Current through September 17, 2024
Section 370-1700-1701 - DEFINITIONS1701.01 Annuitized Payment Option means the manner in which the game's top prize or second prize (also referred to as "Prize Level #2"?) may be paid in equal payments or installments. The annuitized payment option shall be calculated on an annual basis. The schedule of payments shall be at the Division's discretion.1701.02 Cash Option means the manner in which the game's top prize or second prize may be paid upon the winner's request in one (1) single cash payment as an alternative to the annuitized payment option.1701.03 Claimant or Winner means any natural person or legal entity submitting a winning game ticket within the required prize claim period. A claimant may be the purchaser, the natural person or legal entity named on the back of a signed game ticket, the bearer of an unsigned game ticket, or any other natural person or legal entity who may seek entitlement to a prize payment in accordance with these regulations and the State Lottery Act. No claimant may assert rights different from the rights acquired by the original purchaser at the time of purchase.1701.04 Clearinghouse Lottery refers to the party lottery or other duly authorized entity who is responsible for collecting and transferring prize payouts on behalf of all party lotteries.1701.05 Drawing means the formal process of selecting winning numbers that conclusively determines the number of winners for each prize level of the game.1701.06 Game means the Lucky for Life game as further described in this chapter.1701.07 Game Play(s) means that area of the lay slip, also known as a "board"? or "panel"?, which contains two (2) sets of numbered squares to be marked by the player: the first set (Matrix 1) contains forty-eight (48) squares, numbered one (1) through forty-eight (48) inclusive; the second set (Matrix 2) contains eighteen (18) squares, numbered one (1) through eighteen (18) inclusive.1701.08 Game Ticket or Ticket means acceptable evidence of game play that represents a wager accepted by the Division's on-line gaming system, meeting the specifications defined in these regulations.1701.09 Liability Limit means a pre-established threshold, as determined in advance by the New England Lottery Directors, for paying top prize, second prize, and third prize claims, as set forth more fully in REG-1704.1701.10 Lucky Ball means the number selected from the second set of numbers (Matrix 2) in each drawing.1701.11 Lump Sum Cash Payment means the manner in which the game's top prize or second prize is required to be paid in one (1) single cash payment when the liability limit is exceeded and no annuitized payment option is available, as set forth more fully in REG-1704.1701.12 On-Line Gaming System means a computer wagering system used by the Division to issue and validate game tickets.1701.13 Play, Bet, or Wager means the six (6) numbers (the first five (5) from a field of fortyeight (48) numbers inclusive, and one (1) Lucky Ball number from a field of eighteen (18) numbers inclusive) that appear on a game ticket as a singlelettered play, board or panel, and are played by a player in the game.1701.14 Play Slip, Selection Slip, Bet Slip, or any other such term means a card used in marking a player's game plays or wagers.1701.15 Player or Purchaser means a person who buys game tickets in accordance with these regulations and the State Lottery Act.1701.16 Published Notice means the notice of the amount of and changes to the cash option as posted on the game's website.1701.17 Quick Pick means the random selection of six (6) numbers resulting in a wager accepted by the Division's on-line gaming system.1701.18 Selling Lottery means the party lottery that sold a winning game ticket.1701.19 Set Prize means a pre-determined prize payout that is paid in a single cash payment. Set prizes shall apply to the lowest eight (8) prize levels. They may also apply, however, to the top prize and second prize under certain conditions, as set forth more fully in REG-1704.1701.20 Split Prize means a pre-determined set prize payout that is divided equally among the number of winning game tickets of a prize level. Split prizes shall only apply to the game's top prize, the Prize Level #2 and Prize Level #3 winners under certain conditions, as set forth more fully in REG-1704.1701.21 Top Prize means the game's first prize.1701.22 Winning Numbers means the six (6) numbers (the first five (5) numbers from Matrix 1 and the one (1) Lucky Ball number from Matrix 2) that are randomly selected in each Drawing and used to determine the winning plays contained on a game ticket.370 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1700, § 1701