00 as well as a replacement for a lost or mutilated
				license.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.11 - Bonding of Sales Agents

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Each licensed person shall give a Bond for his or her faithful
				performance of his or her duties as a licensed sales agent in accordance with
				the provisions of law and
				961 CMR
				2.00. Failure to pay a Bond may be cause for
				non-issuance, nonrenewal, or revocation of a sales agents license. The Bond
				shall be in a form approved by the Director in such sums as shall be fixed by
				the Director.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.12 - Conversion to Vending Machines

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The Director reserves the right upon 30 days' notice to the
				Sales Agent to convert any licensed location from a manual-type operation to
				vending-machine-type operation and from a vending-machine-type on either rental
				or purchase basis to a manual-type operation in the sale and distribution of
				Lottery tickets.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.14 - Sales Agent's Compensation

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Sales Agents shall be entitled to a sales commission in such
				percentage or amount as the Commission may adopt from time to time. All Sales
				Agents, manual Agents or otherwise, shall be entitled to a bonus if they have
				sold certain tickets according to the provisions of
				961 CMR
				2.40 as hereinafter stated.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.15 - Transfer of Location of License, Substantial Change of Ownership, or Complete Change of Ownership

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A Sales Agent license is not transferable.
(1) The location of an existing sales agent
			 license may be transferred. If the location of the place of business set forth
			 in the Sales Agent license or in the Sales Agent Application for a license
			 changes, the Sales Agent is to notify the Director immediately in writing and
			 request transfer of the license to the new location or termination of the
			 license. The Director reserves the right to grant or deny the request to
			 transfer the license to the new location. In any event, the Sales Agent shall
			 not sell Lottery tickets nor actively engage in Lottery business as a Sales
			 Agent until such time as a new license is granted covering the new
			 location.
(2)
Change of
			 Ownership
.
(a) A substantial
			 change in ownership of a business shall mean a transfer of 10% or more in the
			 equity of any business licensed pursuant to law and
			 961 CMR
			 2.00. If a business to which a license is issued or
			 its ownership substantially changes, it is incumbent upon those persons who are
			 in control or in ownership of said business at the time the license was last
			 issued to notify the Director of the change immediately in writing and request
			 a retention or a termination of the license. The Director reserves the right to
			 allow or deny the request for a retention of the license, and if the Director
			 denies the request to retain the license, it shall forthwith be
			 revoked.
(b) A complete change of
			 ownership shall mean the sale or other change or transfer not otherwise
			 detailed in 961CMR 2.15(2)(a) of a business.
1. The Director retains the right to deny the
			 application of any prospective licensed sales agent if there is an unpaid
			 obligation to the Lottery at the time of change of said business. It is
			 incumbent upon the persons who are/were in control of said business at the time
			 of license last issue to make all prospective sales agents aware of any and all
			 obligations due to the Lottery. The prospective sales agent should be made
			 aware that if there is a delay in the final accounting to the Lottery
			 his/her/its newly granted license may be suspended until the obligation due the
			 Lottery is satisfied.
2. The
			 Director retains the right to deny the application of any prospective licensed
			 sales agent if there is an unpaid obligation to the Lottery from any prior
			 licensee at the location of the prospective sales agent's place of
			 business.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.16 - Deposits of Lottery Revenues

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(1)
			 Each Sales Agent shall be required to establish a trust account at a bank that
			 is a member of the New England Automated Clearing House Association (or its
			 successor association). Said trust account shall be separate from all other
			 deposit accounts maintained by the Sales Agent. Such trust account shall name
			 the Sales Agent as a Trustee, and the Commission as sole beneficiary. Sales
			 Agents are required to deposit into such trust account, on such terms as may be
			 required by the Director, proceeds received by such Sales Agent from the sale
			 of Lottery tickets. Sales Agents may be required to file with the Director
			 periodic reports of their respective receipts and transactions in the sale of
			 Lottery tickets in such form as may be required by the Director in accordance
			 with instructions given to the Sales Agent(s) from time to time by the
			 Director.
(2) Each Sales Agent is
			 to keep current records of all his/her Lottery operations in conformity with
			 the Law and
			 961 CMR
			 2.00. Each Sales Agent's Lottery operations and
			 records shall be available for inspection and audit by representatives or
			 agents of the Commission.
(3) Each
			 Sales Agent shall account to the Lottery for all proceeds resulting from
			 his/her sales of Lottery tickets within such time as specified by the Director.
			 The Director may charge service fees for those Sales Agents who are delinquent
			 in the payment of said proceeds.
(4) Each Sales Agent must make available at
			 all lawful times during his/her normal business hours Lottery tickets for sale
			 to the public in the place of business designated in his/her license.
(5) All tickets accepted by a Sales Agent
			 from the Commission are deemed to have been purchased by said Sales Agent
			 unless they are returned no later than the time announced by the Director or
			 unless special permission is received from the Director.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.17 - Special Lottery Agents

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The Director may license special Lottery agents in conformity
				with law. A special license is one subject to such conditions or limitations as
				the Director, in his/her discretion, may deem prudent and which is consonant
				with the dignity of the Commonwealth, the general welfare of the people, and
				the operations and integrity of the Lottery. These limitations or conditions
				may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Length of license period;
(b) Hours or days of sale;
(c) Location of sale;
(d) Specific persons who are allowed to sell
			 Lottery tickets;
(e) Specific
			 sporting, charitable, social, or other special events where Lottery tickets may
			 be sold if in conformity with law;
(f) Special Lottery tickets for special
			 prizes at specific intervals.
Special licensed agents shall be subject to
				961 CMR
				2.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.18 - Hearings on Denial or Revocation of License

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An Applicant or Sales Agent is entitled to a hearing before
				his/her license is denied, suspended or revoked if he/she requests such hearing
				within 20 days from the date of notice of the denial, revocation, or
				suspension.
The hearing shall be conducted by the Director or his/her
				designee. If the Sales Agent is aggrieved by the decision of the Director,
				he/she may appeal to the Commission for a hearing pursuant to M.G.L. c.
				30A.
Any such appeal shall be in writing and made within 30 days of
				the giving of notice of the Directors determination.
In accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, § 11(7), if less than a
				majority of the Commissioners or the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission are
				present at a hearing, no party shall be entitled to a tentative or proposed
				decision unless such party makes a written request in advance for such
				tentative or proposed decision.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.19 - Procedure if License is Revoked

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Upon revocation or suspension of a Sales Agent's license for
				any reasons whatsoever, the Sales Agent may be required to appear at Lottery
				Headquarters by a date designated by the Director for the purpose of rendering
				his/her final Lottery accounting, the surrender of his/her Sales Agent's
				license, and other Lottery property. The Director may take steps to impose such
				penalties and to enforce the powers of the Commission against the delinquent
				Sales Agent, its agents or representatives, as may be provided by law and
				961 CMR
				2.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.20 - Obligations of Licensed Sales Agents

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(1)
			 All tickets provided to the Licensed Sales Agent by the Lottery, and all
			 proceeds from the sale of such tickets, shall at all times remain the exclusive
			 property of the Lottery. All such proceeds shall be deposited by the Sales
			 Agent into the trust account established pursuant to
			 961 CMR
			 2.16(1), at such times and
			 on such terms as the Director may from time to time require. The Sales Agent
			 shall deliver to the Lottery all such tickets and any and all other property of
			 the Lottery after the termination of the Lottery Sales Agent Agreement entered
			 into by the Sales Agent.
(2) All
			 stolen, lost or missing tickets are the Sales Agent's financial responsibility,
			 unless the Director, in his/her sole discretion, relieves the Sales Agent of
			 said responsibility.
(3) Each Sales
			 Agent shall abide by the law,
			 961 CMR
			 2.00, and all other directives or instructions issued
			 by the Director.
(4) Each Sales
			 Agent grants to the Commission, its agents and representatives, an irrevocable
			 license to enter upon the premises listed as locations on the Sales Agent's
			 license to which tickets may be sold or any other location under the control of
			 the Sales Agent where the Director may have good cause to believe Lottery
			 materials or tickets are stored or kept in order to inspect and/or remove said
			 Lottery property.
(5) All property
			 given to a Sales Agent remains the property of the Commission, and, upon
			 demand, the Sales Agent agrees to deliver forthwith the same to the
			 Director.
(6) All books and records
			 pertaining to the Sales Agent's Lottery activities shall be made available for
			 inspection at reasonable hours, upon demand, to the Director.
(7) No Sales Agent shall advertise or
			 otherwise display advertising in any part of the Sales Agent's premises as
			 licensed location which may be considered derogatory or adverse to the
			 operations or dignity of the Lottery. The Sales Agent shall remove the same
			 forthwith if requested by the Director.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.21 - Lottery Accounts

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The Director may make such arrangements with any person,
				including a bank, to perform such functions, activities or services in
				connection with the operation of the Lottery as he/she may deem advisable
				pursuant to law and
				961 CMR
				2.00. Such functions, activities and services shall
				constitute lawful functions, activities and services in behalf of Lottery
				business unless otherwise prohibited by law.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.22 - Lottery Tickets - Safekeeping

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The following procedures are to govern the safekeeping and
				record keeping of the activities performed in behalf of the Lottery relative to
				the depositing of ticket revenues and distribution of Lottery tickets.
(1) Sales Agents shall deposit in their
			 authorized bank monies received from Lottery ticket sales.
(2) The bank shall maintain proper and usual
			 records of deposit and make available such records at reasonable times to the
			 Director.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.25 - Sales Agent's Instructions

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Sales Agents shall comply with the instructions of the Director
				or his/her designee regarding various requirements, promotions, policies or
				other matters which may arise from time to time.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.26 - Stolen and Mutilated Tickets

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In the event tickets are stolen or inadvertently mutilated
				while in transit or in the possession of a Sales Agent, the Director may
				provide for reimbursement for part or whole of any loss to the person
				responsible at the time said tickets were stolen or mutilated. If a Sales Agent
				or the party responsible for the stolen or mutilated tickets is found to have
				been negligent or is unable to provide the Director with the book and ticket
				numbers of the tickets, the Director shall have good cause not to reimburse the
				responsible party for any losses occasioned therefrom unless extenuating
				circumstances excuse the responsible party. Request for reimbursement shall be
				made in writing on a form which may be prescribed by the
				Director.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.27 - Price of Tickets - Limitations

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(1) No person may sell a ticket at a price
			 other than that established in accordance with
			 961 CMR
			 2.00, unless so authorized in writing by the Director.
			 The Lottery may, authorized by the Director in writing, permit the use of
			 Lottery tickets for Lottery promotions, as defined by
			 961 CMR 2.03 at such
			 price, if any, to be set by the Director, for a limited purpose, and which the
			 rules of such promotion shall be approved in writing by the Director. No person
			 other than a duly licensed Lottery Sales Agent may sell Lottery tickets, except
			 that nothing in 961 CMR 2.27 shall be construed to prevent a person who may
			 lawfully purchase tickets from making a gift of Lottery tickets to another.
			 Nothing in 961 CMR 2.27 shall be construed to prohibit the Lottery from
			 designating certain of its Sales Agents and employees to sell Lottery tickets
			 directly to the public.
(2) Lottery
			 tickets may be given by merchants as a means of promoting goods or services to
			 customers or prospective customers contingent upon such persons purchase of
			 some other article provided any monetary consideration paid for such article is
			 at least four times the sales price of the ticket given.
(3) Lottery tickets may be given by merchants
			 as a means of promoting goods or services to customers or prospective customers
			 contingent upon such persons performing some minimum activity required by the
			 merchant such as taking a test ride in a vehicle held for sale by the merchant,
			 opening a new bank account, or the like.
(4) In no event may the gift of a Lottery
			 ticket be used as an inducement to solicit the sale or lease of goods or the
			 rendering of services which sale, lease or rendering is to be bound by a
			 contract which is subject to M.G.L. c. 93, § 48.
(5) A Sales Agent shall not sell a ticket to
			 any person younger than 18 years old, unless otherwise permitted by law, nor
			 may he or she sell a ticket away from the locations listed in his or her
			 license.
(6) No person may use or
			 permit his or her ticket to be used in any drawing or in any other game of
			 chance, however, it may be described, except for the purpose of the Lottery as
			 defined in
			 961 CMR 2.03, except
			 that tickets may be given as prizes in a raffle conducted pursuant to M.G.L. c.
			 271, § 7A, or, with the written permission of the Director, as prizes in
			 commercial promotions when no additional monetary consideration is required for
			 the opportunity to win a prize.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.28 - Prizes

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(1) No person entitled
			 to a prize may assign his or her right to claim it except:
(a) that payments of a prize may be made to
			 the estate of a deceased prize winner or to another according to law by an
			 appropriate judicial order from a court of competent jurisdiction;
(b) for the purposes of paying estate and
			 inheritance taxes,
(c) to a trust,
			 the beneficiaries of which are restricted to the prize winner, his or her
			 mother, father, children, adopted children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters,
			 or spouse.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.30 - Special Games

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The Director shall, from time to time, institute such special
				or special overlay Lottery games as the Commission shall deem appropriate to
				carry out the purposes of the State Lottery Law. Said games shall be any
				Lottery drawing or series of drawings conducted, except those conducted under
				961 CMR 2.31,
				2.52,
				2.53,
				2.54,
				2.55,
				2.58
				and
				2.59.
(1)
Nature Of Game
.
			 The price for which such Lottery tickets shall be sold, the time and method of
			 sale, and operating procedures and other matters shall be promulgated by
			 Administrative Bulletins issued by the Director subject to policy decisions of
			 the Commission.
(2)
Ticket Sales
. All sales of tickets shall be made prior
			 to the time designated by Administrative Bulletins governing such
			 games.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.31 - Instant Game Rules

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(1)
Definitions
.
(a)
			 "Play Symbol(s)" means the numbers or symbols printed under each of the rub-off
			 play spots. Each Play Symbol must have a matching caption printed below the
			 symbol. Each caption must correspond with and verify the symbol.
(b) "Validation Number" means the unique
			 multi-digit number found underneath the "Void If Removed" spot.
(c) "Bar Code" means the set of vertical
			 lines on the front or back of each ticket representing that ticket's unique
			 Game Number, Validation Number and Book Number.
(d) "UPC Code" means the Universal Product
			 Code and it's corresponding bar code symbol. It's limited purpose is to
			 identify a product of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.32 - Severability

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All lotteries which may be sponsored by the Commission shall be
				subject to the provisions of
				961 CMR
				2.00, unless otherwise indicated. The provisions of
				961 CMR
				2.00 shall be severable and in the event one or more
				of the provisions herein contained is declared to be invalid those provisions
				remaining shall be capable of enforcement without regard to that portion which
				has been declared invalid.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.33 - Determination of Prizes

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All Lottery prizes shall be determined by the Commission from
				time to time and awarded to the owners of tickets which contain the winning
				numbers as determined from the drawings supervised by the Director.
Winners are determined by the numbers drawn and not the numbers
				reported. The Lottery shall not be responsible for numbers reported in
				error.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.34 - One Prize Per Ticket

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Any Lottery Ticket or share shall entitle the holder thereof
				only to the largest of any prizes won by virtue of ownership of such ticket or
				share, unless specific game rules provide otherwise.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.35 - Betting Limitations

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(1) In order
			 to provide each Lottery customer with an equal opportunity to place bet(s) the
			 Director may, by Administration Bulletin, set limits on the quantity of bets
			 Sales Agents are permitted to place at any time on behalf of an individual
			 Lottery customer or group of customers.
(2) In order to protect the revenues of the
			 Commonwealth, the Director may limit the amount of a Sales Agent's liability to
			 the Lottery for tickets sold.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.36 - Manner of Conducting Lottery Drawings

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All drawings shall be conducted and the winning tickets shall
				be determined by those procedures and methods of selection as set forth in
				Administrative Bulletins issued by the Director subject to policy decisions of
				the Commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.37 - Notification of Prize Winners

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As soon as practicable after each drawing, each Sales Agent
				shall post in a prominent and conspicuous part of his or her business location
				in full view of the public the winning Lottery numbers and serial numbers. If a
				license covers more than one location, the posting of the winning Lottery
				numbers and serial numbers shall be displayed in each location for which the
				Lottery license has been issued and in accordance with 961 CMR 2.37. The
				winning Lottery numbers shall remain posted until the next Drawing and new
				numbers are available to be posted. Each Sales Agent shall fully cooperate to
				give the public exposure and type of display of the winning Lottery numbers in
				his or her locations as may be requested by the Director from time to
				time.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.40 - Bonus Payments to Sales Agents

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In addition to the prize structure set forth in
				961
				CMR 2.40, incentive prize bonuses as
				determined by the Director are awarded to the Sales Agents as they relate to
				certain prizes awarded to the holders of winning tickets sold by the Sales
				Agents. Said bonuses are computed at 1% of the face amount of the prize; and no
				bonus payments shall be made to Sales Agents which exceed the sum of $25,000;
				except in the case of THE WHEEL OF LUCK, ALL OR NOTHING, LUCKY FOR LIFE,
				MEGABUCKS, MEGA MILLIONS and POWERBALL where no bonus payments shall be made to
				Sales Agents which exceed the sum of $50,000; except in a particular instant
				game where the bonus payment on a specific prize shall be set forth in the
				Administrative Bulletin for that game. In the event of a bonus award to a Sales
				Agent as it relates to certain prizes awarded to the holders of winning tickets
				sold by the Sales Agent in the form of Season Tickets, the bonus shall be
				awarded only to the original Sales Agent provided that the license of said
				Sales Agent has not been terminated.
The identification of Sales Agents entitled to these bonuses
				will be made in the central computerized files of the Lottery. Bonuses will be
				paid following verification of the winning ticket holder's claim or for all
				games other than the instant games within a reasonable time in the case of
				unclaimed prizes. All determinations relative to Sales Agent's bonuses due or
				owing shall be made by the Director whose decision and judgments shall be final
				and binding upon all parties in interest.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.41 - Other Lotteries or Sweepstakes

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The Commission reserves the right to institute a separate and
				distinct Lottery or Sweepstakes similar or different in its method of drawings,
				price of tickets, and qualifications in
				961
				CMR 2.41 and, by the further promulgation of
				961 CMR
				2.00 to control the methods and procedures, if
				different, for said separate Lottery or sweepstakes if it be put into
				effect.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.42 - Prizes Payable after Death or Disability of Owner

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All prizes or a portion thereof which remain unpaid at the time
				of the prize winner's death shall be payable to his or her duly qualified
				Administrator, Executor or other representative of his or her estate once
				satisfactory evidence of said representative's appointment has been presented
				to the Director, claim forms have been properly filled out, and the Director is
				satisfied that such payment is lawful and proper. Prize monies will be paid
				according to the Law of Descent and Distribution of the Commonwealth of
				Massachusetts if the owner thereof dies intestate regardless of whether he or
				she was domiciled at the time of his or her death in the Commonwealth of
				Massachusetts or according to the provisions of his or her Last Will and
				Testament if he or she dies testate. The Director may rely wholly on the
				presentment of certified copies of a court's appointment of an Administrator or
				Executor, Guardian, Conservator or on any other evidence of a person entitled
				to the payment of any prize winnings then due.
The payment to the estate of the deceased owner of any prize
				winnings by the Commission shall absolve the Commission and its agents of any
				further liability for payment of said prize winnings. The Commission need not
				look to the payment of the prize winnings beyond the payee thereof. Under no
				circumstances will the payment of prize money be accelerated beyond its normal
				dates of payment by the Commission. The Director reserves the right to petition
				any court of competent jurisdiction to request a determination for the payments
				of any prize winnings which are or may become due the estate of a deceased
				owner or an owner under a disability because of, but not limited to, underage,
				mental deficiency, physical or mental incapacity. If the legatee(s) or heir(s)
				of a deceased owner entitled to prize winnings obtains an order from a court of
				competent jurisdiction directing payments due and to become due from the
				Commission to be paid directly to said legatee(s) or heir(s) or otherwise
				directs the Commission to make payments to another in the event of an owner's
				disability or otherwise, the Commission shall pay the prize winnings
				accordingly.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.44 - Place of Payment

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All payment of prizes will be made to the claimant at such
				locations consistent with
				961 CMR
				2.00 as may be designated by the Director. Claimant
				may obtain payment in person at any approved location by first requesting this
				in writing to the State Lottery, 60 Columbian Street, Braintree, Massachusetts
				02184.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.45 - Discharge of State Lottery upon Payment

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its subdivisions, agents,
				officers employees and representatives, the Commission, its Director, agents,
				officers, employees and representatives shall be discharged of all liability
				upon payment of a prize or any one installment thereof to the holder of any
				winning Lottery ticket, in accordance with the information submitted in the
				Mobile Claim Process, or as set forth on the claim form as supplied to the
				Director. If there is a conflict between the information of or on a winning
				Lottery ticket and the information in a Mobile Claim or on a claim form, the
				Commission may rely on the Mobile Claim or claim form after the ticket for
				which it has been filed has been validated as a winning ticket and, in so
				doing, it will be relieved of all responsibility and liability in the payment
				of a prize in accordance with the information set forth therein. The
				Commission's decisions and judgements in respect to the determination of a
				winning ticket or of any other dispute arising from the payment or awarding of
				prizes shall be final and binding upon all participants in the Lottery, unless
				otherwise provided by law and
				961 CMR
				2.00. In the event a dispute arises with respect to
				the winning ticket, a claim form, a Mobile Claim, the Mobile Claim Process, the
				payment, or the awarding of any prize, the Commission may withhold payment of
				the prize winnings until it determines the controversy and reaches a decision
				or it may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for instructions and a
				resolution of the controversy. Payment pursuant to
				961
				CMR 2.45 shall discharge the Commission and
				Director of further liability or responsibility to any and all claimants. In
				the event of any controversy or confusion in the interpretation and application
				of the law or of
				961 CMR
				2.00 or of any other procedure employed by the
				Commission, the Director, by direction of the Commission, may petition a court
				of competent jurisdiction.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.46 - Amendments

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The Commission may amend, modify, or otherwise change
				961 CMR
				2.00 and upon full compliance with law, said
				amendments, modifications or changes shall become as effective and applicable
				to Lottery business and administration as if part of the original
				961 CMR
				2.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.48 - Postponement of Drawings

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The Director may postpone any drawing to a date certain and
				publicize the same if he or she finds, in his or her sole discretion, that such
				postponement will serve the public welfare and protect the public
				interests.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.49 - Change of Drawing Format

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The Director may, with the approval of the Commission, alter
				the format of the drawings of The NUMBERS GAME authorized by
				961
				CMR 2.52, the MEGABUCKS Game authorized by
				961
				CMR 2.53, the MASS CASH Game authorized by
				961
				CMR 2.55, the MEGA MILLIONS Game authorized
				by 961 CMR 2.59, the KENO Game
				authorized by
				961
				CMR 2.58, the ALL OR NOTHING Game authorized
				by 961 CMR 2.66 and THE WHEEL OF
				LUCK Game authorized by
				961
				CMR 2.67 at such times and in such manner as
				in his or her discretion he or she deems appropriate including, but not limited
				to, the amendment or reissuance, with the same or different numbers, of any
				subscription or "Season Ticket" plan in effect at such time. The foregoing is a
				condition of sale of any subscription plan or "Season Ticket" and the purchaser
				or holder agrees that the nature of the game or any number or numbers assigned
				may be changed pursuant to
				961
				CMR 2.49 at any time during the duration of
				such subscription plan or "Season Ticket".
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.50 - Sales of Lottery Tickets to Minors - Penalties

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The Director may impose the following penalties for sales
				agents who sell Lottery tickets to individuals younger than 18 years
				old.
(1)
First
			 Offense
. The sales agents ability to sell tickets for one or more
			 of the games may be suspended for up to two business days in accordance with
			 the provisions of 96l CMR 2.13 pending a hearing pursuant to 96l CMR
			 2.18.
(2)
Second
			 Offense
. The sales agents ability to sell tickets for one or more
			 of the games may be suspended for up to five business days in accordance with
			 the provisions of 96l CMR 2.13 pending a hearing pursuant to 96l CMR
			 2.18.
(3)
Third
			 Offense
. The sales agents ability to sell tickets for all games
			 may be suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of 96l CMR 2.13
			 pending a hearing pursuant to 96l CMR 2.18.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.52 - The Numbers Game - On-line System Operating Rules

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(1)
Valid Bet
. Except as otherwise provided in
			 961
			 CMR 2.52(1), a valid bet on
			 the Numbers Game using the On-line System shall be a bet which is:
(a) Placed with and accepted by a Sales Agent
			 licensed to sell the Numbers Game or by a Lottery facility specifically
			 designated for the purpose.
(b)
			 Paid for in full at the time and place the bet is placed.
(c) Recorded correctly on a computer terminal
			 generated ticket in accordance with
			 961 CMR
			 2.00.
(d)
			 Represented by a ticket generated by a computer terminal. The ticket must
			 contain the following information:
1. The
			 number selection;
2. The bet type
			 selection;
3. The amount
			 wagered;
4. The number of draws
			 played;
5. The date or dates of
			 play;
6. The times or times of draw
			 selection;
7. A terminal
			 identification number;
8. An
			 18-digit ticket serial number;
9. A
			 machine readable (bar code) ticket serial number; and
10. A verifiable numeric representation of
			 the information contained on the ticket consistent with the information
			 contained in the Lottery's computer records.
(e) Accepted by the Lottery Computer prior to
			 the selection of the winning number for the draws of the bet.
(f) In the event of an apparent contradiction
			 between information as printed on the ticket and as accepted by the Lottery
			 Computer, the bet as accepted by the Lottery Computer shall be the valid
			 bet.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.53 - On-line Semi-weekly Number Selection Game - MEGABUCKS

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As of November 12, 2023, MEGABUCKS DOUBLER shall be known as
				the trade name MEGABUCKS.
(1)
Valid Bet
. Except as otherwise provided in
			 961
			 CMR 2.53(1), a valid bet on
			 MEGABUCKS using the On-line System shall be a bet which is:
(a) Placed with and accepted by a Sales Agent
			 licensed to sell MEGABUCKS or by a Lottery facility specifically designated for
			 the purpose.
(b) Paid for in full
			 at the time and place the bet is placed.
(c) Recorded correctly on a computer
			 generated ticket in accordance with
			 961
			 CMR 2.53.
(d) Represented by a ticket generated by a
			 Lottery computer terminal. The ticket must contain the following information:
1. The numbers selected;
2. The number of draws played;
3. The date(s) of the drawing for which the
			 bet is eligible;
4. The amount
			 wagered;
5. A terminal
			 identification number;
6. An
			 20-digit ticket serial number;
7. A
			 machine readable (Bar Code) ticket serial number; and
8. A verifiable numeric representation of the
			 information contained on the ticket consistent with the information contained
			 in the Lottery's computer records.
(e) Accepted by the Lottery Computer prior to
			 the drawing of the winning numbers on the drawing date shown on the
			 ticket.
(f) In the event of a
			 contradiction between information as printed on the ticket and as accepted by
			 the Lottery Computer, the bet accepted by the Lottery Computer shall be the
			 valid bet.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.54 - On-line Semi-weekly Number Selection Game - MASS MILLIONS

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(1)
Valid Bet
.
			 Except as otherwise provided in
			 961
			 CMR 2.54(1), a valid bet on
			 MASS MILLIONS using the On-line System shall be a bet which is:
(a) Placed with and accepted by a Sales Agent
			 licensed to sell MASS MILLIONS or by a Lottery facility specifically designated
			 for the purpose.
(b) Paid for in
			 full at the time and place the bet is placed.
(c) Recorded correctly on a computer
			 generated ticket in accordance with these rules.
(d) Represented by a ticket generated by a
			 Lottery computer terminal. The ticket must contain the following information:
1. The numbers selected
2. The number of draws played
3. The date(s) of the drawing for which the
			 bet is eligible
4. The amount
			 wagered
5. A terminal
			 identification number
6. An
			 18-digit ticket serial number
7. A
			 machine readable (Bar Code) ticket serial number.
8. A verifiable numeric representation of the
			 information contained on the ticket consistent with the information contained
			 in the Lottery's computer records.
(e) Accepted by the Lottery Computer prior to
			 the drawing of the winning numbers on the drawing date shown on the
			 ticket.
(f) In the event of a
			 contradiction between information as printed on the ticket and as accepted by
			 the Lottery Computer, the bet accepted by the Lottery Computer shall be the
			 valid bet.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.55 - On-Line Semi-Weekly Number Selection Game - MASS CASH

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(1)
Valid Bet
.
			 Except as otherwise provided herein, a valid bet on MASS CASH using the On-Line
			 System shall be a bet which is:
(a) Placed
			 with and accepted by a Sales Agent licensed to sell MASS CASH or by a Lottery
			 Facility specifically designated for the purpose.
(b) Paid for in full at the time and place
			 the bet is placed.
(c) Recorded
			 correctly on a computer generated ticket in accordance with these
			 rules.
(d) Represented by a ticket
			 generated by a Lottery computer terminal. The ticket must contain the following
			 information:
1. The numbers
			 selected;
2. The number of draws
			 played;
3. The date(s) of the
			 drawing for which the bet is eligible;
4. The amount wagered;
5. A terminal identification
			 number;
6. An 18-digit ticket
			 serial number;
7. A machine
			 readable (Bar Code) ticket serial number; and
8. A verifiable numeric representation of the
			 information contained on the ticket consistent with the information contained
			 in the Lottery's computer records.
(e) Accepted by the Lottery Computer prior to
			 the drawing of the winning numbers on the drawing date shown on the
			 ticket.
(f) In the event of a
			 contradiction between information as printed on the ticket and as accepted by
			 the Lottery Computer, the bet accepted by the Lottery Computer shall be the
			 valid bet.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.57 - Gift Certificates

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The Director is hereby authorized to issue Gift Certificates
				redeemable at all Lottery Offices and Licensed Sales Agents in accordance with
				961 CMR 2.57(1) through (3).
(1) Gift
			 Certificates will be printed in denominations to be determined by the
			 Director.
(2) Gift Certificates
			 shall have imprinted thereon a unique serial number and seal of the
			 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(3)
			 Redemption of Gift Certificates
(a) Gift
			 Certificates are bearer instruments and may be redeemed by the holder of the
			 certificate.
(b) Gift Certificates
			 must be redeemed for the total dollar value when presented for
			 redemption.
(c) Customers
			 presenting Gift Certificates for redemption must be 18 years or over.
(d) Sales Agents are required to redeem Gift
			 Certificates presented to them from a customer and account for them in
			 accordance with the direction of the Director or his/her designee.
(e) Gift Certificates are void after the
			 expiration date printed thereon.
(f) All other provisions of the 961 CMR,
			 shall, if applicable, apply to the issuance and redemption of Gift
			 Certificates.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 2.00 - Rules and Regulations › Section 2.58 - On-Line Number Selection Game - KENO

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Definitions
.
Consecutive Draws
. The number of
				successive KENO draws (i.e. 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20) for which a player may make a
				selection on a single KENO ticket.
KENO or Keno
. An on-line Lottery game
				in which a player selects from one to twelve numbers from a field of 80
				numbers. The Lottery randomly selects 20 numbers from the same field of 80
				numbers. Depending on the quantity of numbers matched and validation of the
				ticket, the player may win a prize.
Quic Pic
. A function that allows an
				on-line terminal to automatically and randomly select KENO numbers for a
				player.
Replacement Ticket
. The ticket issued
				to replace a consecutive draw ticket that is validated prior to the last game
				on the ticket.
Spots
. The quantity of numbers (from
				one to twelve) a player may play per game.
Winning Numbers
. The 20 numbers
				between one and 80 randomly selected from each drawing.
(1)
Valid Bet
.
			 Except as otherwise provided herein, a valid bet on KENO using the On-Line
			 System shall be a bet which is:
(a) Placed
			 with and accepted by a Sales Agent licensed to sell KENO or by a Lottery
			 Facility specifically designated for the purpose.
(b) Paid for in full at the time the bet is
			 placed.
(c) Recorded correctly on a
			 computer generated ticket in accordance with 961 CMR 2.58.
(d) Represented by a ticket generated by a
			 Lottery computer terminal. The ticket must contain the following information:
1. The number of spots;
2. The amount wagered per draw;
3. The numbers selected;
4. The date of sale;
5. The number of draws played;
6. The specific game number(s) for which the
			 bet is eligible;
7. The price of
			 the ticket;
8. A terminal
			 identification number;
9. An
			 18-digit ticket serial number;
10.
			 A machine readable (Bar Code) ticket serial number;
11. A verifiable numeric representation of
			 the information contained on the ticket consistent with the information
			 contained in the Lottery's computer records.
(e) Accepted by the Lottery Computer prior to
			 the drawing of the winning numbers for the drawing(s) shown on the
			 ticket.
(f) In the event of a
			 contradiction between information as printed on the ticket and as accepted by
			 the Lottery Computer, the bet accepted by the Lottery Computer shall be the
			 valid bet.