16 Tex. Admin. Code § 401.301 - General Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Caption--The letters
appearing below the play symbols in the play area of a ticket that verify the
correctness of the play symbols.
(2) Certified drawing--A drawing in which a
lottery drawing representative and an independent certified public accountant
attest that the drawing equipment functioned properly and that a random
selection of a winning combination occurred.
(3) Claim center--A claims office of the
commission at which a claimant may claim a prize.
(4) Claim form--The printed form authorized
and provided by the commission that a claimant shall complete and submit to the
commission when claiming a prize.
(5) Claimant--A player who has submitted a
valid claim for payment within the required time frame.
(6) Commission--The Texas Lottery Commission.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, "commission" includes authorized
Texas Lottery commission staff members/employees.
(7) Current draw period--The period of time
in which the player selections and Quick Pick selections are accumulated into a
pool of plays eligible for winning in a drawing held at the end of the
designated period.
(8)
Director--The director of Lottery Operations of the Texas Lottery Commission
.
(9) Direct prize category
contribution--A specified percentage of net sales allocated to the prize
categories as described in the rules of the specific game being
played.
(10) Division--Lottery
Operations of the Texas Lottery Commission.
(11) Draw break--Time periods before a
drawing for a draw game during which no request for plays for that drawing may
be entered into the lottery gaming system.
(12) Draw game--A lottery game which utilizes
a computer system to administer plays, the type of game, and amount of play for
a specified drawing date, and in which a player either selects a combination of
numbers or allows number selection by a random number generator approved by the
commission, referred to as Quick Pick. The commission, or other authorized
entity, will conduct a drawing to determine the winning combination(s) in
accordance with the rules of the specific game being played and the draw
procedures for the specific game. Sometimes, draw games are called "on-line
games."
(13) Draw game ticket--A
ticket issued to a player, by a retailer, and generated by a terminal provided
by the commission or commission's vendor on official Texas Lottery paper stock,
or, for third-party point-of-sale systems approved by the commission, printed
on paper stock or otherwise issued in a manner approved by the commission to
provide tangible evidence of participation in a lottery game. That ticket shall
be the only acceptable evidence of the combination of digits, numbers, or
symbols selected. Draw game tickets may be purchased only from
retailers.
(14) Drawing--The
procedure by which the commission randomly selects winning combinations of
digits, numbers, or symbols in accordance with the rules of the game as set
forth in the rules of the specific game being played and the draw procedures
for the specific game.
(15) Drawing
pool--The amount of money available for all prize categories for a specific
drawing.
(16) Draw procedures--The
written document approved by the executive director that specifies the draw
procedures for a particular game, if a drawing is designed as part of the
game.
(17) Duplicate ticket--A
ticket produced by photograph, xerography, or any other method other than a
ticket generated by a terminal.
(18) Executive director--The executive
director of the Texas Lottery Commission.
(19) Game number--The number on the back of
the scratch ticket which refers to the number associated with the particular
scratch ticket game.
(20) Game
procedures--The written document approved by the director that includes, among
other things, the game name, how a prize is won, game prize structure, play
style, and eligibility for a drawing, if any.
(21) High-tier prize--A prize of $600 or
more.
(22) Indirect prize category
contribution--Amounts allocated from the roll-over and prize breakage for a
specific draw game drawing.
(23)
Invalid ticket--Any ticket that fails to meet all validation requirements of
the commission.
(24) Lottery gaming
system--The commission or commission's vendor's computer system consisting of
terminals, central processing equipment, and a communication network.
(25) Lottery retailer or retailer--A licensed
sales agent, as contemplated by Chapter 466, Government Code.
(26) Low-tier prize--A prize of less than
$25.
(27) Mid-tier prize--A prize
of $25 or more but less than $600.
(28) Minor--An individual younger than 18
years of age.
(29) Pack number--The
unique number on the back of the scratch ticket that designates the number of
the pack within a specific scratch ticket game.
(30) Play--A set of numbers that appear on a
ticket that are to be wagered by a player in a lottery game, or as otherwise
defined in a particular draw game rule.
(31) Playslip--The physical or electronic
means by which a player communicates their intended Play selection, plus any
game specific add-on features, to the retailer. A playslip has no pecuniary
value and shall not constitute evidence of ticket purchase or of numbers
selected.
(32) Play area--The
covered area of a scratch ticket that when removed, reveals the ticket play
symbols.
(33) Play style--The
method of play to determine a winner for an individual game.
(34) Play symbol--The printed data on a
scratch ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. The symbols
for individual games will be specified in individual scratch ticket game
procedures.
(35) Prize amounts--The
amount of money payable to each share in a prize category, the annuitized
future value of each share in a prize category, or the net present cash value
of each share in a prize category for each draw game drawing. Prize amounts are
calculated by dividing the prize category contribution, the annuitized future
value of the prize category contribution, or the net present cash value of the
prize category contribution by the number of shares determined for the prize
category.
(36) Prize breakage--The
money which is left over from the rounding down of the pari-mutuel prize levels
to the next lowest whole dollar amount or money which is in excess of the
amount needed to pay a prize.
(37)
Prize category--The matching combinations of numbers and their corresponding
prize levels as described in rules for the specific game being
played.
(38) Prize category
contributions--Refers to contributions for each drawing to each prize category,
including direct and indirect prize category contributions.
(39) Prize fund--The monies allocated to be
returned to players in winning tickets within a specific scratch ticket
game.
(40) Prize pool--In a draw
game, the total amount of money available for prizes as a percentage of the
total sales for the current draw period.
(41) Prize structure--The number, value,
prize payout percentage, and odds of winning prizes for an individual game as
approved by the executive director.
(42) Promotion--One or more events
coordinated or conducted by the commission at retail sites, fairs, festivals
and other appropriate venues, or in conjunction with one or more particular
Texas Lottery games, to educate players about Texas Lottery products and/or
sell Texas Lottery games through a retailer in specific markets to maximize
Texas Lottery sales and statewide awareness.
(43) Promotional drawing--A drawing in which
qualified contestants are awarded prizes in a random manner in accordance with
the procedures set forth for a specific promotion.
(44) Quick Pick--A play option that generates
random numbers in a manner approved by the commission.
(45) Roll-over--The amount in a specific draw
game prize pool category resulting from no matching combinations and/or prize
breakage from the previous drawing.
(46) Sales agent--A person licensed under the
State Lottery Act to sell Texas Lottery tickets.
(47) Scratch ticket--A scratch ticket lottery
game, developed and offered for sale to the public in accordance with
commission rules, that is played by revealing the ticket play
symbols.
(48) Shares--In a draw
game, the total number of matching combinations within each prize category as
determined for each drawing.
(49)
Terminal--A device authorized by the commission for the purpose of issuing draw
game tickets and/or validating claims, including the commission or commission's
vendor's computer hardware as well as commission-authorized third-party
point-of-sale systems.
(50)
Third-party point-of-sale systems--Self-contained computerized equipment (not
owned or operated by the commission or lottery operator) that performs
sales-related tasks at a licensed lottery ticket retailer's checkout counter
and that has the sole Texas Lottery-related purpose of selling lottery tickets
. Third-party point-of-sale systems will only perform the same lottery-related
tasks as terminals owned or operated by the commission or lottery operator and
may not issue electronic tickets or display outcomes for draw games using
casino-style graphics of any kind. Third-party point-of-sale systems do not
include any gambling device.
(51)
Ticket--Any tangible evidence issued to provide participation in a lottery game
or activity authorized by the State Lottery Act.
(52) Ticket bearer--The person who has signed
the ticket or who has possession of an unsigned ticket.
(53) Ticket number--The number on the back of
the scratch ticket that refers to the ticket sequence within a specific pack of
a scratch ticket game.
(54)
Validation number--The unique number sequence printed on a ticket that provides
for the verification of the ticket as a valid winner.
(55) Valid ticket--A ticket which meets all
specifications and validation requirements and entitles the holder to a
specific prize amount.
(56) Void
ticket--Any ticket that is stolen, unissued, illegible, mutilated, altered,
counterfeit in whole or part, misregistered, defective, incomplete, printed or
produced in error, multiply printed, fails any of the commission's confidential
validation tests, or is a ticket produced by or for the commission for
education and training purposes.
(57) Winning combination--One or more digits,
numbers, or symbols randomly selected by the commission in a drawing which has
been certified.
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