Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 177 - OREGON STATE LOTTERY › Division 85 - POWERBALL® › Section 177-085-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following definitions apply unless the context requires a
				different meaning.
(1) "Advertised
			 Grand Prize" or "Advertised Jackpot 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 circumstance where there is a guaranteed Grand Prize amount as
			 described in OAR 177-085-0035(11).
(2) "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.
(3) "Game Board" or "boards" means that area
			 of the game slip, also known as a panel, that contains sets of numbered squares
			 to be marked by the player.
(4)
			 "Game Ticket" or "ticket" means the physical evidence of play, printed by
			 terminals on paper that meets the play and security data required by the
			 Lottery, these rules, and the MUSL rules that allow redemption of a
			 prize.
(5) "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 the
			 MUSL and by the Powerball® Product Group to sell the Powerball®
			 game.
(6) "Lottery" means the
			 Oregon State Lottery.
(7) "MUSL"
			 means the Multi-State Lottery Association, a government-benefit association
			 wholly owned and operated by the Party Lotteries.
(8) "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
			 rules.
(9) "MUSL Board" means the
			 governing body of the MUSL which is comprised of the chief executive officer of
			 each Party Lottery.
(10) "MUSL
			 Finance and Audit Committee" means the committee of that name established by
			 the MUSL Board.
(11) "Party
			 Lottery" means a state lottery or lottery of a political subdivision or entity
			 that has joined the MUSL and is authorized to sell the Powerball® game.
			 Unless otherwise indicated, Party Lottery or Member Lottery does not include
			 Licensee Lotteries.
(12) "Game
			 Play" or "play" means the six numbers, the first five from a field of
			 sixty-nine numbers and the last one from a field of twenty-six numbers that
			 appear on a ticket as a single lettered selection and are to be played by a
			 player in the Powerball® game.
(13) "Play Slip or Bet Slip" means a physical
			 or electronic means by which a player communicates their intended play
			 selection to a retailer as defined and approved by the Lottery. A Play Slip or
			 Bet Slip is not a ticket.
(14)
			 "Grand Prize" or "Jackpot Prize" refers to the top prize in the Powerball®
			 game.
(15) "Product Group" means a
			 group of lotteries which has joined together to offer a product pursuant to the
			 terms of the Multi-State Lottery Agreement and the Product Group's own
			 rules.
(16) "Quick Pick" means the
			 random selection by the computer of indicia that appear on a ticket and are
			 played by a player in the game.
(17) "Retailer" means a person or entity
			 authorized by the Lottery to sell lottery tickets.
(18) "Selling Lottery" or "Participating
			 Lottery" means a lottery authorized by the Product Group to sell Powerball®
			 tickets, including Party Lotteries and Licensee Lotteries.
(19) "Set Prize," also referred to as
			 "low-tier prize," means all prizes except the Grand Prizes, and, except in
			 instances outlined in these Division 85 rules, will be equal to the prize
			 amount established by the Product Group for the prize level.
(20) "Draw game terminal" or "terminal" means
			 a device that meets all security and definitional requirements of the Lottery
			 and MUSL Rules, and which is authorized by the Lottery to function in an
			 on-line, interactive mode with the Lottery's computer gaming system for the
			 purpose of issuing tickets and entering, receiving, and processing lottery
			 transaction, including making the purchases, validating tickets, and
			 transmitting reports.
(21) "Winning
			 numbers" means the indicia randomly selected during a drawing event which are
			 used to determine winning plays for the Powerball® game contained on a game
			 ticket.
Statutory/Other Authority: Or Const, Art XV, § 4(4)(a),
				  ORS 461.120,
				  461.210,
				  461.220,
				  461.230,
				  461.240,
				  461.250,
				  461.260 & 461.300
Statutes/Other Implemented: Or Const, Art XV, § 4(4),
				  ORS 461.120,
				  461.210,
				  461.220,
				  461.230,
				  461.240,
				  461.250,
				  461.260 &
				  461.300