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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5005 - Lottery Subscriptions › Section 5005.3 - Subscription costs

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(a)
Minimums.
For each subscription, a minimum of one game panel
					 must be selected for a minimum number of weeks or drawings, as determined by
					 the commission.
(b)
Game
					 panels.
A subscription may be for one or more game panels, as may be
					 determined by the commission.
(c)
Cost.
The cost of a subscription shall be determined by the
					 commission. The commission may establish a subscription account program through
					 which a subscriber may purchase a subscription or subscriptions and receive
					 payment of a prize, as determined by the commission. The commission may require
					 that a subscriber maintain a minimum balance in such a subscription account to
					 continue to participate in the program.
(d)
Reservation of commission
					 rights.
The commission reserves the right to alter, temporarily or
					 permanently, the cost of a subscription at the discretion of the commission.
					 The commission reserves the rights to suspend or cancel any drawing or the game
					 itself or change the prize structure, frequency of draws or draw dates. In the
					 event of such a change, an affected subscriber will receive participation in a
					 revised game, equivalent in value to the remainder of such subscriber's
					 subscription, or a refund, at the sole option of the commission.
(e)
Commission
					 determinations.
Any determination by the commission described in this
					 section may be made for any of the following reasons:
(1) to make the subscription program more
					 appealing or convenient for players;
(2) to further the commission's mission of
					 raising revenue for aid to education; or
(3) to allow the commission to administer the
					 subscription program more effectively.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5005 - Lottery Subscriptions › Section 5005.4 - Subscription application requirements

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(a)
Rejection of application.
A subscription application may be
					 rejected for any of the following reasons:
(1) all information required by the
					 commission is not provided;
(2) the
					 application includes a form of payment that is not acceptable to the commission
					 or the form of payment is rejected;
(3) the applicant is under 18 years of
					 age;
(4) the applicant's identity
					 cannot be verified;
(5) the
					 applicant's physical location cannot be identified at time of attempted
					 purchase;
(6) the applicant's
					 physical location is outside the State or any commission-designated prohibited
					 sales area at time of attempted purchase; or
(7) the applicant is on the commission's
					 voluntary self-exclusion list.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5005 - Lottery Subscriptions › Section 5005.5 - Valid subscription entry

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To be a valid entry, a subscription must meet the
						following requirements:
(a)
Official record.
To be
					 eligible to win a prize, an application, including the subscriberidentification
					 information, and the game character selections must be entered into the
					 commission's subscription file to create the official record of subscription
					 entry.
(b)
Confirmation.
A confirmation shall be issued by the commission
					 to the subscriber confirming a subscription entry is valid and has been
					 processed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5005 - Lottery Subscriptions › Section 5005.6 - Payment of subscription prizes

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(a)
Amount below a threshold.
A prize that is less than $600 will
					 be placed into the subscriber account created prior to purchase of the
					 subscriber's first subscription. Such prize may be used to purchase additional
					 subscriptions or the subscriber may request a cash-out and receive payment for
					 any unpaid prizes. Payment will be made to the individual subscriber whose name
					 appears on the application.
(b)
Amount at or above a threshold.
A prize that is $600 or more
					 will be remitted to the individual subscriber whose name appears on the
					 application minus any required withholding amount and offsets.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5005 - Lottery Subscriptions › Section 5005.7 - Subscription disputes

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(a)
Remedy.
In any dispute with the commission concerning the
					 right to a subscription prize, the commission shall have the right to resolve
					 such dispute by refunding the price of the disputed subscription panel. If a
					 refund is paid, the refund shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the
					 subscriber.
(b)
Resolution
					 of discrepancies.
If there is a discrepancy between the information
					 set forth on an application and the information set forth in a confirmation
					 notification, the subscriber may ask the commission, by written or electronic
					 communication, to resolve the discrepancy. After such a report is received by
					 the commission, the commission shall resolve the discrepancy as soon as
					 possible and issue a revised confirmation notification. Resolution may include,
					 without limitation, cancellation of the subscription. No change in the
					 subscription shall be effective until a revised confirmation notification is
					 issued. No request to resolve a subscription panel game character selection or
					 subscription date range discrepancy shall be accepted after the effective date
					 in the confirmation notification issued.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5005 - Lottery Subscriptions › Section 5005.8 - Subscription miscellaneous

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(a)
Games.
The commission, pursuant to the commission's statutory
					 authority, may from time to time add games to the commission's subscription
					 program.
(b)
Renewal.
A subscription renewal must be processed prior to the
					 expiration date of a current subscription in order to avoid a lapse in the
					 subscription. A renewal application containing current subscription number,
					 games, game numbers, effective date and expiration date will be sent to the
					 subscriber electronically. The commission will make reasonable efforts to
					 process renewal applications to assure no interruptions; however, the
					 commission shall not be responsible for an interruption if a renewal
					 application is not processed in sufficient time.
(c)
Non-refundability.
Once
					 a subscription is entered into the subscription file, the funds paid for the
					 subscription are not refundable.
(d)
Promotions.
If the
					 commission offers any promotional offer for a subscription, the commission
					 reserves the right to limit the number of promotional subscriptions that may be
					 received by a subscriber.
(e)
Reservation of commission rights.
The commission reserves the
					 right to exclude subscribers from participation in a promotion offering special
					 payments or prizes.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5005 - Lottery Subscriptions › Section 5005.9 - Non-sufficient funds

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If the commission receives notice that there are
						non-sufficient funds to pay for any portion of a subscription purchase, the
						portion of the attempted ticket purchase for which there are non-sufficient
						funds shall be null and void.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5005 - Lottery Subscriptions › Section 5005.10 - Suspicious transactions

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The commission may suspend a subscription account if the
						commission determines that transactions or attempted transactions are
						suspicious, excessive, or potentially fraudulent.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.1 - New York instant lottery

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There is hereby created a type of game known as an
						instant lottery game. This Part pertains to all instant
						games.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.2 - Method of play

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Tickets of any instant lottery game shall be played by
						removing the rub-off coating from play spots. The specific method of play will
						be published for each game in a game brochure readily available to the
						public.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.3 - Price

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Unless otherwise indicated on the face of the ticket, an
						instant lottery ticket shall sell for $1.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.4 - Definitions

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(a) Director means
					 the director of the New York State Division of the Lottery or any other person
					 to whom the director's authority is lawfully delegated.
(b) Play symbols, in those games using play
					 symbols, means those symbols that appear under each of the play spots on the
					 front of the ticket.
(c) Play
					 symbol caption, in those games using play symbols, means the small printed
					 material appearing below each play symbol that explains the play symbol. One
					 and only one play symbol caption appears under each play symbol.
(d) Prize symbols means the dollar values
					 associated with the prizes available in the game. Prize symbols appear on the
					 face of the ticket in the play area and are generally covered with a rub-off
					 coating.
(e) Prize symbol caption
					 is the small printed material appearing below each prize symbol that explains
					 the prize symbol. One and only one prize symbol caption appears under each
					 prize symbol.
(f) Book-ticket
					 number means the 11-digit numeric code that appears on the back of the ticket.
					 The first seven digits are the book number, followed by a one-digit check
					 number. The last three digits are the ticket number. A two-digit display
					 printed game identification number shall be printed above the book-ticket
					 number.
(g) Validation number means
					 the unique eight-digit number found at the bottom of the
					 rub-off-coating-covered play surface of the ticket.
(h) Agent validation code means the
					 one-letter code that appears among the play symbols in varying locations on the
					 main part of the ticket. The agent validation code is used by the lottery sales
					 agent to verify winners and is covered by a rub-off coating.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.5 - Determination of prize winners

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(a) The
					 rub-off coating covering the play area on the ticket is to be rubbed off to
					 determine winning or losing status as described in the appropriate game
					 brochure.
(b) No portion of the
					 display printing nor any extraneous matter whatsoever shall be usable or
					 playable as a part of the instant game. The validation number is not a play
					 symbol and may not be utilized as such.
(c) In all events, the determination of prize
					 winners shall be subject to the ticket validation requirements set forth in
					 this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.6 - Ticket responsibility

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(a) An
					 instant lottery ticket is a bearer instrument.
(b) The commission shall not be responsible
					 for lost or stolen instant lottery tickets.
(c) The commission shall not be responsible
					 for tickets claimed by a player in error for a lower prize at an agent
					 location.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.7 - Claim period

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All prizes must be claimed within one year of the
						announced end of the game.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.9 - Disputes

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In the event a dispute between the division and the
						ticket bearer occurs as to whether the ticket is a winning ticket, and if no
						prize is paid, the commission may, solely at the option of the commission,
						replace the disputed ticket with an unplayed ticket (or a ticket of equivalent
						sales price from any other current instant lottery game). This remedy shall be
						the sole and exclusive remedy of the bearer of the ticket.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.10 - Agent compensation

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The commission shall allow a compensation rate of six
						percent for each ticket sold to an agent. The commission shall allow such
						compensation by permitting an agent to deduct such compensation rate from the
						face value otherwise payable by the agent to the commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.11 - Termination of the game

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The commission shall announce a termination date for each
						instant game.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.12 - Governing law

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The ticket customer agrees to comply and abide by the
						provisions of the act and all rules and regulations of the commission and all
						procedures established by the commission for the conduct of the
						game.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.13 - Number and amount of prizes

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Notwithstanding the provisions of any other rule or
						regulation, the number and amount of prizes to be paid for an instant lottery
						game shall be as determined by the commission for each game. Prize structures
						developed and approved by the commission shall be computed to provide for
						payment of the maximum amounts permissible by law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5006 - New York Instant Lottery › Section 5006.14 - Agent conduct

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(a) Agents are
					 prohibited from exchanging books of instant lottery tickets.
(b) Agents are prohibited from playing
					 instant lottery tickets using any method other than fair chance or any method
					 that is contrary to the principle that every ticket has an equal and random
					 chance of winning.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.1 - Mega Millions purpose

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(a) The
					 purpose of Mega Millions is the generation of revenue for education in New York
					 through the operation of a specially-designed multi-state lottery game that
					 will award prizes to ticket holders matching specified combinations of numbers
					 randomly selected in regularly scheduled drawings.
(b) During each Mega Millions drawing, six
					 Mega Millions winning numbers will be selected from two fields of numbers in
					 the following manner: five winning numbers from a field of one through 70
					 numbers and one winning number from a field of one through 25
					 numbers.
(c) The objective of Mega
					 Millions drawings shall be to select at random, with the aid of drawing
					 equipment, Mega Millions winning numbers, pursuant to the controls and methods
					 established for the game.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.3 - Ticket sales

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The sale of Mega Millions Tickets within New York State
						may be conducted only by an agent.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.4 - Ticket price

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(a) Mega
					 Millions tickets may be purchased for $2 per play at the discretion of the
					 purchaser, in accordance with the number of game panels and inclusive drawings.
					 The purchaser receives one play for each $2 wagered in Mega Millions. Tickets
					 may contain multiple plays. The commission may authorize the sale of Mega
					 Millions tickets at a different purchase price. Such a change in the purchase
					 price shall be announced publicly by the commission prior to the effective date
					 of such change.
(b) From time to
					 time, the commission may authorize the sale of Mega Millions tickets at a
					 discount for promotional purposes.
(c) A Mega Millions game feature may be added
					 at the discretion of the commission. A game feature is an alternative or
					 additional method for playing the game within the same basic design.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.5 - Play characteristics and restrictions

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(a)
(1)
					 Mega Millions tickets may only be sold to persons 18 years of age or
					 older.
(2) The commission shall
					 penalize a licensee found to have violated paragraph (1) of this subdivision
					 according to the provisions of section
					 5001.27(c)(2) of
					 this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.6 - Time, place and manner of conducting drawings

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For the Mega Millions game: Mega Millions drawings will
						be conducted twice weekly approximately 11:00 p.m. eastern time in one of the
						party lottery states. The day, time, frequency and location of the Mega
						Millions drawings may be changed following public
						announcement.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.8 - Ticket responsibility

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(a) A
					 winning Mega Millions ticket is deemed to be owned by the person or entity
					 named on the ticket or, in the case of a ticket not completed with name, by the
					 claimant.
(b) Neither the
					 commission nor the commission's agents shall be responsible for lost or stolen
					 Mega Millions tickets.
(c) The
					 purchaser of a Mega Millions ticket has the sole responsibility for verifying
					 the accuracy and condition of the data printed on the ticket at the time of
					 purchase.
(d) The commission shall
					 not be responsible to the claimant for Mega Millions tickets redeemed in error
					 by a Mega Millions agent or retailer.
(e) Winners are determined by the numbers
					 drawn and not the numbers reported. The commission shall not be responsible for
					 Mega Millions winning numbers reported in error.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.9 - Ticket validation requirements

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(a) In order to be deemed a valid, winning
					 Mega Millions ticket, all of the following conditions must be met:
(1) the validation data must be present in
					 its entirety and must correspond, using the computer validation file, to the
					 number selections printed on the ticket for the drawing date(s) printed on the
					 ticket;
(2) the ticket must be
					 intact;
(3) the ticket must not be
					 mutilated, altered, reconstituted, or tampered with in any manner;
(4) the ticket must not be counterfeit or an
					 exact duplicate of another winning ticket;
(5) the ticket must have been issued by an
					 authorized Mega Millions agent of the commission in an authorized
					 manner;
(6) the commission must not
					 have actual knowledge that the ticket has been stolen;
(7) the ticket must be submitted for payment
					 in accordance with the commission's procedures for claiming and payment of
					 prizes;
(8) the ticket data must
					 have been recorded on the commission's central computer system prior to the
					 drawing and the ticket data must match this computer record in every respect.
					 In the event of a contradiction between information as printed on the ticket
					 and as accepted by the commission's central computer system, the wager accepted
					 by the commission's central computer system shall be the valid wager;
(9) the player or computer number selections,
					 validation data and the drawing date(s) of an apparent winning ticket must
					 appear on the official file of winning tickets, and a ticket with that exact
					 data must not have been previously paid;
(10) the ticket must not be mis-registered,
					 defectively printed, or produced in error to an extent that it cannot be
					 processed by the commission;
(11)
					 the ticket must pass validation tests using a minimum of three of the five
					 validation methods as defined in the Mega Millions finance and operations
					 procedures. In addition, the ticket must pass all of the commission's other
					 confidential security;
(12) in
					 submitting a Mega Millions ticket for validation, the claimant agrees to abide
					 by applicable laws, all rules and regulations, instructions, conditions and
					 final decisions of the commission;
(13) there must not be any other breach of
					 the Mega Millions game rules or regulations in relation to the ticket, which,
					 in the discretion of the commission justifies invalidation;
(14) the ticket must be submitted to the
					 commission and to no other lottery participating in any Mega Millions lottery
					 game; and
(15) No Mega Millions
					 ticket purchased outside the State of New York may be presented to either the
					 commission or an agent for payment within New York.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.10 - Procedures for claiming and payment of prizes

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(a) For the Mega Millions tickets purchased
					 in New York, prizes shall be redeemed or claimed only in New York through
					 agents or authorized claim centers, effective upon determination of prize
					 payouts.
(b) Claimants of a winning
					 Mega Millions ticket must comply with the prize claim requirements of the
					 commission.
(c) In the event that a
					 single Mega Millions ticket contains two or more winning game panels, the
					 cumulative prize amount shall be claimed or redeemed in accordance with the
					 specified prize payment limits for the commission.
(d) Federal, State and local taxes shall be
					 withheld from Mega Millions prizes in such amounts as may be required by
					 law.
(e) Mega Millions prizes shall
					 not be paid by the commission to any persons prohibited from playing Mega
					 Millions within New York State.
(f)
					 There shall be no assignment of Mega Millions prizes except as specifically set
					 forth in this Subchapter.
(g) Each
					 prize winner shall be subject to a publicity release as set forth in this
					 Subchapter.
(h) Child support
					 arrears, public assistance benefits and past due State tax liabilities shall be
					 withheld from Mega Millions prizes in such amounts as may be required by
					 law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.11 - Unclaimed prize money

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Any prizes not claimed during the one-year claim period
						after the date of each Mega Millions drawing will be considered
						forfeited.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.12 - Governing law

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(a) In purchasing a
					 ticket issued for Mega Millions within New York State, the purchaser agrees to
					 comply with and be bound by all applicable statutes, administrative rules and
					 regulations, and procedures of New York State, and by directives and
					 determinations of the commission. The purchaser agrees, as such purchaser's
					 sole and exclusive remedy, that claims arising out of a ticket purchased in New
					 York State from an agent can be pursued only against the commission and no
					 other lottery. Litigation, if any, arising from the purchase of a Mega Millions
					 ticket in New York State from an agent shall only be maintained against the
					 commission within the State of New York.
(b) In the event of a conflict between the
					 Mega Millions official game rules and the statutes, rules or regulations of the
					 commission and the State of New York, such statutes, rules and regulations
					 shall control.
(c) All decisions by
					 the commission, including the declaration of prizes and the payment thereof and
					 the interpretation of Mega Millions rules, shall be final and binding on all
					 purchasers and on every person making a claim in respect thereof.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.13 - Powerball

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(a) Purpose.
(1) The purpose of the Powerball Game (also
					 referred to as Powerball) is the generation of revenue for education in New
					 York State through the operation of a specially-designed multi-state lottery
					 game that will award prizes to holders of tickets matching specified
					 combinations of numbers randomly selected in regularly scheduled
					 drawings.
(2) During each Powerball
					 drawing, six Powerball winning numbers will be selected from two fields of
					 numbers in the following manner: five winning numbers from a field of one
					 through 69, and one winning number from a field of one through 26.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.14 - Raffle game definitions

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(a) The
					 following definitions shall apply to a raffle game:
(1) Bet ticket means the ticket generated by
					 the computer terminal containing at a minimum a unique multiple-digit number
					 constituting a single play or chance, the drawing date and validation
					 data.
(2) Commission means the New
					 York State Gaming Commission established pursuant to article 1 of the Racing,
					 Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law.
(3) Computer terminal means the device at the
					 sales agent location authorized by the Gaming Commission for the placing of
					 game bets.
(4) Draw date means the
					 date determined by the commission on which the process used to randomly select
					 the winning game numbers takes place for the game.
(5) Game means a raffle game, which is a
					 Lottery game in which a player purchases a number or numbers generated by the
					 Lottery's gaming computer system.
(6) Gross sales means the value of the
					 tickets eligible for the game.
(7)
					 Lottery or State Lottery means the New York State Division of Lottery
					 established and operated pursuant to article 34 of the Tax Law and article 1 of
					 the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law.
(8) Manual entry means the capability of the
					 computer terminal operator to enter the amount of dollars wagered by a player
					 for the game into the terminal in response to verbal or written communication
					 by the player. There is no other method of play at the terminal for the
					 game.
(9) Raffle game means a game
					 played at any sales agent location by purchasing a ticket that will be sold for
					 a limited sales period, in which a number of chances or plays will be
					 offered.
(10) Prize pool means
					 those funds available from the game sales or other sources to support the
					 payment of prizes for the game.
(11) Sales period means a period of time
					 starting from the initial sales date of the game tickets as specified by the
					 director and ending:
(i) on the date when all
					 available numbers for such raffle game sales period have been sold;
					 or
(ii) a date specified by the
					 director.
(12) Ticket
					 means a raffle game ticket produced by the Lottery and sold by a licensed sales
					 agent in an authorized manner containing at a minimum a unique nine-digit
					 number constituting a single play or chance, the drawing date and validation
					 data.
(13) Winning ticket means the
					 ticket bearing the unique numbers randomly selected in the drawing as a winning
					 play.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5008 - Lotto › Section 5008.1 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to this Part.
(a) Lotto means a lottery game that has a
					 designated field of consecutive whole numbers beginning with 1 and ending with
					 59 from which a player may select up to 6 numbers.
(b) Prize pool or winning pool means a
					 percentage of the gross sales, as may be determined by the commission, for a
					 particular Lotto game that is allocated for the purpose of paying prizes for
					 that drawing.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5008 - Lotto › Section 5008.2 - Payment of prizes

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(a)
Calculation of prizes.
Prizes for the LOTTO game shall be
					 calculated as follows:
(1) The prize money
					 allocated from the prize pool to the first prize category, plus any money
					 brought forward from a previous drawing and any money added from the LOTTO
					 prize fund reserve or any other available source pursuant to a guaranteed first
					 prize amount announcement, will be divided equally by the number of game panels
					 qualifying for a first prize.
(2)
					 The prize money allocated from the prize pool to the second prize category,
					 plus any money brought forward from a previous draw, will be divided equally by
					 the number of game panels qualifying for a second prize, less any adjustment
					 required by paragraph (5) of this subdivision.
(3) The prize money allocated from the prize
					 pool to the third prize category will be divided equally by the number of game
					 panels qualifying for a third prize, less any adjustment required by paragraph
					 (5) of this subdivision.
(4) The
					 prize money allocated from the prize pool to the fourth prize category will be
					 divided equally by the number of game panels qualifying for a fourth prize,
					 less any adjustment required by paragraph (5) of this subdivision.
(5) A prize in a minimum amount of $1 shall
					 be awarded to the fifth prize category. If there are insufficient prize monies
					 to award a minimum of $1 to all fifth prize winners, then the second, third,
					 and fourth prize allocations shall contribute equally to provide sufficient
					 monies to pay a minimum $1 fifth prize.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5008 - Lotto › Section 5008.3 - Ticket sales

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(a) No person
					 shall sell a Lotto ticket at a price greater than that fixed by this
					 Part.
(b) The price for each Lotto
					 wager is $1, which entitles the player to two game panels.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5008 - Lotto › Section 5008.4 - Prize funds

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(a) Forty
					 percent of gross sales for each Lotto game draw date shall be paid into the New
					 York Lottery prize account for allocation of prize winnings.
(b) Not less than 38 percent of gross sales
					 for a particular Lotto game draw shall be the amount allocated to the prize
					 pool for that particular game, and not less than such amount shall form the
					 basis upon which the payment of prizes for the particular game shall be
					 computed; provided, however, that a lesser amount may be allocated to the prize
					 pool if there is an excess of prize funds beyond the amount needed to pay a
					 guaranteed first prize amount as provided in section
					 5008.2(c)(2) of
					 this Part.
(c) The commission may
					 allocate not more than two percent of gross sales in any Lotto game draw to
					 prize pools for any other Lotto game draw dates; provided, however, that a
					 greater amount may be allocated to other Lotto prize pools if there is an
					 excess of prize funds beyond the amount needed to pay a guaranteed first prize
					 amount as provided in section
					 5008.2(c)(2) of
					 this Part. The amount so allocated shall be referred to as the Lotto prize fund
					 reserve. At the commission's discretion, the Lotto prize fund reserve may be
					 used to fund promotions and maintain minimum prize levels.
(d) In the event of termination of the Lotto
					 game for whatever reason, any prize monies remaining undistributed in the New
					 York State Lottery prize account will be disbursed for the sole benefit of
					 winners of other Lotto or Lottery games at the total discretion of the
					 commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5008 - Lotto › Section 5008.5 - Miscellaneous

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(a) All number
					 selections or other information appearing on any Lotto bet ticket shall be
					 deemed to be made or given exclusively by the player. Where one person submits
					 a ticket as agent or nominee for another person or persons, the commission
					 shall not be deemed to have any knowledge of such transaction, and all dealings
					 of the commission will be conducted solely with the bearer of the
					 ticket.
(b) No claimant will be
					 considered eligible to receive a prize without presentation of a valid winning
					 bet ticket.
(c) The commission
					 reserves the right to change the prize structures, frequency of draws, draw
					 dates, or the games themselves, and any such changes shall be publicly
					 announced in advance by the commission. Any public announcement provided for in
					 this Part shall be made in a news release, an advertisement, on the commission
					 website, or in such other form as the commission, in the commission's
					 discretion, may prescribe to maximize public awareness.
(d) If for any reason, a bet ticket is not
					 entirely legible or is misprinted or altered in any way, then the computer
					 record created at the time of sale will be the sole method of determining
					 whether such ticket is a valid winning ticket and whether a first prize shall
					 be payable in installments or as a lump sum.
(e) Lotto bet tickets may not be canceled
					 once issued by the computer terminal. However, the agent may receive credit for
					 any unreadable bet tickets issued, as these tickets (although unreadable) are
					 recorded on the computer file as valid bets.
(f) If an agent applies for credit for an
					 unreadable bet ticket and it is determined that such ticket would have
					 qualified for a prize, the commission may make a proportionate reduction in the
					 number of shares into which the prize money for that prize category is divided,
					 thereby increasing the value of the prize available for each qualifying game
					 panel.
(g) When any question shall
					 arise as to the validity of a Lotto drawing for any reason whatsoever, the
					 commission shall make the determination as to the validity of said drawing on
					 the basis of the information at the commission's disposal. The determination of
					 the commission shall be a final determination.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5008 - Lotto › Section 5008.6 - Determination of prizes

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(a) For
					 each Lotto game, seven numbers will be randomly selected at a public drawing
					 from a field of 59 numbers from 1 to and including 59. The first six randomly
					 chosen numbers will be the winning numbers. The seventh number will be the
					 bonus number. Prize levels are determined as follows:
Any game panel on the bet ticket having the following
						The following shall be shall be deemed a winning game panel: prize categories:
						All six winning numbers First prize Any five winning numbers plus the bonus
						number Second prize Any five winning numbers Third prize Any four winning
						numbers Fourth prize Any three winning numbers Fifth prize
(b) The allocation of percentages of the
					 prize pool to various prize categories may be changed by the commission from
					 time to time. Any such change will be publicly announced by the commission.
					 Such announcement may be made in a news release, an advertisement, on the
					 commission's or the commission's website, or in such other form as the
					 director, in the director's discretion, may prescribe to maximize public
					 awareness. In addition to the prizes specified in this section, the commission
					 may offer special prizes from time to time, in the form of either cash or other
					 valuable consideration, if such additional special prizes are authorized by the
					 commission in the commission's discretion.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5008 - Lotto › Section 5008.7 - Chances of winning

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(a) First prize.
					 Six numbers in one game panel. Chance of winning: 1 in 45,057,474. Chance of
					 winning for a $1 bet (two panels): 1 in 22,528,737. Percentage of prize pool:
					 75%.
(b) Second prize. Any five
					 winning numbers plus the bonus number in one game panel. Chance of winning: 1
					 in 7,509,579. Chance of winning for a $1 bet (two panels): 1 in 3,754,790.
					 Percentage of prize pool: 7.25%.
(c) Third prize. Any five winning numbers in
					 one game panel. Chance of winning: 1 in 144,415. Chance of winning for a $1 bet
					 (two panels): 1 in 72,207. Percentage of prize pool: 5.5%.
(d) Fourth prize. Any four winning numbers in
					 one game panel. Chance of winning: 1 in 2,180. Chance of winning for a $1 bet
					 (two panels): 1 in 1,090. Percentage of prize pool: 6.25%.
(e) Fifth prize. Any three winning numbers in
					 one game panel. Chance of winning: 1 in 96. Chance of winning for a $1 bet (two
					 panels): 1 in 48. Percentage of prize pool: 6%.
(f) Overall chance of winning a prize for a
					 $1 bet: 1 in 46. Note: The bonus number applies to the second prize
					 only.
(g) The odds listed in this
					 section have been rounded to the nearest whole number and assume random number
					 selection by Lotto players.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5008 - Lotto › Section 5008.8 - Maximum amount for Lotto jackpots

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(a)
					 If the director determines that it is in the best interest of the player and/or
					 the State, the commission may, at the commission's discretion, set a maximum
					 amount payable for a first prize for any Lotto game. If this is done, such
					 event will be publicly announced in advance of the draw for the game for which
					 it is effective.
(b) In the event
					 that a maximum first prize amount is established, any dollars in the first
					 prize fund for a particular game draw in excess of the amount required to award
					 the maximum first prize shall be carried forward to the next jackpot for that
					 game's draw after the maximum amount has been paid.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5008 - Lotto › Section 5008.9 - Lotto extra

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(a) Lotto extra
					 is a feature of New York's Lotto game. Except as otherwise noted in this
					 section, the rules of Lotto apply to all Lotto extra wagers.
(b) Lotto extra shall determine winners from
					 bet tickets by correctly matching some or all of the numbers in the player's
					 number selection against the winning numbers, bonus number and extra bonus
					 number drawn by the division for that drawing.
(c) Players of Lotto extra are automatically
					 included in the respective Lotto drawing, and have the added benefit of
					 matching their number selections against the extra bonus number for additional
					 prize levels not available to Lotto players.
(d) Forty percent of the gross Lotto extra
					 sales for each Lotto drawing shall be paid into the New York Lottery prize
					 account for allocation of prize winnings.
(e) Not less than 38 percent of gross Lotto
					 extra sales for a particular drawing shall be the amount allocated to the
					 winning pool for that particular game.
(f) During each Lotto drawing, the commission
					 will draw an extra bonus number. Numbers will be drawn in the following
					 sequence: the first randomly chosen six numbers will be the winning numbers;
					 the seventh number will be the bonus; and the eighth number will be the extra
					 bonus number.
(g) Lotto extra bets
					 may be purchased for a minimum of $2 per two game panels; $1 of such bet is on
					 the Lotto game, and $1 of such bet is for the Lotto extra feature.
(h) Determination of prizes. The prize
					 structure and odds for this feature are:
Match Odds Pool Percentage 5 + either bonus 3,754,789.50
						14.40% 5 147,246.65 5.50% 4 + either bonus 29,449.33 25.25% 4 2,355.95 5.75% 3
						+ either bonus 883.48 15.00% 3 108.18 11.00% 2 + either bonus 72.12 23.00%
						Overall Odds 40.47 100.00%
(i) In the event that supplemental prize
					 funds are necessary to fund prizes for Lotto extra, those funds will be
					 supplemented from unclaimed prize funds.
(j) At the discretion of the commission, the
					 commission may offer additional features of the Lotto game. Any additional
					 feature of the Lotto game offered by the commission shall be established in an
					 executive directive, and the details of such game feature shall be publicly
					 announced by the commission.