SECTION 429:20-1-2. Definitions

  In addition to terms defined in the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act, the following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Act" means the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act.

"Active Game" means a lottery game currently available for sale from the Oklahoma Lottery Commission.

"Activated Pack" means the status of a pack of tickets which indicates to the OLC that tickets are being sold from that pack.

"Altered Ticket" means any ticket intentionally changed by a player or by other persons or means in an attempt to make the ticket appear as a winning ticket.

"Authorized Location" means a business authorized by a contract with OLC to sell OLC Lottery products. "Authorized Location" and "Authorized Retailer" are synonymous terms.

"Automatic Win Symbol" means any symbol that, when revealed under the removable covering on an instant ticket, automatically wins a prize for the player.

"Breaks" means a gap of one or more numbered instant tickets in a pack number sequence.

"Cancelled Ticket" means any OLC ticket for which the ticket sale and/or validation information has been deleted from OLC records.

"Caption" means the letters appearing near the play symbols in the instant ticket play area that verify the correctness of play symbols.

"Certified Drawing" means a drawing in which the lottery and an independent accountant attests that the drawing equipment functioned properly and that a random selection of a winning combination has occurred.

"Claim Center" means an OLC authorized location available to pay claims for prizes of more than $600. A "Claim Center" may also be a retailer authorized by the Board to pay prizes up to five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) without regard to where the ticket or share was purchased, after performing validation procedures appropriate to the game and as specified by the Board.

"Claim Form" means the printed form authorized by OLC that a player shall complete and submit to OLC along with a ticket to determine eligibility for prize payment, in the event that such prize has not been validated and paid by an OLC retailer.

"Claimant" means a player who has submitted a claim for prize payment.

"Claim Period" means the period of time prescribed by the Act during which players must claim cash prizes. For instant games, the claim period is ninety (90) days after the announced end of the game. For online games, the claim period is one hundred eighty (180) days after the drawing date.

"Computer Selected Items" means numbers or groups of numbers selected for a player by the computer in online games. Also known as auto picks, quick picks, or computer picks.

"Counterfeit Ticket" means any ticket not produced by an OLC authorized ticket printer or an OLC online games sales terminal.

"Defectively Printed Tickets" means the same as misregistered ticket.

"Display Printing" means the printing on the ticket not associated with the ticket game play.

"District Office" means an OLC claim center, if any, in various cities in Oklahoma.

"Disputed Ticket" means a ticket which the claimant believes is a prize winning ticket, but which fails OLC validation procedures.

"Doubler" means any method used on a ticket to double a prize amount.

"Draw Procedures" means the written document approved by OLC that specifies the process for selecting winners for a particular instant game or instant game promotion, if a drawing is designed as part of the game or promotion, and for each online game or online game promotion.

"Drawing" means the process by which the lottery randomly selects numbers or items in accordance with the specific game rules or game promotion rules for those games or game promotions requiring random selection of numbers or items.

"Duplicate Ticket" means a ticket produced by photograph, xerography or any other duplication method other than an authorized instant ticket printed for OLC or generated by an authorized online terminal.

"Electronic Funds Transfer" or "EFT" means the process by which the OLC transfers funds from a retailer authorized bank account to pay amounts due the OLC or by which OLC provides funds to a retailer for payment of prizes.

"Entry" means a lottery ticket or other OLC authorized document submitted to OLC or any OLC authorized party for participation in an OLC drawing.

"Executive Director" means the chief executive officer and administrator of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission.

"Finalist" means a person selected through a preliminary drawing for participation in a grand prize drawing.

"Floating Image Play Area" means the play area of each instant ticket which may print in a slightly different position on game tickets as a security measure.

"Game Board" means a pre-printed OLC form for use by players in selecting numbers for online games (see "Play Slip").

"Game Name" means the name of the Instant or Online game, as specified in the game procedures.

"Game Number" means the preprinted number on an instant ticket which identifies a particular game.

"Game Report" means a report prepared after a game end showing, at a minimum, the number of tickets sold and the number of prizes awarded in the game.

"Game Specifications Document" means the same as working papers.

"Grand Prize Drawing" means an event in which qualified players/contestants are awarded prizes in a random manner and as provided in OLC approved procedures.

"High-Tier Prize" means a prize of $601 or more.

"Instant Game" means an instant ticket lottery game offered by OLC for sale to the public that is played by revealing a hidden play area on a ticket to display the play symbols.

"Instant Game Procedures" means the document summarizing the game specifications as provided in the working papers for each Instant Game.

"Instant Game Promotion Procedures" means the OLC approved procedures for player participation in any Instant Game Promotion.

"Jackpot" means a large prize; often the top prize in an online game.

"Lottery Retailer" or "Retailer" means a business entity contracted to OLC to sell

lottery tickets.

"Low-Tier Prize" means a prize of twenty-five dollars ($25) or less.

"Mid-Tier Prize" means a prize of $25.01-$600.

"Minor" means an individual younger than 18 years of age.

"Miscut Ticket" means a ticket cut during production such that the ticket is not whole and able to be validated.

"Misregistered Ticket" means any ticket on which printed data has been misprinted in such a manner as to prevent reading during the validation process.

"Mutilated Ticket" means any lottery ticket accidentally or intentionally damaged such that completion of OLC validation procedures is not possible.

"Non-Cash Prize" means merchandise prizes offered in lottery games or lottery promotions.

"Oklahoma Lottery Retailer Contract" means Parts 1 through 8 of the Lottery Retailer Sales Contract Application, Title 3A, Section 701 ff of the Oklahoma Statutes as amended, Emergency and Permanent Rules approved by the OLC Board. As used in these Rules the terms, "Retailer Contract,""Oklahoma Ticket Sales Contract,""Lottery Retail Sales Contract," and "Lottery Retailer Sales Contract" all mean "Oklahoma Lottery Retailer Contract".

"OLC" means the Oklahoma Lottery Commission.

"Online Game" means a game where tickets or shares are purchased through a network of sales terminals located at OLC authorized retail outlets through use of an OLC authorized play slip or manual retailer input of player requested numbers. "Online Game" does not include a game played via the Internet.

"Online Game Procedures" means the document summarizing game specifications for each online game offered for sale by OLC.

"Online Game Promotion Procedures" means the document summarizing promotion specifications for each online game promotion offered by OLC.

"Online Terminal" means the OLC authorized sales terminal used to sell various online lottery number games.

"Pack" or "Pack Size" means a package of instant tickets, each ticket with a different number. The number of tickets in a pack is generally from 60 to 500.

"Pack Number" means the unique number on the ticket that designates each pack of instant tickets in the game. Each pack number is unique within each instant game.

"Play Area" means the covered area of an instant ticket that contains the ticket play symbols.

"Play Central ® Lottery Kiosk" means a self-service ticket vending machine that allows the player to purchase instant tickets and/or online game tickets without any clerk assistance.

"Play Panel" means an area on an online game play slip or game board used by a player to select numbers for a single online game play.

"Play Slip" means a pre-printed OLC form for use by players in selecting numbers for online games (see game board).

"Play Spot" means an authorized area on an instant ticket containing one play symbol and one caption.

"Play Station" means a stand-alone unit provided by OLC for the display of lottery game brochures play slips, etc.

"Play Style" means the method of play to determine a winner for an individual game or game promotion.

"Play Symbol" means the printed data under the removable covering on the front of an instant ticket that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. The symbols for individual games will be specified in individual instant game procedures.

"Player-Selected Item" means a number or item or group of numbers or items selected by a player in connection with an online game.

"Point of Sale Material" or "POS" means flyers, brochures, posters and signage used within/at lottery retail locations to identify the products and games available for sale, as well as to provide general information (i.e. odds, jackpot amounts, prize levels and beneficiaries).

"Point of Purchase Material" or "POP" is synonymous with POS.

"Preliminary Drawing" means an event for the selection of contestants for a grand prize drawing.

"Price Point" means the retail selling price of an individual game ticket.

"Printer Omitted Tickets" means any tickets designated by OLC's instant ticket printer as having been omitted from the ticket order quantity for reasons stated by the ticket printer.

"Prize" means a cash amount or product (merchandise) that can be won in a lottery game or game promotion.

"Prize Drawing" means a method for determining game or game promotion winners, as defined in OLC procedures.

"Prize Structure" means the number, value, and odds of winning prizes for an individual game as approved by OLC in individual game procedures.

"Retailer" means a business which sells lottery tickets or shares on behalf of OLC pursuant to a retailer contract.

"Retailer Commission" means the amount of money paid to retailers for selling lottery products.

"Retailer Paid Prizes" means prizes which may be paid by retailers subject to OLC validation procedures.

"Retail Sales Price" means the OLC designated price OLC retailers must charge for a ticket when sold.

"Retailer Ticket Order Quantity" means the number of tickets or packs of tickets ordered by the retailer from OLC or its authorized distributor.

"Retailer Validation Code" means the code found under the covered area over the play symbols on the front of the instant ticket which the OLC retailer may use to verify and validate low-tier winners.

"Seasonal Retailer" means a business which sells Lottery tickets or shares on behalf of OLC pursuant to a retailer contract and whose business may be closed for some portion of the year and/or whose business hours may be significantly reduced for some portion of the year due to the seasonal nature of the business. Businesses that are closed temporarily for remodeling, change of ownership, or similar temporary closings will not be deemed to be seasonal retailers.

"Settled Pack" means the status of an activated pack of instant tickets when the OLC has invoiced the retailer based upon a pre-determined formula or schedule and the retailer has paid for the pack.

"Share" means any intangible evidence of participation in a lottery game.

"Ticket" means any tangible evidence issued by the lottery to provide participation in a lottery game or drawing authorized by the Act.

"Ticket Number" means the number on the ticket that refers to the ticket sequence within the pack.

"Ticket Order Quantity" means the number of tickets or packs of tickets ordered by OLC from the instant ticket printer.

"Unreadable Ticket" means any ticket on which any play data or other ticket validation information cannot be read as part of the prize validation procedure.

"Validation Number" means the unique data printed on a ticket that enables verification of the ticket as a valid winner.

"Validation Procedures" means the procedures utilized by OLC and/or its authorized vendors to determine if a claimed ticket is a valid winner.

"Valid Ticket" means a ticket which meets all OLC game specifications and OLC validation requirements.

"Variant" means a symbol used in conjunction with certain play styles and may include a symbol that serves as a "wild card" to complete a winning combination of play symbols.

"VIRN (Void If Removed Numbers)" means a series of numbers under the removable covering on an instant ticket to be used in the validation process.

"Wild" means a symbol or word, different from all the others in an instant game, used to complete a match on a winning ticket.

"Working Papers" means the written document approved by the OLC for instant game production that includes, among other things, the game name, the art work for the front and back of the ticket, how a prize is won, game prize structure, play style, ticket delivery schedule to OLC, and eligibility for a drawing, if any.

[Source: Added at 23 Ok Reg 188, eff 10-10-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 2791, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1099, eff 5-12-07]