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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-10 - Definitions

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The following words and terms when used in any of the
				  agency's regulations shall have the same meanings as defined in this chapter
				  unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Agency" means the Virginia Lottery created by the Virginia
				  Lottery Law (Chapter 40 (§ 58.1-4000 et seq.) of Title 58.1 of the Code of
				  Virginia).
"Board" means the Virginia Lottery Board established by the
				  Virginia Lottery Law (Chapter 40 (§ 58.1-4000 et seq.) of Title 58.1 of
				  the Code of Virginia).
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Virginia
				  Lottery or his designee.
"Enterprise Series MultiMedia (ESMM) display" means a player
				  display unit that, when connected to the lottery terminal, displays messages to
				  the customer pertaining to lottery products, drawing messages, and other
				  lottery-related messages.
"License" means the certificate issued by the agency to a
				  retailer who has met the requirements established by the agency to sell lottery
				  products.
"Lottery retailer," "lottery sales agent" or "retailer"
				  means a person licensed by the director to sell and dispense lottery tickets or
				  products and act as the agency's representative to collect, preserve, and
				  account for Commonwealth of Virginia trust funds.
"Person," for purposes of licensing, means an individual,
				  association, partnership, corporation, club, trust, estate, society, company,
				  joint stock company, receiver, trustee, assignee, referee, or any other person
				  acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court
				  or otherwise, and any combination of individuals, as well as all departments,
				  commissions, agencies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth, including its
				  counties, cities, municipalities, political subdivisions, agencies and
				  instrumentalities thereof.
"Vacuum fluorescent display" means a player display unit
				  that, when connected to the lottery terminal, presents messages to the
				  customer, such as customer transaction totals, validation and cancellation
				  amounts, and jackpot drawing messages.
Statutory Authority: § 58.1-4007 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-20 - Eligibility

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Any person who is 18 years of age or older may submit an
				  application for licensure as a lottery retailer in accordance with the
				  provisions and requirements of the agency's licensing procedures, except no
				  person may submit an application for licensure:
1. Who will be engaged primarily in the
				business of selling lottery tickets;
2. Who is a board member, officer, or
				employee of the Virginia Lottery or who resides in the same household as a
				board member, officer, or employee of the agency; or
3. Who is a board member, officer, or
				employee of any vendor to the agency of lottery ticket goods or services,
				working directly on a contract with the agency, or whose business owns, is
				owned by or controlled by, or affiliated with that vendor.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-30 - Application procedure

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A. Any
				eligible person shall first file an application with the agency by completing
				all information requested on forms supplied for that purpose, along with
				submitting any required fees.
B.
				The submission of application forms or data for licensure does not in any way
				entitle any person to receive a license to act as a lottery retailer.
C. In the event an applicant is a former
				lottery sales agent whose license was suspended, revoked, or refused renewal
				pursuant to § 58.1-4009 or 58.1-4012 of the Code of Virginia, no
				application for a new license to sell lottery tickets or shares shall be
				considered for a minimum period of 90 days following the suspension,
				revocation, or refusal to renew.
D.
				The person shall submit all required forms and information to the agency to be
				considered for licensing. Failure to submit required forms within the agency's
				licensing procedures may result in the loss of opportunity to become or remain
				a licensed retailer.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-40 - General standards for licensing

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A. The director or his designee may license
				those persons who, in his opinion, will best serve the public interest and
				convenience and public trust in the lottery and promote the sale of lottery
				tickets. Before issuing or renewing a license, the director may consider
				factors including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Those factors set out in § 58.1-4009
				of the Code of Virginia, these regulations, and the agency's licensing
				procedures;
2. The ability to offer
				a high level of customer service to lottery players;
3. The person's prior history, record, and
				performance with the agency;
4.
				Whether the place of business caters to or is frequented predominately by
				persons under 18 years of age;
5.
				Whether the nature of the business constitutes a threat to the health or safety
				of prospective patrons;
6. Whether
				the nature of the business is consonant with the probity of the Commonwealth;
				and
7. Whether the person or
				retailer has (i) committed any act of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, moral
				turpitude, or illegal gambling or (ii) engaged in conduct prejudicial to public
				confidence in the state lottery.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-50 - Bonding of lottery retailers

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A. A lottery retailer shall have and maintain
				a surety bond from a surety company entitled to do business in this
				Commonwealth. The surety bond shall be in an amount as deemed necessary to
				secure the interests of the Commonwealth and the agency, in the sole discretion
				of the director, and shall be payable to the agency and conditioned upon the
				faithful performance of the lottery retailer's duties.
B. The agency may establish a sliding scale
				for surety bonding requirements based on the average volume of lottery ticket
				sales by a retailer to ensure that the Commonwealth's interest in tickets to be
				sold by a licensed lottery retailer is adequately safeguarded.
C. Prior to issuance of a license, every
				lottery sales agent shall either (i) be bonded by a surety company entitled to
				do business in this Commonwealth in such amount and penalty as may be
				prescribed by the regulations of the department or (ii) provide such other
				surety as may be satisfactory to the director, payable to the agency, and
				conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. Such alternate surety
				instruments or arrangements may include, but not be limited to, a combination
				of surety instruments, including cash.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-60 - Lottery bank accounts and electronic funds transfer (EFT) authorization

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A. A lottery
				retailer shall have and maintain a separate bank account in a bank
				participating in the Automatic Clearing House (ACH) system. This account shall
				be styled in the name of the retailer followed by "Virginia Lottery Trust" and
				shall be used exclusively for lottery business.
B. The lottery account shall be used by the
				retailer to make funds available to permit withdrawals and deposits initiated
				by the agency through the EFT process to settle a retailer's account for funds
				owed by or due to the retailer from the sale of tickets and the payment of
				prizes. All retailers shall make payments to the agency through the EFT process
				in accordance with the agency's licensing procedures, unless the director
				designates another form of payment and settlement under terms and conditions he
				deems appropriate.
C. The retailer
				shall be responsible for payment of any fees or service charges assessed by the
				bank for maintaining the required account.
D. The director will establish a schedule for
				processing the EFT transactions against retailers' lottery trust accounts and
				issue instructions regarding the settlement of accounts.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-70 - License term and periodic review

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A. A general license for an approved lottery
				sales agent shall be issued for a specific term and is thereafter subject to a
				periodic determination of continued retailer eligibility and the payment of any
				fees fixed by the board.
B. The
				director may issue special licenses to persons for specific events and
				activities in accordance with the requirements of the agency's licensing
				procedures.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-80 - License fees

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An initial licensing fee up to $100 and an annual license fee
				  up to $70 shall be collected from each lottery sales agent and shall be paid in
				  accordance with the agency's licensing procedures. These fees are
				  nonrefundable, unless otherwise determined by the director in his sole
				  discretion or specified in the agency's procedures. The license fees shall be
				  paid for each location.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-90 - Transfer of license prohibited

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A license issued by the director authorizes a specified
				  person to act as a lottery sales agent at a specified location or locations.
				  The license is not transferrable or assignable to any other person or persons
				  or location or locations.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-100 - Display of license

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Each licensed lottery retailer shall display his lottery
				  license upon request by any member of the general public.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-130 - Retailers' conduct

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A. Each
				retailer shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws and
				regulations, as well as all rules, policies and procedures of the agency,
				license terms and conditions, specific rules for all applicable lottery games,
				directives and instructions that may be issued by the director, and licensing
				and equipment agreements and contracts signed by the retailer.
B. No retailer or his employee or agent shall
				attempt through any means whatsoever to identify or otherwise determine whether
				any unsold ticket creates a winning play. This includes, but is not limited to,
				trying to determine the numbers or symbols appearing under the removable latex
				or electronically produced coverings or otherwise attempting to identify unsold
				winning tickets. However, this shall not prevent the removal of the covering
				over the validation code or validation number after the ticket is
				sold.
C. No retailer or his
				employee or agent shall impose a fee or additional charge for selling a lottery
				game ticket or for cashing a winning lottery game ticket.
D. No retailer or his employee or agent shall
				purchase a winning lottery game ticket from a player at a discounted
				price.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-140 - Deposit of lottery receipts; interest and penalty for late payment; dishonored EFT transactions or checks

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A. Payments shall be due from retailers as
				specified by the director in accordance with agency policies.
B. Any retailer who fails to make payment
				when payment is due will be contacted by the agency and instructed to make
				immediate deposit of the funds due. If the retailer is not able to deposit the
				necessary funds or if the item is returned to the department unpaid for a
				second time, the retailer's license may be inactivated. If inactivated, the
				license will not be reactivated until payment is made by cashier's check,
				certified check or EFT transaction, and if the retailer is deemed a continuing
				credit risk by the agency, not until an informal conference is held to
				determine if the licensee is able and willing to meet the terms of his retailer
				contract. Additionally, interest may be charged on the moneys due plus a $25
				penalty. The interest charge will be equal to the "Underpayment Rate"
				established pursuant to § 58.1-15 of the Code of Virginia. The interest
				charge will be calculated beginning the date following the retailer's due date
				for payment through the day preceding receipt of the late payment by the agency
				for deposit.
C. In addition to the
				penalty authorized by subsection B of this section, the director may assess a
				$25 service charge against any retailer whose payment through EFT transaction
				or by check is dishonored.
D. The
				service charge, interest, and penalty charges may be waived if it is determined
				by the agency that the event that otherwise would result in the assessment of a
				service charge, interest, or penalty is not in any way the fault of the lottery
				retailer.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-150 - Licensed retailers' compensation

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A. A licensed retailer shall receive up to
				5.0% compensation based on his net ticket sales and up to 1.0% of the cash
				value of all prizes which the retailer paid.
B. Except as provided pursuant to the State
				Lottery Law (§ 58.1-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), the board shall
				approve any bonus or incentive system for payment to retailers. The director
				may then award such cash bonuses or other incentives to retailers.
C. Retailers may not accept any compensation
				for the sale of lottery tickets other than compensation approved under this
				section, regardless of the source.
D. Nothing in this regulation shall be
				inconsistent with §§ 58.1-4006D and 58.1-4007A 11 of the Code of
				Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-160 - Denial, suspension, revocation, or noncontinuation of license

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A. The director may
				refuse to issue a license to a person if the person does not meet the
				eligibility criteria and standards for licensing as set out in § 58.1-4009
				of the Code of Virginia, this chapter, and in the agency's licensing
				procedures, or if:
1. The person's place of
				business caters to or is frequented predominantly by persons under 18 years of
				age, but excluding family-oriented businesses;
2. The nature of the person's business
				constitutes a threat to the health or safety of prospective lottery
				patrons;
3. The nature of the
				person's business is not consonant with the probity of the
				Commonwealth;
4. The person has
				committed any act of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, moral turpitude, or
				illegal gambling or engaged in conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the
				state lottery;
5. The person
				falsifies or misrepresents a material fact on any application, form, document,
				or data submitted during the licensure process;
6. The person has an unsatisfactory prior
				history, record, or performance with the lottery;
7. The person's place of business represents
				a substantial risk for the collection, deposit, preservation, accounting, or
				safeguarding of Commonwealth of Virginia Trust Funds, irrespective of the bond
				or surety provided by the person;
8. The person has been suspended permanently
				from a federal or state licensing or authorization program and that person has
				exhausted all administrative remedies pursuant to the respective agency's
				regulations or procedures; or
9.
				The proposed retailer's licensed location or locations do not comply with the
				requirements of the department's Retailer Accessibility Guidelines effective
				January 1, 2011, as applicable.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-170 - License termination by retailer

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The licensed retailer may voluntarily terminate his license
				  with the agency by first notifying the agency in writing at least 15 calendar
				  days before the proposed termination date. The agency will then notify the
				  retailer of the date by which settlement of the retailer's account will take
				  place. The retailer shall maintain his bond and the required accounts and
				  records until settlement is completed and all lottery property has been
				  surrendered.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-180 - Inspection of premises

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Each lottery retailer shall provide access during normal
				  business hours or at such other times as may be required by the director or
				  agency representatives to enter the premises of the licensed retailer. The
				  premises include the licensed location where lottery tickets are sold or any
				  other location under the control of the licensed retailer where the director
				  may have good cause to believe lottery materials, equipment, or tickets are
				  stored or kept in order to inspect the licensed premises and inspect, or if
				  necessary remove lottery materials, equipment, or tickets.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-190 - Examination of records and equipment; seizure of records and equipment

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A. Each lottery
				retailer shall make all books and records pertaining to his lottery activities
				available for inspection, auditing and copying, and make all equipment related
				to his lottery activities available for inspection, as required by the director
				or agency representatives during normal business hours of the licensed
				retailer.
B. All books, records and
				equipment pertaining to the licensed retailer's lottery activities may be
				seized with good cause by the director or agency representatives without prior
				notice.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-31-200 - Audit of records

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The director may require a lottery retailer to submit to the
				  agency an audit report conducted by an independent certified public accountant
				  on the licensed retailer's lottery activities. The retailer shall be
				  responsible for the cost of only the first such audit in any one license
				  term.
NOTICE: The following forms used in administering the
				  regulation were filed by the agency. The forms are not being published;
				  however, online users of this issue of the Virginia Register of Regulations may
				  click on the name of a form with a hyperlink to access it. The forms are also
				  available from the agency contact or may be viewed at the Office of the
				  Registrar of Regulations, General Assembly Building, 2nd Floor, Richmond,
				  Virginia 23219.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 31 - LICENSING REGULATIONS › Form - FORMS (11VAC5-31)

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Retailer
				  License Application, VAL-0062 (rev. 9/14)
Retailer
				  Contract (rev. 1/14)
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-20 - Development of lottery games

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The director shall select, operate, and contract for the
				  operation of lottery games that meet the general criteria set forth in this
				  chapter and in applicable game rules.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-30 - Prize structure

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The prize structure for each lottery game shall be approved
				  in advance by the board and may be adjusted in accordance with policy adopted
				  by the board.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-40 - Chances of winning

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The director shall publicize the overall chances of winning a
				  prize in each lottery game. The chances may be printed or may be in electronic
				  form.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-50 - Ticket price

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A. The sale
				price of a lottery ticket for each game will be determined by the board. The
				ticket price shall not operate to prevent the sale of more than one lottery
				play on a single ticket.
B.
				Retailers shall sell tickets at the prices fixed by the board.
C. This section shall not apply to the
				redemption of a winning ticket, the prize for which is one or more free
				tickets.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-60 - Drawing and selling times

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A.
				Drawings shall be conducted at times and places designated by the director and
				publicly announced by the agency.
B. Retailers may sell tickets from new
				scratch games upon receipt of the tickets from the agency, but shall not sell
				tickets for a scratch game after the announced end of that game.
C. Retailers may sell computer-generated
				tickets up to a designated time prior to the drawing as specified in the
				computer-generated game rules. That time will be designated by the
				director.
Statutory Authority: § 58.1-4007 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-70 - Terminal ticket cancellation

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A ticket may be canceled in accordance with the procedures
				  contained in the rules for each game.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-80 - Scratcher returns

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A. Ticket
				sales to retailers are final. The agency will not accept returned, unsold
				tickets for credit except as specifically authorized by and provided for in the
				agency's procedures.
B. Once
				tickets are accepted by a retailer, the agency:
1. May hold the retailer financially
				responsible for the replacement of mutilated, damaged, or otherwise unaccounted
				for tickets.
2. Will not be
				responsible for lost, stolen, destroyed, or otherwise unaccounted for tickets,
				unless specifically authorized and provided for in the agency's
				procedures.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-90 - End of game; suspension

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Each lottery game will end on a date announced in advance by
				  the director. The director may suspend or terminate any lottery game without
				  advance notice if he finds that this action will best serve and protect the
				  public interest.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-100 - Validation requirements

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Prior to awarding a prize, the retailer or agency shall
				  validate the ticket or play as set out in this chapter and in any other manner
				  that the director may prescribe in the specific rules for the lottery game,
				  which shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. If the game rules specify that the
				physical ticket must be presented for validation then:
a. The original ticket must be presented for
				validation;
b. The ticket shall not
				be mutilated, altered, or tampered with in any manner. If a ticket is partially
				mutilated or if the ticket is not intact and cannot be validated through normal
				procedures but can still be validated by other validation tests, the director
				may pay the prize for that ticket;
c. The ticket may not be misregistered or
				defectively printed to an extent that it cannot be processed by the
				department;
d. The ticket shall
				pass all other confidential security checks of the agency;
e. The ticket validation number shall be
				present in its entirety; and
f. The
				ticket shall not be counterfeited, forged, fraudulently made, or a duplicate of
				another winning ticket.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-110 - Use of playslips

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A. A
				playslip issued by the agency may be used to select a player's choice or
				choices to be played in an agency-authorized computer gaming system. If a
				playslip is used to select the player's choice or choices for use in a computer
				gaming system, the playslip selections shall be manually or electronically
				marked as authorized by the agency's game rules and not marked by any
				electro-mechanical, electronic printing, or other automated device, except for
				play utilizing materials or systems developed by the agency.
B. Any playslip marked by methods other than
				those authorized by this chapter is invalid and subject to seizure by the
				department if presented for play at any lottery terminal. Any tickets produced
				from the use of invalid playslips are also invalid and subject to seizure by
				the agency.
C. Nothing in this
				chapter shall be deemed to prevent a person with a physical handicap who is
				unable to mark a playslip manually from using any device intended to permit
				such person to make such a mark for his sole personal use or benefit.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-120 - Replacement of ticket

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If a misprinted or otherwise defective ticket is purchased,
				  the agency's only liability or responsibility shall be to replace the
				  misprinted ticket with an unplayed ticket of equal price from the same or
				  another current game or to refund the purchase price of the defective
				  ticket.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-130 - Computer-generated winning tickets

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A.
				When more than one ticket containing the winning numbers is issued for the same
				drawing of the same game, the holder of each ticket is entitled only to his
				share of the prize, regardless of whether the other holders of tickets with the
				winning numbers actually claim their share of the prize.
B. The agency shall not redeem prizes for
				tickets that would have been winning tickets but for the fact that they have
				been canceled by the retailer unless specifically authorized by the
				director.
C. When the agency's
				internal controls indicate that a winning ticket was issued but no claim is
				made for the prize, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such ticket
				was in fact issued and the prize shall be paid in accordance with the
				provisions of § 58.1-4020 of the Code of Virginia and regulations of the
				agency.
Statutory Authority: § 58.1-4007 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-140 - Where prizes claimed

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Winners may claim game prizes as specified in this chapter or
				  in the game rules, including:
1. At
				agency headquarters;
2. At an
				agency customer service center;
3.
				From a cashing retailer;
4. By
				mail; or
5. At any other location
				specifically authorized by the agency.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-150 - Retailers' prize payment procedures

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Procedures for prize payments by retailers are as
				  follows:
1. Retailers may pay cash
				prizes in cash, by certified check, cashier's check, business check, money
				order, other cash equivalent or by any combination of these methods.
2. If a check for payment of a prize by a
				retailer to a claimant is denied for any reason, the retailer is subject to the
				same service charge, interest and penalty payments for referring a debt to the
				agency for collection that would apply if the check were made payable to the
				agency. A claimant whose prize check is denied shall notify the agency to
				obtain the prize.
3. During normal
				business hours of the lottery retailer with operational validation equipment by
				which the ticket claim can be validated, a lottery retailer shall pay any
				lottery prize of $600 or less, unless otherwise determined by the director,
				regardless of the location from which the winning ticket was
				purchased.
4. A prize claim shall
				be paid only at the location specified on the retailer's license or at a
				lottery office.
5. The agency will
				reimburse a retailer for all valid prizes paid by the retailer within the
				specified prize redemption period for the game from which the prize
				resulted.
6. In no case shall a
				retailer impose a fee, additional charge or discount for cashing a winning
				lottery game ticket.
7. Retailers
				who pay claims without validating the tickets do so at their own financial
				risk.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-160 - No reimbursement for retailer errors

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Unless otherwise determined by the director, the agency shall
				  not reimburse retailers for prize claims a retailer has paid in error or for
				  which a retailer failed to properly and completely validate the lottery game
				  tickets in accordance with agency procedures.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-170 - When prize shall be claimed from the agency

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A. The agency will pay prizes in any of the
				following circumstances:
1. If a retailer
				cannot validate a claim that the retailer otherwise would pay, the ticket
				holder shall present the original signed ticket to any agency office including
				the agency's headquarters or mail the signed ticket to the agency's
				headquarters;
2. If a ticket holder
				is unable to return to any retailer to claim a prize that the retailer
				otherwise would pay, the ticket holder may present the original signed ticket
				at any agency office or mail the signed ticket to the agency's
				headquarters;
3. If the prize
				amount is more than $600, the ticket holder may present the original signed
				ticket at any agency office or mail the signed ticket to the agency
				headquarters; or
4. Where an
				electronic entry or an electronic record of a ticket is permitted, a
				presentation of a physical ticket may not be required to claim a
				prize.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-180 - Agency action on claims for prizes submitted to agency

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A. The agency shall
				validate the winning ticket claim according to procedures contained in this
				chapter.
B. If the claim cannot be
				validated, the agency will promptly notify the ticket holder.
C. If the claim is mailed to the agency and
				the agency validates the claim, a check for the prize amount, merchandise, or
				experiential prizes will be presented or mailed to the winner.
D. If an individual presents a claim to the
				agency in person and the agency validates the claim, a check for the prize
				amount, merchandise, or experiential prizes will be presented to the
				winner.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-190 - Withholding, notification of prize payments

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A. When paying any prize in excess of $600,
				the agency shall:
1. File the appropriate
				income reporting forms with the Virginia Department of Taxation and the federal
				Internal Revenue Service; and
2.
				Withhold federal and state taxes from any winning ticket in accordance with the
				tax regulation in effect at the time.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-200 - Ticket is bearer instrument

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A ticket that has been legally issued by a licensed lottery
				  retailer is a bearer instrument until the ticket has been signed. The person
				  who signs the ticket or enters through an electronic validation process is
				  considered the owner of the ticket.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-210 - Payment made to bearer

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Payment of any prize will be made to the bearer of a
				  validated winning ticket for that prize upon submission of one or more of the
				  following, as required by the game rules:
1. The ticket.
2. Validation information.
3. Prize claim form, unless otherwise delayed
				in accordance with this chapter.
4.
				The bearer may be required to present proper identification.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-220 - How prize claim entered

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A prize claim shall be entered in the name of a natural
				  person as prescribed by § 58.1-4019B of the Code of Virginia. In all
				  cases, the identity and social security number of all natural persons who
				  receive a prize or share of a prize greater than $100 from a winning ticket
				  redeemed at any agency office shall be provided.
1. A nonresident alien shall furnish his
				Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Number.
2. Two or more natural persons claiming a
				single prize may file IRS Form 5754, "Statement by Person(s) Receiving Gambling
				Winnings," with the agency. This form designates to whom winnings are to be
				paid and the person or persons to whom winnings are taxable.
3. Two or more natural persons wishing to
				divide a jackpot prize shall complete an "Agreement to Share Ownership and
				Proceeds of Lottery Ticket" form. The filing of this form is an irrevocable
				election that may only be changed by an appropriate judicial order.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-230 - Delay of payment allowed

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A.
				Subject to the provisions in § 58.1-4013 D of the Code of Virginia, the
				director may refrain from making payment of a prize pending a final
				determination by the director under any of the following circumstances:
1. If a dispute arises, or it appears that a
				dispute may arise, relative to any ownership of a winning ticket or any
				prize;
2. If there is any question
				regarding the identity of the claimant;
3. If there is any question regarding the
				validity of any ticket presented for payment;
4. If there is any question whether a
				claimant has made a valid cash option election; or
5. If the claim is subject to any set off for
				delinquent debts owed to any agency eligible to participate in the Setoff Debt
				Collection Act (Article 21 (§ 58.1-520 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1
				of the Code of Virginia) if the agency has registered such debt with the
				Virginia Department of Taxation and timely notice of the debt has been
				furnished by the Virginia Department of Taxation to the department.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-240 - No accelerated payments

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Unless the cash option payment is selected by the player, or
				  unless otherwise permitted by federal or state law, the director shall not
				  accelerate payment of a prize for any reason.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-250 - Using winners' names and information

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The agency can use a winner's name and the city, town, or
				  county in which a winner lives, as well as the prizes won, for public
				  information purposes and to foster the integrity of the games. The agency may
				  require prize winners to participate in news conferences. The agency can use
				  the winner's information described in this section and winner's photographs for
				  public information or promotional purposes in mediums such as, but not limited
				  to, the agency's website (
www.valottery.com
), social media,
				  in-store, television, Internet, and radio. No consideration shall be paid by
				  the agency for these purposes.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-270 - When prize payable over time

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When a prize or share is to be paid over time, except for
				  the first payment, the director may round the actual amount of the prize or
				  share to the nearest $1,000 to facilitate purchase of an appropriate funding
				  mechanism.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-280 - When prize payable for "life."

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If a prize is advertised as payable for the life of the
				  winner, unless there is a cash option available selected by the winner or
				  winners at the time a claim is made, the prize will be payable in installments,
				  in accordance with the rules for the specific game, for the lifetime of the
				  winner . When the prize is won by two or more persons on a single ticket, each
				  winner's share of the prize shall expire upon his death, unless otherwise
				  specified in the game rules.
Statutory Authority
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-290 - Liability ends with prize payment

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All liability of the Commonwealth, its officials, officers
				  and employees, and of the agency, the board, the director and employees of the
				  agency, terminates upon final payment of a lottery prize, or sooner if so
				  provided in the game rules or these regulations.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-300 - Marking tickets prohibited; exceptions

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Marking of tickets in any way is prohibited except by a
				  player to play a game according to the rules of that specific game or to claim
				  a prize or by the agency or a retailer to identify or to void the
				  ticket.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS › Section 11VAC5-41-310 - Lost, stolen, or destroyed tickets

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The agency is not liable for lost, stolen, or destroyed
				  tickets. The director may honor a prize claim of an apparent winner who does
				  not possess the original ticket if the claimant is in possession of information
				  that demonstrates that the original ticket meets the following criteria and can
				  be validated through other means. Such information may include, but is not
				  limited to, the following:
1. The
				claim form, if required, and a photocopy of the ticket, or photocopy of the
				original claim form, if required, and ticket, are timely filed with the
				agency;
2. The prize for which the
				claim is filed is a winning prize that has not been claimed, as verified in the
				agency's records.
3. The claim is
				filed within the redemption period, as established by the game rules;
				and
4. Except in extenuating
				circumstances or for just cause as the director may deem appropriate, the
				redemption period for claims has expired.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007
					 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10,
					 11VAC5-11-20 ).
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other
					 sections).