N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 2001.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Lot 2001.01 - Definitions

The following definitions shall apply for the New Hampshire multi-state lottery association games:

(a) "Annuity option" means an election of the player indicating payments from their jackpot share is to be made on an annuitized basis over a period of years;

(b) "Bet" means a combination of different numbers which appear on a ticket as a single lettered selection;

(c) "Commission" means the New Hampshire lottery commission established pursuant to RSA 284:21-a, or its designated staff acting on behalf of the commission;

(d) "Drawing" means the process used to randomly select different numbers to determine the winning combination for a particular date;

(e) "Jackpot share" means the jackpot prize pool divided by the number of jackpot winning plays;

(f) "Multiplier option" means a single multi-state lottery game play for which the player pays an extra cost for the option and which multiplies, by a number selected during the drawing, the value of applicable prizes;

(g) "Multi-state Lottery Association (MUSL)" means a government-benefit association wholly owned and operated by agreement of its member lotteries, created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games, most notably Mega Millions and Powerball;

(h) "Multi-state lottery game" means an on-line terminal lottery game offered for sale by the commission, which is run by MUSL, and operated in accordance with agreements between the party states;

(i) "On-line terminal" means a computer device authorized by the commission to function in an interactive mode with a central computer system, for the purpose of issuing lottery tickets and entering, receiving, and processing lottery transactions;

(j) "Party states" means all members of MUSL;

(k) "Retailer" means an authorized sales outlet, authorized to sell lottery tickets;

(l) "Subscription" means an extended, multi-day purchase option wherein the same set(s) of number may be played for a specified number of consecutive drawings (for example, 26, 52 or 104), effective on a future date prescribed by the governing laws, policies, and rules of the commission and the multi-state lottery association; and

(m) "Ticket" means a transaction record produced by an on-line terminal acknowledging the recording of a legal transaction between the commission and the recipient for a certain date.

N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 2001.01

Derived From Volume XXXVIII Number 23, Filed June 7, 2018, Proposed by #12542, Effective 6/1/2018, Expires 6/1/2028.