Washington Administrative Code › Title 315 - Lottery Commission › Chapter 315-10 - Instant games-General rules › Section 315-10-075 - Claiming an instant game prize

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Procedures for claiming instant game prizes are as
				follows:
(1) To claim an instant game
			 prize of $600.00 or less the claimant may either present the apparent winning
			 ticket to any lottery retailer regardless of where the ticket was purchased, or
			 may present the apparent winning ticket to the lottery by mail or in person.
			 When a retailer is presented with a claim under this section, the retailer
			 shall verify the claim and, if acceptable, make payment of the amount due the
			 claimant. The prizes shall be paid during all normal business hours of that
			 retailer provided that claims can be validated on the lottery's terminal. The
			 retailer shall not charge the claimant any fee for payment of the prize or for
			 cashing a business check drawn on the retailer's account.
(2) In the event the retailer cannot verify
			 the claim, the claimant shall present a claim to the lottery by mail or in
			 person. If the claim is validated by the lottery, funds shall be forwarded to
			 the claimant in payment of the amount due. In the event that the claim is not
			 validated by the director, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be
			 promptly notified.
(3) To claim an
			 instant prize of more than $600.00, the claimant shall complete a claim form,
			 as provided in WAC
			 315-06-120, which is obtained
			 from the lottery retailer or the lottery and mail or present in person the
			 completed form together with the apparent winning ticket to the lottery. Upon
			 validation by the director, funds shall be forwarded or presented to the
			 claimant in payment of the amount due, less any applicable federal income tax
			 withholding and deductions pursuant to
			 RCW  67.70.255 and WAC
			 315-06-125. In the event that the
			 claim is not validated by the director, the claim shall be denied and the
			 claimant shall be promptly notified.
(4) To claim an instant prize pursuant to WAC
			 315-10-070(2),
			 the claimant shall notify the lottery of the claim and request reconstruction
			 of the ticket not later than one hundred eighty days after the official end of
			 that instant game or one hundred eighty days from purchase of a computer
			 generated ticket. If the director authorizes reconstruction, the ticket shall
			 not be validated nor the prize paid prior to one hundred eighty days following
			 the official end of that instant game or one hundred eighty days from purchase
			 of a computer generated ticket. A ticket(s) validated pursuant to WAC
			 315-10-070(2) shall not entitle the claimant entry into the grand prize drawing, if any, for
			 that or any subsequent instant game.
(5) Any ticket not passing all the validation
			 checks specified by the director is invalid and ineligible for any prize and
			 shall not be paid. However, the director may, solely at his or her option,
			 replace an invalid ticket with an unplayed ticket (or tickets of equivalent
			 sales price from any other current game). In the event a defective ticket is
			 purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the director shall be the
			 replacement of the defective ticket with another unplayed ticket (or tickets of
			 equivalent sale price from any other current game).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW 67.70.040. 08-11-043, §
										315-10-075,
				  filed 5/14/08, effective 6/14/08. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  67.70 RCW. 05-11-049,
				  §
										315-10-075, filed 5/13/05, effective 6/13/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW 67.70.040. 97-04-047, §
										315-10-075,
				  filed 1/31/97, effective 3/3/97.