Or. Admin. Code § 177-046-0100 - Ownership of Lottery Tickets and Shares

(1) Bearer Instrument: Except for a Lottery ticket or share claimed jointly in accordance with the provisions of OAR 177-046-0110(5), until such time as a name of an individual or individuals is placed upon a physical Lottery ticket or share, the ticket or share is a bearer instrument and is owned by the bearer of the ticket or share. When a name or names is placed on the ticket or share, the ticket or share ceases to be a bearer instrument and the individual whose name appears on the ticket or share is the owner of the ticket or share. Only a natural person at or above the age of game eligibility may own a ticket or share and claim a prize.

(2) Multiple Names: Multiple individuals at or above the age of game eligibility may jointly own, possess, and claim a prize as owners of a winning ticket or share as provided in OAR 177-046-0110(5). Multiple individuals hold the ticket or share as tenants in common. Multiple individuals may specify the percentage of ownership each person holds. Each person must hold $1.00 of the prize at a minimum.

(3) Notwithstanding sections (1) and (2) of this rule:

(a) Second Chance Drawing: Only one natural person can claim ownership of a non-winning ticket or share used to enter a second chance drawing. Non-winning tickets submitted and accepted as a valid entry in a Lottery second chance drawing cannot be jointly owned. Only the person who claims ownership may submit the non-winning ticket as an entry to a second chance drawing and only that person may claim the prize if the person's entry is selected as a winning entry in a second chance drawing.

(b) In the DraftKings Sportsbook, only the registrant of the player account can claim ownership of a prize on a winning bet purchased through the player account.

(c) Win for Life: Only one natural person can claim ownership of the Top Prize in Win for Life as described in OAR 177-094-0080.

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Or. Admin. Code § 177-046-0100

LOTT 12-2002(Temp), f. 9-6-02, cert. ef. 9-9-02 thru 3-6-03; LOTT 23-2002, f. & cert. ef. 11-25-02; LOTT 5-2008, f. 6-30-08, cert. ef. 7-1-08; LOTT 1-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-1-13 thru 7-27-13; LOTT 2-2013, f. 6-24-13, cert. ef. 7-1-13; LOTT 2-2019, temporary amend filed 10/01/2019, effective 10/01/2019 through 03/28/2020; LOTT 1-2020, amend filed 03/20/2020, effective 03/29/2020; LOTT 1-2021, amend filed 02/26/2021, effective 3/1/2021; LOTT 20-2021, temporary amend filed 12/17/2021, effective 12/17/2021 through 6/14/2022; LOTT 6-2022, amend filed 06/03/2022, effective 6/15/2022; LOTT 1-2024, amend filed 12/20/2024, effective 3/1/2025

Statutory/Other Authority: Or Const, Art XV, § 4(4)(a), 461.120, 461.130, 461.150, 461.230, 461.250, 461.260, 461.400 & 461.440

Statutes/Other Implemented: Or Const, Art XV, § 4(4), ORS 461.020, 461.200, 461.210, 461.220, 461.240, 461.120, 461.130, 461.150, 461.230, 461.250, 461.260, 461.400 & 461.440