Section R19-3-705. Ticket Validation and Confirmation Require- ments

A.      Each instant game ticket shall be validated prior to payment of a prize.

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

1.        The ticket shall not be stolen or appear on any list of omitted tickets on file with the Lottery;

2.        The ticket shall not be counterfeit or forged, in whole or in part;

3.        The ticket shall not be mutilated, altered, unreadable, reconstituted, or tampered with in any manner;

4.        The ticket shall not be blank, partially blank, misregis- tered, defective, or printed or produced in error;

5.        The play and prize symbols shall have the captions that confirm and agree with those applicable to that instant game;

6.        The ticket shall have been issued by the Lottery in an authorized manner;

7.        The ticket shall have been legally obtained;

8.        The ticket shall pass all other confidential validation tests determined by the Director;

9.        The ticket shall be validated in accordance with the provi- sions of R19-3-706 and R19-3-708;

10.     The display printed on the ticket shall correspond pre- cisely with the approved artwork on file at the Lottery;

11.     All of the ticket symbols originally printed on the ticket shall appear in the play area on the ticket and shall corre- spond to those shown in the Game Profile; and

12.     The play and prize symbols shall have the required cap- tions that confirm and agree with those of the appropriate instant game.

C.      In addition to the requirements in subsection (B), each instant scratch game ticket shall meet the following:

1.        The ticket shall contain a game number, a pack-ticket number, a retailer validation code, and where applicable, a PIN number, and at least one ticket validation code; and

2.        The validation code of a winning ticket shall appear in the Lottery’s official file of validation codes of winning tick- ets and shall not have been previously paid.

D.      In addition to the requirements in subsection (B), each instant tab game ticket shall meet the following:

1.        The ticket shall contain a game number and a serial num- ber, and

2.        A winning tab ticket shall contain the necessary prize and win symbol captions to enable visual confirmation of a prize.

E.       If the ticket fails to pass any of the requirements in subsections

(B)  and (C) for instant scratch games, or subsections (B) and

(D) for instant tab games, the ticket is void and ineligible for any prize payout.

Historical Note

Adopted effective October 25, 1996 (Supp. 96-4).

Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 1031, effec- tive April 27, 2007 (Supp. 07-1). Amended by final

rulemaking at 17 A.A.R. 53, effective December 28, 2010

(Supp. 10-4).