N.H. Admin. Code § Pari 1106.03

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Pari 1106.03 - Lucky 7 Ticket Sales
(a) Pursuant to RSA 287-E:21, II, a charitable organization shall sell lucky 7 tickets only at the location specified in the license issued by the commission, which includes:
(1) The regular meeting place of or a facility owned, leased, or utilized by the charitable organization for its activities; or
(2) Any other location where the sale of lucky 7 tickets is conducted in conjunction with and at the same time as an event sponsored or co-sponsored by the charitable organization, to be held once a year, and for no more than 4 consecutive days.
(b) When lucky 7 tickets are sold in conjunction with a bingo event, as allowed by (a)(2) above, the tickets shall only be sold between the hours of noon and 11PM on the day of the bingo event.
(c) Pursuant to RSA 287-E:21, III, a charitable organization shall not sell lucky 7 tickets door-to-door.
(d) A charitable organization may have up to 4 deals of the same form number open at any one time when the following are true:
(1) The total ticket count does not exceed 14,000 tickets at any one time;
(2) Prior to making a purchase, players are informed of:
a. The number of deals that are open;
b. The serial number of each open deal; and
c. The method by which tickets will be selected and distributed; and
(3) The deals are separately tracked and reported on the form "Lucky-7 Monthly Financial Report (L7MFR)" (4/2016).
(e) The charitable organization shall accept an electronically transmitted deal from the distributor before it can be put into play. Deals shall not be uploaded to the electronic lucky 7 ticket dispensing device without acknowledgement and approval from the charitable organization to do so.
(f) An employee of a veterans' or fraternal organization selling lucky 7 tickets shall be a person employed by the organization such as a bartender, manager, or custodian whose wages are subject to federal tax withholding and who regularly works on the premises of the organization.
(g) Pursuant to RSA 287-E:21, V, no lucky 7 tickets shall be sold to any person under 18 years of age.
(h) Members and employees of the charitable organization shall not engage in any act, practice, or course of operation that manipulates the outcome of any game.
(i) A person selling lucky 7 tickets may only purchase and play lucky 7 tickets after the person has finished selling tickets and has returned all revenue and unsold tickets in their possession to the charitable organization's chairperson, treasurer, or designee overseeing the game.
(j) The licensed charitable organization shall not put into play any lucky 7 ticket(s) that has been altered or tampered with, or operate a game in a manner that tends to deceive the public or affects the chances of winning or losing.
(k) Once a deal is made available for play, the deal shall not be closed for any reason, and then subsequently reopened for play. Once closed, the game shall be permanently closed from play.
(l) Licensed charitable organizations that remove unsold lucky 7 tickets from play, for whatever reason, shall:
(1) Keep, for one year, the un-played tickets within an opened deal for inspection by the commission; and
(2) Notify the commission within 7 days of the removal date.
(m) All credits maintained on an electronic lucky 7 ticket dispensing device when removed from play may be redeemed by the player or used for play upon reactivation of the device.
(n) The value of winning electronically generated lucky 7 tickets shall be credited to the electronic lucky 7 ticket dispensing device, and allow for the continuation of play or redemption by the player at any time. A deal sold over multiple days or bingo sessions shall not be considered closed or removed from play until the charitable organization no longer intends to sell tickets from the deal.
(o) Any unclaimed credits left in an electronic lucky 7 ticket dispensing device shall be retained by the licensed charitable organization and reported as income.

N.H. Admin. Code § Pari 1106.03

Adopted by Volume XXXV Number 06, Filed February 12, 2015, Proposed by #10773, Effective 2/1/2015, Expires 2/1/2025.
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 23, Filed June 7, 2018, Proposed by #12541, Effective 6/1/2018, Expires 6/1/2028.