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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-521

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Bonus Bucks Instant Lottery Game

[33 Pa.B. 1541]

   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 Bonus Bucks.

   2.  Price:  The Pennsylvania Bonus Bucks instant lottery game ticket is a promotional item and has no sale price.

   3.  Promotional Game Details:  Pennsylvania Bonus Bucks instant lottery game tickets will be provided to retailers to use to augment retailer promotions, to Lottery personnel and to other persons for promotional purposes as approved by the Director.

   4.  Play Symbols:  Each Pennsylvania Bonus Bucks instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area. The play symbols and their captions located in the play area are: Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) and X Symbol (XXX).

   5.  Prize Play Symbols:  The prize play symbols and their captions located in the ''Prize'' area are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $3.00 (THR DOL), $4.00 (FOR DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $6.00 (SIX DOL), $7.00 (SVN DOL), $8.00 (EGT DOL), $9.00 (NIN DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $15$ (FIFTN), $20$ (TWENTY) and $25$ (TWY FIV).

   6.  Prizes:  The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $15, $20 and $25.

   7.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 960,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Bonus Bucks instant lottery game.

   8.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $25$ (TWY FIV) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.

   (b)  Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (c)  Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $15$ (FIFTN) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

   (d)  Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (e) Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $9.00 (NIN DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $9.

   (f) Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $8.00 (EGT DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $8.

   (g) Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $7.00 (SVN DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $7.

   (h) Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $6.00 (SIX DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $6.

   (i) Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (j) Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (k) Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

   (l) Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (m) Holders of tickets with three matching Keystone Symbol (KYSTNE) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.

   9.  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:

Approximate No. of
Approximate Winners Per 960,000
Win Odds Tickets
$1  1:4.35 220,800
$2    1:37.50   25,600
$3 1:300     3,200
$4 1:600     1,600
$5 1:300     3,200
$6 1:600     1,600
$7 1:600     1,600
$8 1:600     1,600
$9 1:600     1,600
$10 1:300     3,200
$15 1:300     3,200
$20 1:300     3,200
$25 1:300     3,200

   10.  Unclaimed Prize Money:  For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Bonus Bucks, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Bonus Bucks 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 Bonus Bucks 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 receiving a ticket, the player 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 distributed. The announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania Bonus Bucks or through normal communications methods.

GREGORY C. FAJT,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-521. Filed for public inspection March 21, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]


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