N.D. Admin Code 10-16-03-08.1 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Pick and Click online play

1. A player shall purchase an online play only from, and the financial transaction for that online play must be only with, the lottery through the North Dakota Lottery Players Club® website and payment processor. A player may use automated clearinghouse, debit card, or authorized credit card to pay for an online play.

2. An individual must be at least eighteen years of age.

3. An individual shall provide the following information when registering as a player, or a member of a group, for the lottery online play service:

a. Name;

b. Address;

c. Date of birth;

d. Telephone number;

e. Valid email address; and

f. Last four digits of their social security number.

4. An individual, whether individually or as a member of a group, must be physically located within the borders of North Dakota and shall pass all verification processes used by the lottery during the player's registration process.

5. A player may purchase one or more online plays for one or more games. Each online play is limited to one play for a draw for one game. A player may purchase an online play for up to fifty-two weeks. An online play is not refundable or cancelable by a player unless the game group makes a matrix change to the game at which time, the online play would be canceled by the lottery and funds used to purchase the online play would be refunded to the player's deposit account through the lottery's online play service, based on the number of draws actually held under the former game matrix in relation to the total number of draws purchased.

6. To be valid, an online play must be properly and validly registered with the lottery on its player data base at its central computer site which meets the requirements established by the product group and MUSL security and integrity committee. All data on a player is confidential.

7. The owner of an online play is the individual whose name is validly and properly registered with the lottery. However, the lottery may split a prize among two or more individuals who are registered members of a group play.

8. After the lottery properly and validly registers an online play, the lottery shall send a confirmation email to the player. The confirmation email is the player's evidence of an actual play in a draw and there is no actual ticket. The confirmation email must include:

a. Name of game. For the game of POWERBALL®, indication of whether the play has the power play option. For the game of LOTTO AMERICA®, indication whether the play has the All Star Bonus® option;

b. Number of and starting and ending dates of the draws;

c. Numbers, letters, or symbols of the play;

d. The player is responsible for ensuring that all player information and game play numbers, letters, or symbols are correct; and

e. Explanation of how a prize will be awarded.

9. Except as provided by subsection 10, an online play is valid for only the date range of draws specified in the confirmation email. The effective date of a new online play will be valid for the present draw in the game, if it is purchased by 8:30 p.m. central time for LUCKY FOR LIFE® or by 8:58 p.m. central time for POWERBALL®, LOTTO AMERICA®, MEGA MILLIONS®, and 2BY2®.

10. If the value of a prize on a winning POWERBALL®, LOTTO AMERICA®, MEGA MILLIONS®, LUCKY FOR LIFE®, or 2BY2® online play for a draw is:

a. Less than six hundred dollars, the lottery shall automatically deposit the funds into the player's winning account.

b. Equal to or more than six hundred dollars, the lottery shall contact the player by email and phone to arrange payment of the prize, less withholding of income tax required by federal or state law and any debt setoff according to North Dakota Century Code section 53-12.1-12.

11. If the owner of an online play changes the owner's name, the owner shall provide the lottery with a notarized letter of the change. If the owner of an online play dies, the lawful representative of the owner's estate shall provide the lottery with a notarized statement of the death and the lottery shall change the ownership of the online play to "The Estate of" the owner.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 10-16-03-08.1

Effective November 8, 2005; amended effective January 3, 2008; November 1, 2008; July 1, 2010; October 19, 2013. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2015-355, January 2015, effective 7/6/2014. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-359, January 2016, effective 1/31/2016. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-362, October 2016, effective 2/1/2016. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 367, January 2018, effective 10/29/2017. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 370, October 2018, effective 5/14/2018. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 373, July 2019, effective 7/1/2019. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2025-396, July 2025, effective 7/1/2025.

General Authority: NDCC 53-12.1-13

Law Implemented: NDCC 53-12.1-01, 53-12.1-02, 53-12.1-03, 53-12.1-08, 53-12.1-13