961 CMR, § 2.27 - Price of Tickets - Limitations
(1) No person may sell a ticket at a price
other than that established in accordance with
961 CMR
2.00, unless so authorized in writing by the Director.
The Lottery may, authorized by the Director in writing, permit the use of
Lottery tickets for Lottery promotions, as defined by
961 CMR 2.03 at such
price, if any, to be set by the Director, for a limited purpose, and which the
rules of such promotion shall be approved in writing by the Director. No person
other than a duly licensed Lottery Sales Agent may sell Lottery tickets, except
that nothing in 961 CMR 2.27 shall be construed to prevent a person who may
lawfully purchase tickets from making a gift of Lottery tickets to another.
Nothing in 961 CMR 2.27 shall be construed to prohibit the Lottery from
designating certain of its Sales Agents and employees to sell Lottery tickets
directly to the public.
(2) Lottery
tickets may be given by merchants as a means of promoting goods or services to
customers or prospective customers contingent upon such persons purchase of
some other article provided any monetary consideration paid for such article is
at least four times the sales price of the ticket given.
(3) Lottery tickets may be given by merchants
as a means of promoting goods or services to customers or prospective customers
contingent upon such persons performing some minimum activity required by the
merchant such as taking a test ride in a vehicle held for sale by the merchant,
opening a new bank account, or the like.
(4) In no event may the gift of a Lottery
ticket be used as an inducement to solicit the sale or lease of goods or the
rendering of services which sale, lease or rendering is to be bound by a
contract which is subject to M.G.L. c. 93, § 48.
(5) A Sales Agent shall not sell a ticket to
any person younger than 18 years old, unless otherwise permitted by law, nor
may he or she sell a ticket away from the locations listed in his or her
license.
(6) No person may use or
permit his or her ticket to be used in any drawing or in any other game of
chance, however, it may be described, except for the purpose of the Lottery as
defined in
961 CMR 2.03, except
that tickets may be given as prizes in a raffle conducted pursuant to M.G.L. c.
271, § 7A, or, with the written permission of the Director, as prizes in
commercial promotions when no additional monetary consideration is required for
the opportunity to win a prize.
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