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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 98-779

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Bingo Mania Instant Lottery Game

[28 Pa.B. 2322]

   Under the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101--3761-314), and 61 Pa. Code § 819.203 (relating to notice of instant game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following instant lottery game:

   1.  Name:  The name of the game is Pennsylvania Bingo Mania.

   2.  Price:  The price of a Pennsylvania Bingo Mania instant lottery game ticket is $5.00.

   3.  Play Symbols:  Each Pennsylvania Bingo Mania instant lottery game ticket will contain ten play areas designated as ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3,'' ''Card 4,'' ''Card 5,'' ''Card 6,'' ''Card 7,'' ''Card 8,'' ''Card 9'' and ''Card 10.'' The 76 play symbols located in the 10 play areas are: The numbers 1 through 75 and FREE. Each ticket will also contain a ''Caller's Card'' area. The ''Caller's Card'' area will consist of 30 squares in a 6 x 5 grid. The play symbols that may be located in each square are: The letter B with a number 1 through 15; the letter I with a number 16 through 30; the letter N with a number 31 through 45; the letter G with a number 46 through 60; and the letter O with a number 61 through 75.

   4.  Prizes:  The prizes that can be won in this game are $5, $10, $15, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 and $50,000. The player can win up to 10 times on a ticket.

   5.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game:   Approximately 3,120,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Bingo Mania instant lottery game.

   6.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''M'' pattern, matching in a five space vertical pattern the first and fifth columns and the second square from the top of the second and fourth columns, on any ''Card,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a postage stamp pattern, matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 x 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 10,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (c)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 6,'' ''Card 8,'' ''Card 9'' or ''Card 10,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (d)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 10,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (e)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a postage stamp pattern, matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 x 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 6,'' ''Card 8'' or ''Card 9,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (f)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 3'' or ''Card 7,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (g)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a postage stamp pattern, matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 x 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 3,'' ''Card 4'' or ''Card 7'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.

   (h)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.

   (i)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 6'' or ''Card 8,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.

   (j)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (k)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a postage stamp pattern, matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 x 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (l)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 2'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (m)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 5,'' ''Card 7'' or ''Card 9,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (n)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (o)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a postage stamp pattern, matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 x 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $25.

   (p)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a postage stamp pattern, matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 x 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

   (q)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (r)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on any ''Card,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   7.  Number and Description of Prizes and Approximate Odds:  The following table sets forth the approximate number of winners, amounts of prizes, and approximate odds of winning:


Match Any Of The Winning Numbers Approximate No. of
To Any Of Your Numbers; ApproximateWinners Per
With Prize(s) Of: WinOdds3,120,000 Tickets
Line Card 1 $5 1:15 208,000
Line Card 2 $5 1:20 156,000
Line Card 3 $5 1:30 104,000
Line Card 4 $5 1:30 104,000
Line Card 5 $5 1:60 52,000
Line Card 6 $5 1:60 52,000
Line Card 7 $5 1:30 104,000
Line Card 8 $5 1:60 52,000
Line Card 9 $5 1:60 52,000
Line Card 10 $5 1:60 52,000
Line Card 1 + Line Card 2 $10 1:42.86 72,800
Line Card 4 + Line Card 5 $10 1:300 10,400
Corner Card 1 $10 1:50 62,400
Corner Card 2 $10 1:300 10,400
Stamp Card 1 $15 1:60 52,000
Line Card 1 + Line Card 2 + Line Card
   3 + Line Card 8 		$20 1:100 31,200
Line Card 2 + Line Card 5 + Corner
   Card 1 		$20 1:300 10,400
Corner Card 1 + Corner Card 2 $20 1:300 10,400
Line Card 1 + Line Card 4 + Line Card
   5 + Corner Card 2 		$25 1:400 7,800
Corner Card 4 + Stamp Card 1 $25 1:400 7,800
Line Card 4 + Line Card 5 + Stamp
   Card 1 		$25 1:400 7,800
Stamp Card 2 $25 1:400 7,800
Stamp Card 2 + Line Card 7 + Corner
   Card 1 + Corner Card 4 		$50 1:3,000 1,040
Stamp Card 2 + Line Card 6 + Stamp
   Card 1 + Line Card 10 		$50 1:2,000 1,560
Line Card 1 + Line Card 2 + Line Card
   3 + Line Card 4 + Line Card 5 + Line
   Card 6 + Line Card 7 + Line Card 8 +
   Line Card 9 + Line Card 10 		$50 1:2,400 1,300
X Card 1 $50 1:3,000 1,040
Corner Card 5 $50 1:3,000 1,040
Corner Card 7 $50 1:4,000 780
X Card 2 $100 1:20,000 156
Corner Card 3 $100 1:20,000 156
X Card 4 $100 1:20,000 156
Stamp Card 5 $100 1:20,000 156
X Card 1 + Corner Card 9 $100 1:30,000 104
X Card 3 $500 1:30,000 104
Stamp Card 6 $500 1:30,000 104
Stamp Card 8 $500 1:30,000 104
Stamp Card 9 $500 1:40,000 78
X Card 7 $500 1:40,000 78
Stamp Card 4 + Stamp Card 7 $500 1:40,000 78
Stamp Card 3 + Corner Card 8 $500 1:40,000 78
X Card 5 + Corner Card 6 $500 1:40,000 78
X Card 6 $1,000 1:40,000 78
X Card 8 $1,000 1:60,000 52
X Card 9 $1,000 1:60,000 52
Corner Card 10 $1,000 1:120,000 26
X Card 10 $1,000 1:120,000 26
Stamp Card 10 $1,000 1:120,000 26
M Pattern on any Card $50,000 1:390,000 8

   8.  Retailer Incentive Awards:  The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Bingo Mania instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).

   9.  Unclaimed Prize Money:  For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Bingo Mania, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Bingo Mania instant lottery game tickets will be retained by the Secretary for payment to the persons entitled thereto. If no claim is made within 1 year of the announced close of the Pennsylvania Bingo Mania instant lottery game, the right of a ticket holder to claim the prize represented by the ticket, if any, will expire and the prize money will be paid into the State Lottery Fund and used for purposes provided for by statute.

   10.  Governing Law:  In purchasing a ticket, the customer agrees to comply with and abide by the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101--3761-314), the regulations contained in 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.

   11.  Termination of the Game:  The Secretary may announce a termination date, after which no further tickets from this game may be sold. The announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania Bingo Mania or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-779. Filed for public inspection May 15, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]


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