Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 9 - TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION › Chapter 401 - ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LOTTERY ACT › Subchapter E - RETAILER RULES › Section 401.370 - Retailer's Financial Responsibility for Lottery Tickets Received and Subsequently Stolen or Lost

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions. In addition to the definitions
				  provided in §
										RSA 401.301 of
				  this title (relating to General Definitions), and unless the context in this section
				  otherwise requires, the following definitions apply.
(1) Available--The status in the lottery
				  management system for a pack of scratch tickets that is stored in the scratch ticket
				  distribution warehouse and is available to be assigned to a retailer's account.
				  Scratch tickets in a pack in this status shall not be sold to the public and prizes
				  contained in scratch tickets in the pack cannot be validated.
(2) Issued--The status in the lottery management
				  system for a pack of scratch tickets that has been assigned to a retailer's account
				  and is pending confirmation of delivery to the retailer's location. Scratch tickets
				  in a pack in this status shall not be sold to the public and prizes contained in
				  scratch tickets in the pack cannot be validated.
(3) Confirmed--The status in the lottery
				  management system for a pack of scratch tickets that has been physically received at
				  the retailer's location. A retailer is required to "confirm" receipt of a pack of
				  scratch tickets upon delivery to the retailer's location. Scratch tickets are
				  confirmed using the lottery terminal located in the retailer's business location and
				  the status is recorded in the lottery management system. Scratch tickets in a pack
				  in this status shall not be sold to the public and prizes contained in scratch
				  tickets in the pack cannot be validated.
(4) Active--The status in the lottery management
				  system for a pack of scratch tickets that has been physically received at the
				  retailer's location and that is being offered for sale to the public. A retailer is
				  required to "activate" a pack of scratch tickets prior to selling the tickets to the
				  public. A pack of scratch tickets is activated using the lottery terminal located in
				  the retailer's location and the status is recorded on the lottery management system.
				  A pack of scratch tickets shall be placed in this status prior to being sold to the
				  public and prizes contained in scratch tickets in the pack may be
				  validated.
(5) Settled--The status in
				  the lottery management system for a pack of scratch tickets that has been physically
				  received at the retailer's location, has been activated and the cost of the tickets
				  in the pack has been or is being charged to the retailer's account. Scratch tickets
				  "settle" against a retailer's account and the value of the settled packs are swept
				  from the retailer's bank account through an electronic funds transfer. Settled
				  scratch tickets are recorded in the lottery management system. Scratch tickets in a
				  pack in settled status may be sold to the public and prizes contained in scratch
				  tickets in the pack may be validated.
(6) Unactivated Scratch Tickets--Unactivated
				  scratch tickets are tickets in Available, Issued or Confirmed status. Unactivated
				  tickets have never been activated or settled and no prizes have been
				  validated.