Iowa Admin. Code r. 701-1106.2 - [Effective 3/26/2025] Computerized lottery definitions
As used in this chapter:
"Central computer" means a computer system designated to control, monitor, and communicate with lottery terminals and self-service kiosks and to record the transactions processed by that lottery equipment.
"Drawing" means the process used to randomly select winning numbers or entries.
"Easy pick" means the random selection by the terminal or self-service kiosk of a valid play for the game that was selected.
"Game" means any computerized game conducted by the lottery.
"Instant ticket vending machine" means a vending machine or self-service kiosk that dispenses printed paper lottery tickets, with or without a scratch-off area.
"Online vending machine" means a vending machine that prints and dispenses tickets or shares that have been determined to be winning or losing tickets or shares by a predetermined pool drawing machine prior to the dispensing of the tickets or shares.
"Play(s)" means the selection of an appropriate number of available variables that constitutes a valid entry in the game or the purchase of a ticket or share with a sequentially generated variable appearing on the face of the ticket or share that constitutes a valid entry in a pool exhaustion game.
"Play slip" means a card used by the player in marking a player's plays.
"Pool exhaustion game" means a game where a predetermined pool of plays is established.
"Predetermined pool drawing machine" means a computer or other device external to a lottery terminal, instant ticket vending machine, self-service kiosk or online vending machine, that predetermines winning and losing tickets or shares, assigns them to preprogrammed and prepackaged sequential electronic pool files and subsequently utilizes the files in production and distribution of electronic game cards and paper game tickets or shares produced in manufactured packs or through lottery terminals or vending machines.
"Terminal" means a device that is authorized by the lottery division to function with a central computer system for the purpose of issuing, entering, receiving, and processing lottery transactions.
"Vending machine" means a lottery ticket or share dispensing machine either with a mechanical operating mechanism or with computer components that perform accounting functions and activate the ticket or share dispensing mechanism.
"Winning numbers" means the selection of an appropriate number of the variables, randomly selected at each drawing, that are used to determine winning plays contained on a game ticket or share.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 99G.3 and 99G.9(2).
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