Or. Admin. Code § 177-099-0000

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 177-099-0000 - Definitions

For the purposes of Keno, the following definitions apply except as otherwise specifically provided in OAR Chapter 177 or unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Bulls-Eye" means the Keno or Special Keno play option whereby a player, by paying an additional one dollar for each dollar wagered on a Keno or Special Keno game play, may be entitled to receive an additional prize for correctly matching the Bulls-Eye number in a game play. Bulls-Eye is an optional extension of the Keno and Special Keno games.

(2) "Exchange ticket" means a computer-generated, printed paper issued by a terminal to replace a game ticket that had been purchased for play in multiple drawings and was validated before the latest drawing appearing on the game ticket. An exchange ticket shall contain the exact game play and future drawing dates appearing on the validated game ticket it is replacing and shall have all other characteristics of a game ticket except as otherwise stated in these rules. An exchange ticket shall not contain a ticket price.

(3) "Game play" means the number or group of numbers appearing on a ticket for a particular spot which is compared to the winning numbers, selected at the drawings appearing on the ticket, to determine the prize payment for which the ticket may be redeemed.

(4) "Game slip" or "play slip" means a paper form used by a player to select a game play, that indicates the amount the player will play on the ticket containing the game play, the number of drawings in which the ticket will be played, the choice to play the Special Keno option, the choice to select the Keno Multiplier option, the choice to select the Bulls-Eye option, and the choice to select the Keno To Go option. Only one game play may be marked on each game slip.

(5) "Game ticket" or "ticket" means a computer-generated, printed paper issued by a terminal as a receipt for the game play selected by a player and which contains the following: the caption "Keno", one game play, the date of purchase, the number of consecutive drawings in which the ticket will be played, the identifying number for each such drawing, the number of spots to be played, the price of the ticket, a six-digit retailer number, a serial number, and a bar code. If the player selects one or more Keno options, the game ticket will also indicate if:

(a) The Special Keno option has been selected;

(b) The Multiplier option has been selected;

(c) The Bulls-Eye option has been selected; and

(d) The hour on which a game or consecutive games will begin.

(6) "Keno Multiplier" or "Multiplier" means the Keno and Special Keno play option whereby a player, by paying an additional one dollar for each dollar wagered on a Keno or Special Keno game play, may be entitled to receive a larger prize for correctly selecting winning numbers. Keno Multiplier multiplies the amount of certain prizes won in a game play. Keno Multiplier is an optional, limited extension of the Keno and Special Keno games.

(7) "Keno To Go" means a play option which permits a player to purchase a ticket or tickets for a future Keno drawing or future consecutive Keno drawings as permitted by the Lottery.

(8) "Prize category" means each row indicating the number of correct spots a player may select for each game drawing with a corresponding prize amount as shown on the payout charts contained in these rules.

(9) "Quick Pick" means the random selection of numbers by a terminal that appear as the game play on a ticket.

(10) "Special Keno" means an optional variation of the Keno prize payment and odds structure as defined in OAR 177-099-0090 which may be selected by the player.

(11) "Spot" means the amount of numbers a player may play for a game play. A player may play from one spot, i.e., one number, to ten spots, i.e., ten different numbers.

(12) "Draw game terminal" or "terminal" has the meaning set forth in OAR 177-070-0005(4).

(13) "Winning numbers" means the twenty numbers, from one to eighty, that are selected at each drawing that are used to determine winning game plays contained on the game tickets.

Or. Admin. Code § 177-099-0000

LC 3-1991, f. & cert. ef. 7-24-91; LC 5-1996, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-96; LC 3-1997, f. 4-25-97, cert. ef. 4-27-97; LOTT 7-1998(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-13-98 thru 5-7-99; LOTT 3-1999, f. 3-25-99, cert. ef. 4-4-99; LOTT 19-2002(Temp), f. 9-6-02, cert. ef. 9-9-02 thru 3-6-03; LOTT 30-2002, f. & cert. ef. 11-25-02; LOTT 3-2003(Temp), f. 3-28-03, cert. ef. 4-7-03 thru 9-30-03; LOTT 11-2003, f. & cert. ef. 6-30-03; LOTT 6-2009, f. 9-28-09, cert. ef. 10-1-09; LOTT 4-2011, f. 8-23-11, cert. ef. 9-1-11; LOTT 11-2016, f. 9-30-16, cert. ef. 10/6/2016; LOTT 3-2017, f. 4-21-17, cert. ef. 5/21/2017

Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art. XV, Sec. 4(4) & ORS 461

Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.200