16-633-32 Me. Code R. § 4

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 633-32-4 - Sealed Tickets

1. Registrants for a Lucky Seven or similar sealed ticket game shall meet the requirements of an eligible organization described in 17 M.R.S. §1832(2).

2. Each Lucky Seven or similar sealed ticket game must contain no more than 12,000 individual tickets or cards, none of which are attached in any way to any other ticket or card.

3. Every Lucky Seven or similar sealed ticket game must have a unique serial number per game assigned by the manufacturer that shall be plainly visible to the contestants, participants, or other interested persons.

4. Lucky Seven or similar sealed ticket game in which the operator or registrant knows or can identify any winning ticket or card that has not been opened by the contestant or participant are prohibited.

5. Any additional rules of play beyond just purchase and pealing tickets must be included in the seal ticket application and posted.

6. Operators of Lucky Seven or similar sealed ticket games shall:

A. Offer all the tickets or cards per game for sale;

B. Not mix or add any tickets or cards from one Lucky Seven or similar sealed ticket game together with the tickets or cards to another Lucky Seven or similar sealed ticket game;

C. Not change the original odds in any manner;

D. Display the placard associated with the serial number game being conducted;

E. Not allow individual(s) who conduct the game and their immediate family members to participate as a player or contestant in that game;

F. Not deceive a participant or contestant by misrepresenting in any way that a prize has been or has not been awarded;

G. Close a serial- numbered game, before starting a new serial-numbered game;

H. Maintain the placard for the serial-numbered game along with all the winning tickets of $20 or more for a minimum of 2 months; and

I. Maintain an accounting of each serial-numbered game for 3 years on a single monthly sealed ticket form MGCU-5475 for all closed games, regardless of their selling location within the organization which must be submitted to the unit by the 10^th of each month for the previous month.

16-633 C.M.R. ch. 32, § 4