Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - REVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 370 - Nebraska Lottery Regulations › Chapter 100 - General › Section 370-100-102 - POWERBALL DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
102.01 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 as described in these regulations.
102.02 Agent or Retailer means a person or
				entity authorized by the Division to sell lottery plays.
102.03 Computer Pick means the random
				selection of indicia by the computer that appear on a ticket or ticketless
				transaction and are played by a player in the game.
102.04 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 Powerball game and the Power Play
				multiplier. Winning indicia include the winning numbers for the Powerball game,
				and the Power Play multiplier.
102.05 Reserved.
102.06 Game Ticket or Ticket means an
				acceptable evidence of play, which is a ticket produced in a manner that meets
				the specifications contained in these regulations and is a physical
				representation of the play or plays sold to the player
102.07 Grand Prize means the top prize in the
				Powerball game.
102.08 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 MUSL and by the Powerball Product Group to sell the Powerball
				game.
102.09 MUSL means the
				Multi-State Lottery Association, a government-benefit association wholly owned
				and operated by the Party Lotteries.
102.10 MUSL Annuity Factor means 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
				regulations.
102.11 MUSL Board
				means the governing body of MUSL, which is comprised of the chief executive
				officer of each Party Lottery.
102.12 MUSL Finance and Audit Committee shall
				mean the committee of that name established by the MUSL Board.
102.13 Party Lottery or Member Lottery means
				a state lottery or lottery of a political subdivision or entity that has joined
				MUSL and, in the context of these regulations, that is authorized to sell the
				Powerball game. Unless otherwise indicated, "Party Lottery" or "Member Lottery"
				does not include "Licensee Lotteries."
102.14 Play or Bet means the six (6) numbers,
				the first five (5) from a field of sixty-nine (69) numbers and the last one (1)
				from a field of twenty-six (26) numbers, that appear on a ticket and are to be
				played by a player in the Powerball game
102.15 Play Slip or Bet Slip means a physical
				or electronic means by which a player communicates his or her intended play
				selection to the retailer as defined and approved by the Division.
102.16 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.
102.17 Selling Lottery or
				Participating Lottery means a lottery authorized by the Product Group to sell
				Powerball plays, including Party Lotteries and Licensee Lotteries.
102.18 Set Prize or Low Tier Prize means all
				other prizes, except the Grand Prize, and, except in instances outlined in
				these regulations, will be equal to the prize amount established by the Product
				Group for the prize level.
102.19
				Terminal means a device authorized by a Selling Lottery to function in an
				on-line, interactive mode with the gaming computer system for the purpose of
				issuing lottery tickets and entering, receiving, and processing lottery
				transactions, including making purchases, validating tickets, and transmitting
				reports.
102.20 Winning Numbers
				means the indicia randomly selected during a Drawing event which shall be used
				to determine winning plays for the Powerball game contained on a game ticket or
				ticketless transaction.