Section 370-500-502 - CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION502.01 Purchase or acceptance of a ticket 502.01A Any person who buys or accepts a lottery ticket, or otherwise participates in the Nebraska Lottery, agrees to be bound by the Lottery Regulations, Policies, Procedures and the Rules and Procedures applicable to the particular lottery game for which the ticket was issued.502.01B The person acknowledges that the determination of whether a ticket is a valid winning ticket is subject to the Lottery Regulations, Policies, Game Rules and Procedures including claims procedures established for the game by the Division, and any confidential or public validation tests established by the Division for that game.502.01C The person acknowledges that any disputes involving the Nebraska Lottery will be resolved under Reg. 503 Disputes.502.01D All liability of the State of Nebraska, its officials, officers, and employees, and of the Department, the Director and employees of the Division, terminates upon payment of a lottery prize.502.02 Sales final All ticket sales are final and no ticket returns may be accepted by a Lottery Game Retailer, except as provided for in the Lottery Regulations, the Game Rules, or with the Division's specific approval.
502.03 Ticket bearer instrument A ticket that has been legally issued by a Lottery Game Retailer is a bearer instrument until a name is signed or placed on the lottery ticket in the area designated.
502.03A The person who signs or places their name on the ticket is considered the bearer of the ticket. When a name is placed in the designated area, the person whose name appears in that area is the owner of the ticket and is entitled to any prize attributable to that ticket. The Division will only make payment of a prize to the name on the ticket, notwithstanding any name submitted on the claim form.502.03B Payment of any prize will be made to the bearer of the validated winning ticket for that prize upon presentation of proper identification and the submission of a prize claim form if one is required, unless payment is otherwise delayed in accordance with these regulations.502.03C The Division shall not accept any claim that a ticket was stolen if the ticket was in bearer form.502.04 Prize structure may vary The actual number of prizes and prize structure may vary from that announced by the Division because of the omission of defective tickets in the manufacturing process, unsold tickets, the removal of tickets from inventory to perform the Division's quality control inspection procedures, ticket reorders, unclaimed prizes or other legitimate reasons.
370 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 500, § 502