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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-921

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Bingo Mania III Instant Lottery Game

[34 Pa.B. 2756]

   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 III.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Bingo Mania III instant lottery game ticket is $5.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Bingo Mania III 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 4,800,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Bingo Mania III instant lottery game.

   6.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a ''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 a ''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 ''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.

   (f)  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.

   (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'' or ''Card 7,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.

   (h)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 4'' or ''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 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 4'' or ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (k)  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.

   (l)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 2,'' 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 a ''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.

   (s)  A player may win more than one prize on a ticket; however, the player cannot win more than one prize on each ''Card.''

   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:


ApproximateApproximate No. of
Odds ofWinners Per
Win With Prize(s) of:   Win: 1 In: 4,800,000 Tickets
LINE CARD 1 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARD 2 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARD 3 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARD 4 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARD 5 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARD 6 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARD 7 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARD 8 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARD 9 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARD 10 $5 46.15 104,000
LINE CARDS 1 & 2 $10 42.86 112,000
LINE CARDS 4 & 5 $10 300 16,000
4 CORNERS CARD 1 $10 50 96,000
4 CORNERS CARD 2 $10 300 16,000
STAMP CARD 1 $15 60 80,000
LINE CARDS 1, 2, 3, & 8 $20 100 48,000
LINE CARDS 2 & 5 + 4    CORNERS CARD 1 $20 300 16,000
4 CORNERS CARDS 1 & 2 $20 300 16,000
LINE CARDS 1, 4 & 5 + 4    CORNERS CARD 2 $25 300 16,000
4 CORNERS CARD 4 +    STAMP CARD 1 $25 300 16,000
LINE CARDS 4 & 5 +    STAMP CARD 1 $25 300 16,000
STAMP CARD 2 $25 150 32,000
STAMP CARD 2 + LINE    CARD 7 + 4 CORNERS    CARDS 1 & 4 $50 774.19 6,200
STAMP CARDS 1 & 2 +    LINE CARDS 6 & 10 $50 774.19 6,200
LINE CARDS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,    7, 8, 9 & 10 $50 774.19 6,200
X CARD 1 $50 759.49 6,320
4 CORNERS CARD 5 $50 774.19 6,200
4 CORNERS CARD 7 $50 759.49 6,320
X CARD 2 $100 15,000 320
4 CORNERS CARD 3 $100 15,000 320
STAMP CARD 4 $100 15,000 320
STAMP CARD 5 $100 15,000 320
X CARD 1 + 4 CORNERS    CARD 9 $100 15,000 320
X CARD 3 $500 30,000 160
STAMP CARD 6 $500 30,000 160
STAMP CARD 8 $500 30,000 160
STAMP CARD 9 $500 40,000 120
X CARD 7 $500 40,000 120
X CARD 4 + STAMP CARD 7 $500 40,000 120
STAMP CARD 3 + 4    CORNERS CARD 8 $500 40,000 120
X CARD 5 + 4 CORNERS    CARD 6 $500 40,000 120
X CARD 6 $1,000 40,000 120
X CARD 8 $1,000 120,000 40
X CARD 9 $1,000 120,000 40
4 CORNERS CARD 10 $1,000 120,000 40
X CARD 10 $1,000 120,000 40
STAMP CARD 10 $1,000 120,000 40
M PATTERN ON ANY CARD $50,000 480,000 10

   8.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Bingo Mania III 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 III, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Bingo Mania III 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 III 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), 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 III or through normal communications methods.

GREGORY C. FAJT,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-921. Filed for public inspection May 21, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]


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