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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-626

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Fast Cash Instant Lottery Game

[29 Pa.B. 2086]

   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 Fast Cash.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Fast Cash instant lottery game ticket is $1.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Fast Cash instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring one ''Lucky Symbol'' area and five ''Your Symbol'' areas. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Lucky Symbol'' area and the five ''Your Symbol'' areas are: Coins Symbol (COINS), Bag of Money Symbol (BAG), Dollar Bills Symbol (BILLS), Jewel Symbol (JEWEL), Piggy Bank Symbol (BANK) and Gold Bar Symbol (BAR).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the five ''Prize'' areas are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $3.00 (THR DOL), $4.00 (FOR DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY) and $100 (ONE HUN).

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, $20 and $100. The player can win up to five times on a ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 6,240,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Fast Cash instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Symbol'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Symbol'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Symbol'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (b)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Symbol'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Symbol'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Symbol'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (c)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Symbol'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Symbol'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Symbol'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (d)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Symbol'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Symbol'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Symbol'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (e)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Symbol'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Symbol'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Symbol'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (f)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Symbol'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Symbol'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Symbol'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

   (g)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Symbol'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Symbol'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Symbol'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (h)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Symbol'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Symbol'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Symbol'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.

   8.  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 Your Symbols To The Approximate No. of Winners
Lucky Symbol And Win With Prize(s) Of: Win Approximate Odds Per 6,240,000 Tickets
$1 $1 1:9.09 686,400
$1 x 2 $2 1:18.75 332,800
$2 $2 1:100   62,400
$1 x 3 $3 1:100   62,400
$3 $3 1:300   20,800
$1 x 4 $4 1:150   41,600
$2 x 2 $4 1:214.29   29,120
$4 $4 1:500   12,480
$1 x 5 $5 1:300   20,800
$2 + $3 $5 1:300   20,800
$5 $5 1:300   20,800
$2 x 5 $10 1:250   24,960
$5 x 2 $10 1:250   24,960
$10 $10 1:500   12,480
$3 x 5 $15 1:300   20,800
$4 x 5 $20 1:750     8,320
$10 x 2 $20 1:1,500     4,160
$5 x 3 + $3 + $2 $20 1:1,500     4,160
$20 $20 1:1,500     4,160
$20 x 5 $100 1:15,000        416
$100 $100 1:30,000        208

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

   10.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Fast Cash, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Fast Cash 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 Fast Cash 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.

   11.  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.

   12.  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 Fast Cash or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-626. Filed for public inspection April 16, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]


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