16 Tex. Admin. Code § 401.305 - "Lotto Texas" Draw Game Rule
(a)
Lotto Texas®. The executive director is
authorized to conduct a game known as "Lotto Texas." The executive director may
issue further directives for the conduct of Lotto Texas that are consistent
with this rule. In the case of conflict, this rule takes precedence over §
401.304 of this title (relating to
Draw Game Rules (General)). Lotto Texas consists of a base game for which plays
may be purchased for the opportunity to win prizes during drawings in
accordance with this section. Lotto Texas With
Extra!® is an add-on feature that allows players
who purchase this feature to increase non-jackpot prize amounts.
(b) Definitions. In addition to the
definitions provided in §
401.301 of this title (relating to
General Definitions), and unless the context in this rule otherwise requires,
the following definitions apply:
(1) Lotto
Texas Play--A Lotto Texas Play refers to the selection of six different numbers
from 1 to 54 for one opportunity to win a prize in the Lotto Texas base game
and the purchase of a ticket evidencing that selection. A Lotto Texas With
Extra! Play refers to a play purchased as part of the Extra! feature fully
described in subsection (g) of this section.
(2) Playboard--A field of 54 numbers from 1
to 54 found on the playslip.
(3)
Roll cycle--A series of drawings that ends when there is a drawing for which
one or more tickets are sold that match the six numbers drawn in the Lotto
Texas base game drawing. A new roll cycle begins with the next Lotto Texas base
game drawing after one or more tickets are sold that match the six numbers
drawn in the drawing.
(c)
Lotto Texas Plays and tickets.
(1) A Lotto
Texas base game ticket may be sold only by a retailer and only at the location
listed on the retailer's license. A ticket sold by a person other than a
retailer is not valid.
(2) The
price of a single play for the Lotto Texas base game is $1.
(3) A player may use a single playslip or
other commission-approved method of play to purchase the same Lotto Texas or
Lotto Texas With Extra! Play(s) for up to 15 consecutive drawings, to begin
with the next drawing after the purchase.
(4) At the time of making a play, a player
may select the option for payment of the cash value or annuitized payments of a
share of the jackpot if the play is a winning play. If no selection is made,
payment option will be as described in the chart below:
(5) A retailer shall issue a
ticket as evidence of one or more plays. A ticket must show the numbers
selected for each play, the number of plays, the draw date(s) for which the
plays were purchased, the cost of the ticket, the jackpot payment option, and
the security and transaction serial numbers. Tickets must be printed 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.
(6) An unsigned
winning ticket is payable to the holder or bearer of the ticket if the ticket
meets all applicable validation requirements.
(d) Drawings.
(1) Lotto Texas base game drawings shall be
held each week on the days and at times specified by the executive
director.
(2) Six different numbers
from 1 to 54 shall be drawn at each drawing.
(3) Numbers drawn must be certified by the
commission in accordance with the commission's draw procedures.
(4) The numbers selected in each drawing
shall be used to determine all winning plays for that drawing.
(5) Each drawing shall be witnessed by an
independent certified public accountant. All drawing equipment used shall be
examined by a commission drawings representative and the independent certified
public accountant immediately before each drawing and immediately after each
drawing.
(e) Lotto Texas
Advertised Jackpots. For the Lotto Texas base game drawing, the commission
shall approve a jackpot amount to be advertised in a manner prescribed by
written procedure. The advertised amount shall be an amount payable in 30
annual installments. To the extent that advertised amount is based on projected
sales, the projections shall be fair and reasonable. The commission may approve
an increase in the amount of the jackpot originally advertised for a drawing if
the increase is supported by reasonable sales projections and is prescribed by
written procedure.
(f) Lotto Texas
Prizes. The following prizes are intended for the Lotto Texas base game drawing
only.
(1) Jackpot prize (first prize).
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket for a
play matching (in any order) the six numbers drawn in a drawing is entitled to
a share of the jackpot prize (first prize) for the drawing.
(B) The jackpot prize for a drawing is the
greater of:
(i) 40.47 percent of the proceeds
from Lotto Texas ticket sales for all drawings in the roll cycle and any
earnings on an investment of all or part of the proceeds from ticket sales,
paid in 30 annual installments; or
(ii) The amount advertised in accordance with
subsection (e) of this section as the estimated jackpot for the drawing, paid
in 30 annual installments.
(C) Except as provided by subparagraph (F) of
this paragraph, a person who is entitled to a share of a jackpot prize and who
opted for annualized installment payments, shall receive payment in 30 annual
installments.
(D) The first
installment payment shall be made upon completion of commission validation
procedures. The subsequent 29 installment payments shall be made annually on
the 15th day of the month in which the applicable drawing occurred.
(E) The second through 29th installment
payments shall be in equal amounts. The first installment payment may be equal
to or higher than the subsequent installment payments.
(F) If a person would otherwise receive total
installment payments of $2 million or less, the commission shall pay the
person, upon completion of all validation procedures, a single payment in the
amount of the cash value of those total installment payments. The cash value is
the cost on the first business day after the applicable drawing of funding
those installment payments.
(G) A
person who is entitled to a share of the jackpot and who selected the cash
value option, or for whom the cash value option was automatically selected
shall receive the greater of the following two amounts:
(i) a share of 40.47 percent of the proceeds
from Lotto Texas ticket sales; or
(ii) the cost on the day after the drawing of
funding a share of installment payments under subparagraph (B)(ii) of this
paragraph.
(H) A payment
under subparagraph (G) of this paragraph shall be made upon completion of
commission validation procedures.
(I) Any investment necessary to fund a
jackpot prize shall be made on the first business day after a drawing for which
one or more tickets were sold that match the six numbers drawn in the
drawing.
(J) A claim for a jackpot
prize must be presented at the Austin claim center.
(K) If 40.47 percent of the proceeds from
Lotto Texas ticket sales is not sufficient to pay a jackpot prize, the
commission shall use funds from other authorized sources, including the State
Lottery Account as identified in Government Code, §
466.355.
(2) Second prize.
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket for a
play matching (in any order) five of the six numbers drawn in a drawing is
entitled to a share of the second prize for that drawing.
(B) The second prize consists of 2.23 percent
of the proceeds from Lotto Texas ticket sales for the drawing and any amounts
carried forward under subparagraph (D) of this paragraph.
(C) A payment made to a person for a share of
the second prize for a drawing shall be rounded to the closest whole dollar
amount. An amount of exactly fifty cents shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole dollar amount.
(D) Any part
of the second prize for a drawing that is not paid in prizes shall be carried
forward and shall become part of the second prize for the next
drawing.
(3) Third prize.
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket for a
play matching (in any order) four of the six numbers drawn in a drawing is
entitled to a share of the third prize for that drawing.
(B) The third prize consists of 3.28 percent
of the proceeds from Lotto Texas ticket sales for the drawing and any amounts
carried forward under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this paragraph.
(C) A payment made to a person for a share of
the third prize for a drawing shall be rounded to the closest whole dollar
amount. An amount of exactly fifty cents shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole dollar amount.
(D) Any part
of the third prize for a drawing that is not paid in prizes shall be carried
forward and shall become part of the third prize for the next
drawing.
(4) Fourth
prize.
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket
for a play matching (in any order) three of the six numbers drawn in a drawing
is entitled to a guaranteed prize of $3.
(B) If 4.02 percent of the proceeds from
Lotto Texas ticket sales is not sufficient to pay all fourth prizes for a draw,
the commission shall use funds from other authorized sources, including the
State Lottery Account as identified in Government Code, §
466.355.
(C) To the extent that the total amount of
fourth prizes for a drawing is less than 4.02 percent of the proceeds from
ticket sales for the drawing, the difference shall be carried forward to fund
future fourth prize payments.
(5) A person may win only one prize per play
per drawing. A player who holds a valid ticket for a winning play is entitled
to the highest prize for that play.
(6) A share of a prize is determined by
dividing the prize by the number of winning plays for that prize.
(7) Jackpot payment amounts are calculated on
the first business day after the applicable drawing. A claimant is not entitled
to interest or other earnings on those amounts, regardless of when the claim is
actually presented and regardless of the dates on which payments are
made.
(g) Lotto Texas
With Extra!.
(1) A Lotto Texas player may
purchase the Extra! feature by paying an additional $1 per play at the time of
his/her Lotto Texas base game ticket purchase.
(2) Extra! offers players a chance to
increase the amount of any of the non-jackpot prizes won in a Lotto Texas base
game drawing, and to win a prize for matching two of the six numbers drawn. The
Extra! feature does not apply to a Lotto Texas base game jackpot prize (match
six-of-six).
(3) A Lotto Texas Play
that wins one of the non-jackpot prizes or matches two of the six numbers
drawn, and for which the player paid an additional $1 for Extra!, shall be paid
as follows:
(h) Lotto Texas Jackpot
information on commission website.
(1) After
the commission has approved an advertised estimated annuitized jackpot under
subsection (e) of this section, the commission shall post the following
information on the agency website:
(A) the
amount of ticket sales, if any, for previous drawings in the roll
cycle;
(B) the amount of projected
ticket sales for the upcoming drawing;
(C) investment information used to determine
the advertised estimated jackpot; and
(D) other information used to determine the
advertised estimated jackpot.
(2) After the commission determines that one
or more tickets have been sold that match the six numbers drawn in a drawing,
the commission shall post on the agency website information used to calculate
the Lotto Texas base game jackpot prize.
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