Section R19-3-407. Ticket Validation Requirements

A.      Each on-line game ticket shall be validated prior to the pay- ment of a prize.

B.       To be eligible for a prize, a ticket holder must present a ticket meeting all of the following requirements;

1.        Issued by the Lottery through a retailer, from a terminal, in an authorized manner;

2.        Intact and not mutilated or tampered with in any manner;

3.        Not defectively printed;

4.        Not a reprinted ticket stating “Not for Sale” on the ticket;

5.        Not counterfeit or stolen;

6.        Able to pass all other confidential validation tests deter- mined by the Director; and

7.        Validated in accordance with the provisions of sections R19-3-406 and R19-3-408.

8.        The ticket data is:

a.         Recorded in the designated central computer system prior to the drawing;

b.        In agreement with the computer record;

c.         In the Lottery’s official file of winning tickets;

9.        Any winning game play on the ticket consists of a selected set of play symbols from the defined game matrix.

10.     Has not been previously paid.

C.      If the ticket fails to pass any of the requirements in Section R19-3-407(B), the ticket is void and ineligible for any prize payout.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 393, effective February 15, 2005 (Supp. 04-4).