SECTION 429:15-1-6. Ticket validation requirements

(a)   Each Instant Game ticket shall be validated according to OLC validation procedures prior to payment of a prize.

(b)   An Instant Game ticket shall comply with all of the following:

(1)   The ticket shall not be stolen or appear on any list of printer omitted tickets on file with the OLC;

(2)   The ticket shall not be counterfeit or forged, in whole or in part;

(3)   The ticket shall not be mutilated, altered, or unreadable;

(4)   The ticket shall have been issued by the OLC in an authorized manner;

(5)   The ticket shall pass the confidential OLC validation and security tests appropriate to the applicable play style;

(6)   The validation number of an apparent winning ticket shall appear on the OLC's official file of validation numbers of winning tickets. A ticket with that validation number shall not have been paid previously;

(7)   The ticket shall be intact, and not miscut, and have exactly one play symbol and exactly one caption in each of the play spots, exactly one pack number, exactly one ticket number, exactly one retailer validation code, and exactly one validation number on the ticket;

(8)   The game, pack, ticket, and validation numbers must be present in their entirety and be fully legible. The validation numbers shall correspond, using the OLC's files, to the play symbols on the ticket;

(9)   The play symbols, captions, validation number, retailer validation code, pack number, and ticket number must be right side up and not reversed in any manner;

(10)   The ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered, defective, or printed or produced in error;

(11)   Each of the play symbols must be exactly one of those described in the Instant Games Procedures, and each of the captions must be exactly one of those described in the Instant Games Procedures;

(12)   Each of the play symbols on the ticket must be printed in the correct symbol font and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the OLC. Each of the captions must be printed in the caption font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the OLC. The retailer validation code must be printed in the retailer validation code font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the OLC. The validation number must be printed in the validation number font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the OLC;

(13)   The display printing must be regular in every respect and correspond precisely with the artwork on file at the OLC.

(c)   Any ticket not passing all of the validation tests and requirements is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. The OLC may, in its sole discretion, reimburse the player for the cost of the void ticket. This shall be the claimant's only remedy.

(d)   If a defective ticket is purchased by a player, the only OLC liability shall be reimbursement for the cost of the defective ticket.

[Source: Added at 23 Ok Reg 180, eff 10-10-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 2783, eff 6-25-06]