TITLE 65 STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION
Emergency Rule
LSA Document #09-374(E)
DIGEST
Temporarily adds rules concerning scratch-off game number 138. Statutory authority:
IC 4-30-3-9. Effective May 27, 2009.
SECTION 1. The name of the scratch-off game number 138 is "HOT BINGO".
SECTION 2. Tickets in scratch-off game number 138 shall sell for five dollars ($5) per ticket.
SECTION 3. Scratch-off game number 138 includes five (5) separate and independent game areas labeled "CARD 1", "CARD 2", "CARD 3", "CARD 4", and "CARD 5". Each game area is played separately and the play symbols and prize symbols in one (1) game area cannot be used as play or prize symbols in another game area.
SECTION 4. (a) Each ticket in scratch-off game number 138 shall contain a total of one hundred fifty-five (155) play symbols.
(b) Thirty (30) play symbols appear in the area labeled "CALLER'S CARD" and are organized in a matrix of ten (10) rows and three (3) columns. The available play symbols appearing in the "CALLER'S CARD" area are as follows:
(c) One hundred twenty-five (125) play symbols appear in the five (5) "BINGO CARD" areas. Twenty-five (25) play symbols are located in each game area and are organized in matrices of five (5) rows and five (5) columns. The available play symbols appearing in the five (5) "BINGO CARD" areas are as follows:
SECTION 5. The retailer validation code verifies instant winners in this game for prizes up to five hundred ninety-nine dollars ($599). The retailer validation code that corresponds with and verifies each of these winners is as follows:
SECTION 6. Neither the retailer validation code, the game/pack/ticket number, the validation number, nor any portion thereof are play symbols or prize symbols and are not usable or playable as such.
SECTION 7. (a) A prize winner in scratch-off game number 138 is determined by removing the scratch-off material from the area labeled "CALLER'S CARD" revealing a total of thirty (30) play symbols.
(b) A prize is won if the play symbols revealed in the "CALLER'S CARD" play area match the play symbols in a "BINGO CARD" play area and the matching play symbols, when combined with any "FREE" spaces on the "BINGO CARD" play area, form one (1) of the following patterns:
(1) Five (5) matching play symbols or "FREE" spaces align in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line.
(2) One (1) matching play symbol or "FREE" space appears in each corner.
(3) Nine (9) matching play symbols or "FREE" spaces arranged diagonally from corner to corner in the form of an "X".
(c) If the matching play symbols or "FREE" spaces follow the pattern described in (b)(1) of this Section [subsection (b)(1)], then the prize won will be:
(1) Five dollars ($5) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 1".
(2) Ten dollars ($10) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 2".
(3) Twenty dollars ($20) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 3".
(4) Fifty dollars ($50) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 4".
(5) One hundred dollars ($100) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 5".
(d) If the matching play symbols or "FREE" spaces follow the pattern described in (b)(2) of this Section [subsection (b)(2)], then the prize won will be:
(1) Twenty dollars ($20) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 1".
(2) Fifty dollars ($50) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 2".
(3) One hundred dollars ($100) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 3".
(4) Five hundred dollars ($500) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 4".
(5) One thousand dollars ($1,000) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 5".
(e) If the matching play symbols or "FREE" spaces follow the pattern described in (b)(3) of this Section [subsection (b)(3)], then the prize won will be:
(1) One hundred dollars ($100) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 1".
(2) Five hundred dollars ($500) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 2".
(3) One thousand dollars ($1,000) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 3".
(4) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 4".
(5) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) if appearing in the game area labeled "CARD 5".
SECTION 8. (a) The approximate number of possible prizes and the estimated odds for each prize level are as follows:
Total value of all prizes*: $4,181,500
Approximate print quantity: 1,200,000 (-3%/+1%)
(b) The approximate number of prizes and the estimated odds provided in subsection (a) are calculated based on an approximate print quantity. The actual quantity of tickets will vary from the approximate print quantity of tickets within a range of minus three percent (3%) to plus one percent (1%). The actual number of prizes and the odds for each prize amount will vary depending on the actual quantity of the tickets.
(c) If the print quantity is changed during production of this game or due to subsequent reorders of the game, the ratio of prizes and total value of all prizes to the print quantity will be proportionately maintained so that the overall odds and prize payout percentage will approximate the values provided in subsection (a).
SECTION 9.
Prizes are subject to prior sales. The availability of tickets for sale in scratch-off game number 138 depends on retailer orders for tickets. Not all tickets may be made available for sale prior to game closing and opened packs of tickets may be returned by a retailer to the lottery under 65 IAC 3-4-1(b).
SECTION 10.
If the director determines an end date for scratch-off game number 138, under 65 IAC 4-2-3(a), tickets may remain on sale during the game closing process, even if all prizes of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) have been claimed. Scratch-off game number 138 may be closed prior to all prizes being awarded.
SECTION 12. This document expires sixty (60) days after the last claim date in scratch-off game 138.
Filed with Publisher: May 27, 2009, 2:30 p.m.
Posted: 06/03/2009 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20090603-IR-065090374ERA
Composed: May 02,2024 4:29:27PM EDT
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