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 179-1-6 - Draw games

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
6.1. The
				Director may select, operate and contract for the operation of draw games which
				meet the criteria generally set forth in this subsection.
6.1.a. The base price of a draw game lottery
				ticket shall not be less than fifty cents (.50).
6.1.b. The manner and frequency of drawings
				may vary with the type of draw games.
6.1.c. The times, locations, and drawing
				procedures shall be determined by the Director.
6.1.d. A ticket bearer entitled to a prize
				shall submit the winning lottery ticket as specified by the Director. The
				winning lottery ticket shall be validated by the Lottery's administrative staff
				or by a licensed lottery sales agent through use of the validation number and
				any other means as specified by the Director.
6.1.e. At the Director's discretion, a draw
				game may include a prize drawing or drawings as well as other methods of
				awarding the moneys accumulated in the unclaimed prize fund which will also
				stimulate the broad variety of games offered by the West Virginia Lottery. The
				Director shall follow Commission procedure for the payment of additional prizes
				from the unclaimed prize fund within the game rules structure.
6.1.f. Procedures for claiming draw game
				prizes are as follows:
6.1.f.1. To claim a
				draw game prize of six hundred dollars ($600.00) or less within one hundred
				eighty (180) days of the drawing, the claimant shall present the winning draw
				game lottery ticket to any lottery sales agent or to the Lottery.
6.1.f.1.A. If the claim is presented to a
				licensed lottery sales agent, the licensed lottery sales agent shall validate
				the claim. If the lottery ticket is determined to be a winning lottery ticket,
				the licensed lottery sales agent shall make payment of the amount due the
				claimant. If the licensed lottery sales agent cannot validate the claim, the
				claimant may obtain and complete a claim form and submit it with the disputed
				lottery ticket to the Lottery by mail or in person. Upon determination that the
				lottery ticket is a winning lottery ticket, the Lottery shall present or mail a
				check, initiate an EFT and/or an ACH payment, or credit an established iLottery
				account to the claimant for the amount due. If the lottery ticket is determined
				to be a nonwinning ticket, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be
				promptly notified. Nonwinning lottery tickets shall not be returned to the
				claimant.
6.1.f.1.B. If the claim
				is presented to the Lottery, the claimant shall complete a claim form, as
				provided by the Director, and submit it with the winning lottery ticket to the
				Lottery by mail or in person. Upon determination that the lottery ticket is a
				winning lottery ticket, the Lottery shall present or mail a check, initiate an
				EFT and/or an ACH payment, or credit an established iLottery account to the
				claimant for the amount due, less any applicable federal and state income tax
				withholdings and less any withholding requested by the child support
				enforcement division. If the ticket is determined to be a non-winning lottery
				ticket, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be promptly notified.
				Non-winning lottery tickets shall not be returned to the claimant.
6.1.f.2. To claim a draw game
				prize of more than six hundred dollars ($600), within the limit of one hundred
				eighty (180) days after the date of the drawing, the claimant shall obtain and
				complete a claim form, as provided by the Director, and submit it with the
				winning lottery ticket to the Lottery by mail or in person. Upon determination
				that the ticket is a winning ticket, the Lottery shall present or mail a check,
				initiate an EFT and/or an ACH payment, or credit an established iLottery
				account to the claimant for the amount due, less any applicable federal and
				state income tax withholdings and less any delinquent child or spousal support
				obligation claimed by the bureau for child support enforcement. If the lottery
				ticket is determined to be a non-winning ticket, the claim shall be denied and
				the claimant shall be promptly notified. Non-winning lottery tickets shall not
				be returned to the claimant.