Md. Code Regs. 36.02.06.12

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 36.02.06.12 - Payment of a Lottery Prize

A. All Tickets and Subscriptions.

(1) A player shall abide by and follow all regulations pertaining to a game and a ticket.

(2) If all requirements of this subtitle are met, upon successful completion of the ticket validation process and the claiming and perfecting process, the winner shall be paid the prize.

(3) Person to Be Paid.

(a) As long as the requirements of all other regulations in this subtitle are met, regardless of the name submitted on a claim form, the Agency shall pay the name appearing in the designated space on the back of the ticket or the name in which a subscription is held or, in the case of a group subscription, the Agency may pay the group manager.

(b) The Agency may require that a claim form be submitted by and in the name of the person appearing on the back of the ticket or in which the subscription is held.

(4) If there is a conflict between the information on the claim form and information on any other document, the Agency may rely on the claim form after the ticket or subscription for which the claim form was submitted to the Agency has been validated as a winning ticket or subscription.

B. Draw Game Ticket. The owner of a winning draw game ticket:

(1) Shall win as specified in the consumer game information for that game; and

(2) Shall be paid the appropriate amount won.

C. Instant Game Ticket. The owner of a winning instant game ticket:

(1) Shall win as specified in the game rules printed on the instant ticket; and

(2) Shall be paid the appropriate amount won.

D. Subscription Prizes.

(1) As determined by the Agency for subscription prize winnings, the Agency may: :

(a) Accumulate the prize winnings up to an amount determined by the Director and pay them within a reasonable time after such amount is accumulated or the end of the subscription period after all claims on the subscription are validated;

(b) Send certain prize amounts without requiring the winner to submit a claim form;

(c) Require certain documentation to pay a prize;

(d) Send certain prize amounts only after the winner submits a claim form and certain documentation; and

(e) Pay a prize under a minimal amount by check or in another manner.

(2) For a subscription prize payment that is sent to a winner, the Agency or the Comptroller of Maryland shall send payment within a reasonable time after:

(a) A claim on the subscription is validated; or

(b) All claims on the subscription are validated.

(3) Jackpot Prize Winner on a Subscription.

(a) A player who wins a jackpot on a subscription shall complete a claim form at the Agency's Headquarters and complete the claiming process as required by the Agency.

(b) The Agency shall forward a payment to the Comptroller of Maryland for payment.

(4) Any member of the Group who is not eligible to purchase a lottery ticket from the Agency forfeits the right to any portion of the prize won by the group, and the ineligible group member's portion of that prize shall be paid to the unclaimed prize fund.

E. Fast Play Game Ticket. The owner of a winning Fast Play game ticket shall:

(1) Win as specified in the consumer game information for that game; and

(2) Be paid the appropriate amount won.

Md. Code Regs. 36.02.06.12

Effective date: 40:9 Md. R. 790, eff.5/13/2013 ; amended effective 46:1 Md. R. 13, eff. 1/14/2019; amended and recodified from .11 effective 46:24 Md. R. 1104, eff. 12/2/2019