West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 179 - Lottery Commission › Title 179 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY › Series 179-01 - West Virginia Lottery State Lottery Rules › Section 179-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. "Act" or
				"State Act" means the State Lottery Act, West Virginia Code §
									29-22-1
et seq
.
2.2.
				"Agency" and "Lottery" mean the State Lottery, its Director and the State
				Lottery Commission and its Commissioners which operate and administer the West
				Virginia State Lottery, pursuant to authority granted under the Act.
2.3. "Bank" means and includes all commercial
				banks, mutual savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions,
				trust companies, and any other type or form of banking institution organized
				under the authority of the State of West Virginia or the United States of
				America whose principal place of business is within the State of West Virginia
				and which is designated to perform banking institution functions, activities,
				or service in connection with the operations of the Lottery for the deposit and
				handling of lottery funds, the accounting of the funds and the safekeeping of
				records.
2.4. "Bar code validation"
				means a system which allows any winning lottery ticket, printed with computer
				readable bar codes to be read electronically.
2.5. "Bonus-Incentive Plan" means one or more
				incentive plans the Commission may develop as additional compensation for the
				agents and retailers. The bonuses and incentives combined may not exceed one
				percent (1%) of annual gross sales from lotteries authorized pursuant to W.Va.
				Code §
									29-22-1
et seq
.
2.6.
				"Certification" means a multi-state lottery association declaration of the
				number of winners and authorization of the payment of prizes for the PowerBall
				game and winners of any other game offered through a multi-state lottery
				association of which the West Virginia Lottery is a member.
2.7. "Certified Drawing" means a number
				selection event about which the Lottery and an independent certified public
				accountant attest that the drawing equipment functioned properly and that a
				random selection of a winning combination occurred.
2.8. "Commission" or "State Lottery
				Commission" means the State Lottery Commission created by the State Lottery
				Act.
2.9. "Depository" means any
				person, including a bank or state agency, or lottery Vendor of Record
				performing activities or services in connection with the operation of the
				Lottery for the deposit and handling of lottery funds, the accounting for
				lottery funds, and the safekeeping of lottery tickets or record of
				play.
2.10. "Director" means the
				individual appointed by the Governor to provide management and administration
				necessary to direct the Lottery office or any other person to whom the
				Director's authority is lawfully delegated.
2.11. "Dormant account" means an iLottery
				account, which has had no patron initiated activity for a period of sixteen
				(16) months.
2.12. "Drawing" means
				the procedure determined by the Director by which the Lottery selects the
				winning combination in accordance with the game rules of the particular lottery
				game.
2.13. "Draw Game" means a
				lottery game in which a player pays a fee to a lottery agent and selects a
				combination of digits, numbers, or symbols, the type and amount of play, and
				the drawing date, and receives a computer-generated lottery ticket with those
				selections recorded for a drawing.
2.14. "Employee of the Agency" means a person
				who is an employee of the agency and the commission unless the context clearly
				indicates otherwise.
2.15. "Game"
				means any individual or particular type of lottery authorized by the
				agency.
2.16. "iLottery" and/or
				"interactive Lottery" means a system that provides for the distribution of
				lottery products through numerous channels that include, but are not limited
				to, web applications, mobile applications, mobile web, tablets and social media
				platforms that allow a registered iLottery player to interface through a portal
				for the purpose of obtaining lottery products and ancillary services, such as
				account management, game purchase, game play and prize redemption.
2.17. "Instant Game" means a game in which a
				lottery ticket is purchased and upon removal of a latex covering on the front
				of the lottery ticket or the opening of the sealed lottery ticket, the ticket
				bearer determines his or her winnings, if any, which are payable upon
				presentation to a lottery retailer or to the Lottery for payment.
2.18. "Lottery Game" means the public gaming
				system or games established and operated by the Lottery office.
2.19. "Lottery Retailer" and/or "Sales Agent"
				means any person or third party, not including Special Licensed
				Retailers
,
licensed by the Commission to sell and
				dispense lottery tickets and materials or lottery games, and to operate
				electronic terminals and lottery games for sales and dispensing, unless
				otherwise authorized.
2.20.
				"Lottery Ticket" or "Tickets" means a printed card or slip, formally known as a
				ticket, or other tangible evidence of participation used in any lottery game or
				gaming system, including but not limited to iLottery, instant and draw
				games.
2.21. "Multi-factor
				authentication" means a type of strong authentication that uses two of the
				following to verify a patron's identity:
2.21.1. Information known only to the patron,
				such as a password, pattern, or answers to challenge questions; or
2.21.2. An item possessed by a patron such as
				an electronic token, physical token or an identification card; or
2.21.3. A patrons biometric data, such as
				fingerprints, facial or voice recognition.