10 Del. Admin. Code § 204-7.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 204-7.0 - Sports lottery

7.1 The Director shall authorize a sports lottery on the agent's premises in conformity with approved operational procedures.

7.2 The sports lottery shall be based on bills, coins, or credits, and the wagering limits shall be set by the agency in cooperation with the technology provider.

7.3 Each sports lottery ticket shall display the amount wagered and the payout based on the amount wagered.

7.4 Each player shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age. In the event an underage player attempts to claim any winning payout, the sports lottery agent should treat the wager as void, and the underage player shall not be entitled to any winning payouts or a refund of amounts bet. In the event a person illegally on the premises attempts to claim any winning payout, the sports lottery agent will also treat the wager as void, and the person shall not be entitled to any winning payouts or a refund of amounts bet. This policy prohibiting persons underage and persons illegally entering the premises from winning prizes shall be prominently displayed on the premises of the sports lottery agent.

7.5 Agents shall redeem credit slips presented by a player in accordance with procedures proposed by the agent and approved by the Director prior to the opening of the premises for sports lottery wagering. Such procedures shall be modified at the direction of the Director in his or her sole discretion at any time. Players claiming winning payouts may be required to present sufficient identification as required by the agency.

7.6 Credit slips may be redeemed by a player at the designated place on the premises where the sports lottery is located during the one year redeeming period commencing on the date that the last wagered event occurred.

7.7 No credit slip or winning ticket shall be redeemed more than one (1) year from the date that the last wagered event occurred. Funds reserved for the payment of a credit slip or expired winning ticket shall be paid into the State Lottery Fund if unredeemed one year from the date that the last wagered event occurred. The one-year redemption policy in this regulation shall be prominently displayed on the premises of the sports lottery agent.

7.8 No payment for a credit slip may be made unless the credit slip meets the following requirements:

7.8.1 It is presented on a fully legible, valid, printed credit slip on paper approved by the agency, containing the information as required;

7.8.2 It is not mutilated, altered, unreadable, or tampered with in any manner, or previously paid;

7.8.3 It is not counterfeit in whole or in part; and

7.8.4 It is presented by a person authorized to play.

7.9 Method of Payment. Each agent's management shall designate employees authorized to redeem winning sports lottery tickets and/or credit slips during the agent's hours of operation.

7.9.1 Winning Sports Lottery Tickets. Players holding winning sports lottery tickets that have a value up to and including $600 may cash such tickets at an agent's retailer location, a licensed video lottery agent's sportsbook, or the office of the Delaware Lottery. Agents who have received prior approval from the Director to cash winning sports lottery tickets with a value of $601 to $1,500 must immediately pay players, in cash or by check, upon presentment of winning sports lottery tickets. Licensed video lottery agents must also assume responsibility for the proper and timely payment to players who present winning sports lottery tickets with any winning value. Players may also cash winning sports lottery tickets with any winning value at the office of the Delaware Lottery.

7.9.2 Credit Slips. When a player presents to a licensed video lottery agent a credit slip that has any winning value, the licensed video lottery agent must immediately pay the player in cash or by check, but only for the licensed video lottery agent's own credits slips.

7.10 Liability for Malfunction. Unless the Director is satisfied that a mutilated lottery ticket is genuine, no credit or prize will be issued to the holder of said ticket. The Delaware Lottery is not responsible for wagers not placed due to a system or terminal malfunction or from human error or paying winning tickets resulting from any system or terminal malfunction or from human error. Tickets misprinted due to machine error or any malfunction or other type of error must be returned to the Delaware Lottery's office, and the Agent's account will be credited. If a ticket that has been sold to the public is determined by the Director to be misprinted due to machine error (as determined by the Delaware Lottery's internal procedures) or is determined to be erroneously issued due to a malfunction or other type of error, the Delaware Lottery shall reimburse the ticket holder for the cost of the ticket. Such tickets will not be eligible for any prize. The Director may require agents to comply with such directives as he deems necessary for erroneous, misprinted, or mutilated tickets received by an agent.

7.11 Each prize ticket winner must present a physical paper ticket to an agent or to the Delaware Lottery to claim a prize, and the physical paper ticket must have been printed on official or authorized Delaware Lottery ticket stock. In addition, a winner may be required to provide (i) a photo identification card that has the winner's name and current residential address and (ii) a Social Security card.

7.12 The Director will determine:

7.12.1 The types of sports wagers that will be offered for sale at sportsbooks and at agents' premises;

7.12.2 At which locations players may cash winning sports lottery tickets; and

7.12.3 The maximum wager limit amount that can be wagered on a single sports lottery wager, whether it is head-to-head or parlay betting.

7.13 The Director has the authority to develop and implement a sports lottery mobile application that will allow the sale of sports lottery tickets to players who wish to use cellular phones or other types of computerized mobile devices or computers to purchase such tickets.

7.14 The Director will determine and post online on the lottery's website (www.delottery.com) the "Delaware Lottery Sportsbook Wagering Rules" and the "Delaware Lottery Sports Retailer Wagering Rules," which may be updated from time to time. These wagering rules will control the type and amount of sports wagers that will be accepted at sportsbooks and at agents' premises.

10 Del. Admin. Code § 204-7.0

16 DE Reg. 291 (09/01/12)
21 DE Reg. 974 (6/1/2018)
22 DE Reg. 592 (1/1/2019)
23 DE Reg. 42 (7/1/2019) (Final)