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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-982

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Xpress Football Terminal-Based Lottery Game

[48 Pa.B. 3830]
[Saturday, June 23, 2018]

 Under the State Lottery Law (72 P.S. §§ 3761-101—3761-314) and 61 Pa. Code § 875.4 (relating to notice of terminal-based lottery game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following terminal-based lottery game:

 1. Name: The name of the terminal-based lottery game is Pennsylvania Xpress Football (hereinafter ''Xpress Football''). The game will commence at the discretion of the Secretary and will continue until the Secretary publicly announces a suspension or termination date.

 2. Effective Date: Effective for ticket sales occurring on or after the publication of this notice, the Xpress Football game will be operated in accordance with the terminal-based lottery game regulations at 61 Pa. Code §§ 875.1—875.17 and this game notice and will continue until the Secretary publicly announces a suspension or termination date.

 3. Price: The price of an Xpress Football play is $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, or $20 per outcome selected per play. A ticket may include more than one play.

 4. Description of the Xpress Football lottery game:

 (a) Xpress Football is designed to give players the opportunity to win one prize for each play.

 (b) For each Xpress Football play, the player must choose at least one outcome on which to bet.

 (c) Each Xpress Football drawing is a simulation of one team's Offensive possession against a Defensive opponent, referred to as a ''drive,'' in a virtual football game between two teams. Each drive consists of one or more PLAYS. PLAYS in this context and as capitalized means an attempt to advance the football.

 (1) The teams presented in a drawing are chosen from a field of eight total teams, with one team presented as the Offense and one team presented as the Defense.

 (2) The Offense can start at the 12-yard line, the 16-yard line or the 20-yard line.

 (3) The Offensive and Defensive teams selected for each drawing, as well as the home team and the starting field position, are chosen at random by the Lottery, and the information for each day's drawings will be posted to the Lottery's publicly accessible website prior to that day's drawings. A copy of the same will also be kept on file with the Lottery and will be available upon request.

 (4) A team's Offensive and Defensive statistics, as well as the home team and the starting field position of the drive, determine the prizes, identified in section 7 (relating to determination of prize winners and prizes available to be won), and the odds for that specific drawing, identified in section 8 (relating to probability of winning).

 (5) Each drawing is independent of all other drawings and any prior drawings are not determinative of the outcome of any subsequent drawing.

 (d) To play Xpress Football, the player must use a bet slip to choose the amount to bet per outcome ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10 or $20), the number of consecutive drawings (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 20), and must choose between 1 and 16 possible outcomes of a virtual football drive. The Lottery will randomly select a winning outcome for each drawing.

 (e) For each drawing, the possible drive outcomes are one of the following. The following drive outcomes shall have the plain meaning as used with respect to American football:

 (1) A Touchdown Run on the first PLAY of the drive.

 (2) A Touchdown Run on the second PLAY of the drive.

 (3) A Touchdown Run on the third PLAY of the drive.

 (4) A Touchdown Run on the fourth PLAY of the drive.

 (5) A Touchdown Run on or after the fifth PLAY of the drive.

 (6) A Touchdown Pass on the first PLAY of the drive.

 (7) A Touchdown Pass on the second PLAY of the drive.

 (8) A Touchdown Pass on the third PLAY of the drive.

 (9) A Touchdown Pass on the fourth PLAY of the drive.

 (10) A Touchdown Pass on or after the fifth PLAY of the drive.

 (11) A Turnover on the first PLAY of the drive.

 (12) A Turnover on the second PLAY of the drive.

 (13) A Turnover on the third PLAY of the drive.

 (14) A Turnover on the fourth PLAY of the drive.

 (15) A Turnover on or after the fifth PLAY of the drive.

 (16) A Field Goal.

 (f) Xpress Football tickets may be purchased from an authorized retailer or at a Lottery self-service terminal, also known as a PlayCentral Terminal.

 (1) To purchase a ticket at an authorized retailer, a player must remit the purchase price and submit a completed Xpress Football bet slip. The ticket shall include the outcome(s) selected, the amount played for each outcome selected, the number of consecutive drawings selected and validation data. The Quick Pick option is not available for Xpress Football.

 (2) To purchase a ticket at a Pennsylvania Lottery self-service terminal, the player must insert into the self-service terminal a dollar amount equal to the total purchase price and a completed Xpress Football bet slip. A player may only use an Xpress Football bet slip at a Lottery self-service terminal. A player may only use an Xpress Football bet slip at a Lottery self-service terminal. The Quick Pick option is not available for Xpress Football.

 (g) Players can win a prize identified in section 7 (relating to prizes available to be won and determination of prize winners).

 (h) A player may purchase plays for up to twenty consecutive drawings in advance.

 (i) An Xpress Football ticket may not be canceled or voided once printed by the Lottery terminal, even if printed in error.

 5. Xpress Football bet slip and ticket characteristics:

 (a) Xpress Football bet slips.

 (1) Xpress Football bet slips are optically readable cards issued by the Pennsylvania Lottery that a player must use to make play selections. Using an Xpress Football bet slip, the player shall make selections in each of the following: the outcome or outcomes of the virtual football drive(s); the amount to bet for each outcome selected; and the number of consecutive Xpress Football drawings. The player may select from 16 possible drive outcomes, the amount per play for each outcome ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, or $20), and the number of consecutive Xpress Football drawings (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or 20).

 (2) Xpress Football bet slips shall be available at no cost to the player.

 (3) Plays shall be selected in accordance with the instructions printed on the Xpress Football bet slip.

 (4) An Xpress Football bet slip has no pecuniary or prize value and does not constitute evidence of the purchase of a ticket or the numbers selected, and may not be used to claim a prize.

 (5) An Xpress Football bet slip must be completed manually. The use of mechanical, electronic, computer generated or any other non-manual method of marking bet slips is prohibited.

 (b) Xpress Football tickets.

 (1) An Xpress Football ticket shall contain each drive outcome(s) selection, the number of consecutive Xpress Football drawings and the corresponding drawing numbers (also referred to as the ''Draw ID'') for the selected outcome(s), the price of each play, the total purchase price of the ticket and validation data.

 (2) An Xpress Football ticket shall be the only valid proof of the play(s) purchased, and the only valid receipt for claiming a prize.

 (3) An Xpress Football ticket shall only be valid for the Draw ID or range of Draw IDs printed on the ticket.

 (4) A separate Xpress Football ticket shall be issued for each bet slip submitted and purchase price remitted.

 6. Time, place and manner of conducting drawings:

 (a) Time of drawing. Xpress Football drawings are high frequency drawings occurring multiple times per day. Xpress Football drawings will be held as determined and publicly announced by the Secretary.

 (b) Place and manner of conducting drawings. Xpress Football drawings will be conducted by the Lottery Central Computer System. The Lottery Central Computer System will select, at random, one drive outcome per drawing. The drive outcome selected will determine the winner(s) for each individual drawing. The validity of a drawing will be determined solely by the Lottery.

 7. Determination of prize winners and prizes available to be won:

 (a) Determination of Prize Winners:

 (1) Holders of tickets upon which the player's selected drive outcome matches the drive outcome selected by the Lottery shall be the winner of a prize, as described in section 7(b) (relating to prizes available to be won).

 (2) The prizes for each drawing are based on a single prize table, which is based on the individual team matchups and the starting position of the Offense.

 (3) The winning outcome for each drawing will be posted to the Lottery's publicly accessible website, and will be displayed visually at retail locations with monitors that display the drawings.

 (b) Prizes available to be won:

 (1) The prizes available to be won for Xpress Football will range from $2 to $250 per each $1 played, and vary based on the specifics of each individual drawing.

 (2) A prize table for each drawing will be available on the Lottery's publicly accessible website, and will be displayed visually before and after each drawing at retail locations with monitors that display the drawings.

 (3) Each prize table is based on a $1 play. To determine the prize for a winning ticket, the player must multiply the prize amount in the prize table by the player's bet.

 (c) All Xpress Football prize payments will be made as a one-time, lump-sum cash payment.

 (d) The number of prize categories and the allocation of prize money among the prize categories may be changed at the discretion of the Secretary and changes will be announced by public notice. Any such changes will apply prospectively to Xpress Football drawings as of the date specified in the public notice.

 8. Probability of winning.

 The prize tables for all possible ways that a prize can be won for a single play, the corresponding prize won and the odds of winning a prize in a drawing can be found on the Lottery's publicly accessible website at: https://www.palottery.state.pa.us/xpress/football/Prizes-Chances.aspx.

 9. Retailer Incentive and Marketing Promotion Programs.

 (a) The Lottery may conduct a separate retailer incentive program for retailers who sell Xpress Football tickets. The conduct of the program will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 811.41 (relating to promotional prizes).

 (b) The Pennsylvania Lottery may conduct promotional drawings associated with the Xpress Football game. The Xpress Football tickets will be imprinted with a unique code to be used by players to enter the promotional drawings. The promotional drawings may be held independently of or in conjunction with the regular Xpress Football drawings. The Secretary will announce the existence of the promotional drawings. Winners of promotional drawings will be randomly selected from the group of qualified entries. A description of the available prize(s) and the specific rules and other information necessary for the conduct of the promotional drawings will be posted to the Lottery's publicly accessible website. A copy of the same will also be kept on file with the Lottery and will be available upon request.

 (c) The Pennsylvania Lottery may conduct promotional payouts associated with the Xpress Football game. The Xpress Football tickets will be imprinted with a promotional message used to alert the player holding the ticket of the promotional opportunity. The Secretary will announce the existence of the promotional payouts. A description of the available promotional prize payouts and the specific rules and other information necessary for the conduct of the promotional payouts will be posted to the Lottery's publically accessible website. A copy of the same will also be kept on file with the Lottery and will be available upon request.

 (d) The Pennsylvania Lottery may conduct promotional activities to promote the sale of the Xpress Football game, including offering tickets at a discounted price. Details of any such offering will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Xpress Football or through normal communications methods.

 10. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the date in which a prize is won, prize money from winning Xpress Football 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 date on which the prize is won, 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), 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.

C. DANIEL HASSELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-982. Filed for public inspection June 22, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


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