Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - REVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 370 - Nebraska Lottery Regulations › Chapter 1600 - MEGA MILLIONS › Section 370-1600-1601 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
1601.01 The following definitions apply
				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 regulations shall have the meanings ascribed to
				them in the MUSL Agreement.
1601.02 Mega Millions
"Mega Millions" means the multi-jurisdictional on-line
				  lottery game as described in the Mega Millions Game Rules of the Product
				  Group.
1601.03 Agent or
				retailer
"Agent" or "retailer" means a person or entity authorized by
				  a Party Lottery to sell lottery tickets.
1601.04 Drawing
"Drawing" means the formal process of selecting winning
				  numbers which determine the number of winners for each prize level of the
				  game.
1601.05 Computer pick
"Computer pick" means the random selection of two-digit
				  numbers by the computer system, which appear on a ticket and are played by a
				  player in the game.
1601.06
				Finance & Audit Committee
"Finance & Audit Committee" shall mean the committee
				  established by the Multi-State Lottery Association Agreement.
1601.07 Game board or boards
"Game board" or "boards" means that area of the play slip,
				  also known as a "panel", which contains two sets of numbered squares to be
				  marked by the player.
1601.08 Game ticket or ticket
"Game ticket" or "ticket" means an acceptable evidence of
				  play, which is a ticket produced by a terminal which meets the specifications
				  required by the Nebraska Lottery and Rule 31 (Ticket Validation) of the Game
				  Rules, or is a properly and validly registered subscription
				  play.
1601.09 Jackpot or
				Grand Prize
"Jackpot" or "Grand Prize" means the top prize of the Mega
				  Millions game. The annuity Grand Prize is an amount that would be paid in
				  twenty-six (26) annual installments.
1601.10 Mega Millions Finance Committee
"Mega Millions Finance Committee" means a Committee of the
				  Mega Millions Lotteries which determines the Grand Prize Jackpot amount (cash
				  and annuity).
1601.11 Mega
				Millions Lottery or Lotteries
"Mega Millions Lottery or Lotteries" means those lotteries
				  which have joined under the Mega Millions Lottery Agreement; the group of
				  lotteries that has reached a Cross-Selling Agreement with this MUSL Product
				  Group for the selling of the Mega Millions Game.
1601.12 MUSL
"MUSL" means the Multi-State Lottery Association, a
				  government-benefit association wholly owned and operated by the Party
				  Lotteries.
1601.13 MUSL
				Board
"MUSL Board" means the governing body of the MUSL which is
				  comprised of the chief executive officer of each Party
				  Lottery.
1601.14 On-Line
				Lottery Game
"On-Line Lottery Game" means a lottery game wherein a player
				  selects numbers out of a larger predetermined set or sets of
				  numbers.
1601.15
				Participating Lottery or Selling Lottery
"Participating Lottery" or "Selling Lottery" means a state
				  lottery or lottery of a political subdivision or entity which is participating
				  in selling the Mega Millions game and which may be a member of either
				  group.
1601.16 Party lottery
"Party lottery" means a state lottery or lottery of a
				  political subdivision or entity which has joined the MUSL and, in the context
				  of these Product Group Rules, which has joined in selling the games offered by
				  the MUSL Mega Millions Product Group.
1601.17 Play or bet
"Play" or "bet" means the numbers that appear on a ticket as
				  a single lettered selection and are to be played by a player in the
				  game.
1601.18 Product Group
"Product Group" means the group of lotteries which has joined
				  together to offer the Mega Millions lottery game product pursuant to the terms
				  of its Cross-Selling Agreement with the Mega Millions Lotteries, the
				  Multi-State Lottery Agreement and the Group's own rules.
1601.19 Play slip or bet slip
"Play slip" or "bet slip" means a card used in marking a
				  player's game plays and containing one or more boards.
1601.20 Set Prize
"Set Prize" means all other prizes except the Grand Prize
				  that are advertised to be paid by a single cash payment and, except in
				  instances outlined in the Game Rules, will be equal to the prize amount
				  established by the MUSL Board for the prize level. As of the effective date of
				  these regulations, and subject to change, the Set Prizes include $250,000,
				  $10,000, $150, $10, $7, $3, and $2 prizes. The amount, frequency, and
				  probability of winning Set Prizes shall be as established in the Game
				  Rules.
1601.21 Terminal
"Terminal" means a device authorized by a Party Lottery to
				  function in an on-line, interactive mode with the lottery's computer system for
				  the purpose of issuing lottery tickets and entering, receiving, and processing
				  lottery transactions, including purchases, validating tickets, and transmitting
				  reports.
1601.22 Winning
				numbers
"Winning numbers" means the numbers that are randomly
				  selected at each drawing, which shall be used to determine winning plays
				  contained on a game ticket.
1601.23 Mega Millions Game Rules of the
				Product Group or Game Rules
"Mega Millions Game Rules of the Product Group" or "Game
				  Rules" means the Mega Millions rules as adopted by the Product Group, including
				  any subsequent amendments thereto, which, among other topics, describe game
				  play, prize pools, expected prize payout percentages, probabilities of winning,
				  the method of prize payments, ticket validations, ticket responsibility, and
				  ineligible players.