Section R19-3-215. Prize Validation and Payment

A.      A retailer holding a full product license shall provide prize val- idation and payment services for instant scratch tickets or on- line tickets to any Lottery claimant regardless of where the ticket was purchased.

B.       A retailer holding a full product license shall pay all winning prizes for instant scratch tickets or on-line tickets up to and including $100, and may pay all winning prizes from $101 up to and including $599.

1.        A winning instant scratch ticket shall satisfy the valida- tion criteria in R19-3-705 and R19-3-706 and have a proper validation receipt issued by the Lottery-authorized equipment.

2.        A winning on-line ticket shall satisfy the validation crite- ria in R19-3-406 and R19-3-407 and have a proper vali- dation receipt issued by the Lottery-authorized equipment.

C.      A retailer selling instant tab tickets shall pay all winning prizes for tickets sold at its location.

1.        A winning instant tab ticket shall satisfy the validation criteria in R19-3-705(A) and (B)(1) through (8), and con- tain the necessary play, prize, and win symbol captions that enable visual confirmation of a prize.

2.        Prizes shall not be paid by the Lottery or by another retailer.

D.      Prizes shall be paid by cash, check, money order, or if requested by the player, by Lottery tickets. If a retailer pays a prize with a money order, any associated fees shall be paid by the retailer.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 2639, effective September 8, 2007 (Supp. 07-3).

Amended by final rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 2388, effec- tive November 16, 2010 (Supp. 10-4). Amended by final

rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 1471, effective August 7, 2012

(Supp. 12-2).