NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Pennsylvania Haunted Hou$e Instant Lottery Game 1710
[54 Pa.B. 5935]
[Saturday, September 14, 2024]
Under the State Lottery Law (72 P.S. §§ 3761-101—3761-314) and 61 Pa. Code § 819.203 (relating to notice of instant game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following instant lottery game:
1. Name: The name of the game is Pennsylvania Haunted Hou$e (''Haunted Hou$e''). The game number is PA-1710.
2. Price: The price of a Haunted Hou$e instant lottery game ticket is $1.
3. Play symbols: Each Haunted Hou$e instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area, and one ''WINALL WINDOW''. The ''WINALL WINDOW'' is played separately. The play symbols and prize amounts and their captions located in the play area are: FREE (TICKET), $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $3.00 (THR DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20.00 (TWENTY), $31.00 (TRY ONE), $50.00 (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $300 (THR HUN) and $3,100 (THYONEHUN). The play symbols and their captions located in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' are: Pumpkin (TRYAGAIN) symbol, Ghost (NOBONUS) symbol, Bat (TRYAGAIN) symbol, Smiley Pumpkin (NOBONUS) symbol, Scared Pumpkin (TRYAGAIN) symbol, Shy Pumpkin (NOBONUS) symbol, Winking Pumpkin (TRYAGAIN) symbol and a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol.
4. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: Free $1 Ticket, $2, $3, $5, $10, $20, $31, $50, $100, $300, and $3,100. Prizes in the play area can only be won one way. If a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol is revealed in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' no additional prizes will be awarded for matching two like amounts in the play area. For a complete description of how these prizes can be won, see section 8 (relating to number and description of prizes and approximate odds). A player can win up to eight times on a ticket.
5. Approximate number of tickets printed for the game: Approximately 4,800,000 tickets will be printed for the Haunted Hou$e instant lottery game.
6. Second-Chance Drawing: The Pennsylvania Lottery (''Lottery'') will conduct one Eek-A-Boo Bucks Second-Chance Drawing (''Drawing'') for which non-winning Haunted Hou$e instant lottery game tickets may be eligible as provided for in section 9 (relating to second-chance drawing).
7. Determination of prize winners:
(a) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $3,100 (THYONEHUN) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3,100.
(b) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $300 (THR HUN) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $300.
(c) Holders of tickets upon which a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol appears in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' and two prize amounts of $100 (ONE HUN), four prize amounts of $20.00 (TWENTY) and two prize amounts of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $300.
(d) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $100 (ONE HUN) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(e) Holders of tickets upon which a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol appears in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' area and four prize amounts of $20.00 (TWENTY) and four prize amounts of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(f) Holders of tickets upon which a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol appears in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' area and four prize amounts of $10.00 (TEN DOL), one prize amount of $50.00 (FIFTY), one prize amount of $5.00 (FIV DOL), one prize amount of $3.00 (THR DOL) and one prize amount of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(g) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $50.00 (FIFTY) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(h) Holders of tickets upon which a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol appears in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' area and two prize amounts of $20.00 (TWENTY), four prize amounts of $2.00 (TWO DOL) and two prize amounts of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(i) Holders of tickets upon which a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol appears in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' area and four prize amounts of $10.00 (TEN DOL), two prize amount of $3.00 (THR DOL) and two prize amounts of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(j) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $31.00 (TRY ONE) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $31.
(k) Holders of tickets upon which a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol appears in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' area and four prize amounts of $5.00 (FIV DOL), three prize amounts of $3.00 (THR DOL) and one prize amount of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $31.
(l) Holders of tickets upon which a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol appears in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' area and seven prize amounts of $3.00 (THR DOL) and one prize amount of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $31.
(m) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $20.00 (TWENTY) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(n) Holders of tickets upon which a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol appears in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' area and two prize amounts of $5.00 (FIV DOL), four prize amounts of $2.00 (TWO DOL) and two prize amounts of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(o) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(p) Holders of tickets upon which a Black Cat (WINALL) symbol appears in the ''WINALL WINDOW'' area and two prize amounts of $2.00 (TWO DOL) and six prize amounts of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(q) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(r) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $3.00 (THR DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.
(s) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.
(t) Holders of tickets upon which two matching prize amounts of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.
(u) Holders of tickets upon which two matching FREE (TICKET) play symbols appear in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of one Haunted Hou$e instant ticket or one Pennsylvania Lottery instant ticket of equivalent sale price which is currently on sale.
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 Two Like Amounts To Win That
Amount.
Win With: | Win: | Approximate
Odds Are 1 In: | Approximate No. Of
Winners Per
4,800,000
Tickets: |
|---|
| 2—FREEs | FREE $1 TICKET | 9.43 | 508,800 |
| 2—$2s | $2 | 18.18 | 264,000 |
| (2—$2s) + (2—$1s) | $3 | 76.92 | 62,400 |
| 2—$3s | $3 | 50 | 96,000 |
| (2—$3s) + (2—$2s) | $5 | 1,000 | 4,800 |
| 2—$5s | $5 | 500 | 9,600 |
| WINALL WINDOW w/ (($2 × 2) + ($1 × 6)) | $10 | 66.67 | 72,000 |
| (2—$5s) + (2—$3s) + (2—$2s) | $10 | 500 | 9,600 |
| 2—$10s | $10 | 1,000 | 4,800 |
| WINALL WINDOW w/ (($5 × 2) + ($2 × 4) + ($1 × 2)) | $20 | 2,667 | 1,800 |
| (2—$10s) + (2—$5s) + (2—$3s) + (2—$2s) | $20 | 24,000 | 200 |
| 2—$20s | $20 | 24,000 | 200 |
| WINALL WINDOW w/ (($3 × 7) + $10) | $31 | 750 | 6,400 |
| WINALL WINDOW w/ (($5 × 4) + ($3 × 3) + $2) | $31 | 750 | 6,400 |
| (2—$20s) + (2—$10s) + (2—$1s) | $31 | 6,000 | 800 |
| 2—$31s | $31 | 12,000 | 400 |
| WINALL WINDOW w/ (($10 × 4) + ($3 × 2) + ($2 × 2)) | $50 | 6,000 | 800 |
| WINALL WINDOW w/ (($20 × 2) + ($2 × 4) + ($1 × 2)) | $50 | 6,000 | 800 |
| 2—$50s | $50 | 120,000 | 40 |
| WINALL WINDOW w/ (($10 × 4) + $50 + $5 + $3 + $2) | $100 | 24,000 | 200 |
| WINALL WINDOW w/ (($20 × 4) + ($5 × 4)) | $100 | 24,000 | 200 |
| 2—$100s | $100 | 120,000 | 40 |
| WINALL WINDOW w/ (($100 × 2) + ($20 × 4) + ($10 × 2)) | $300 | 480,000 | 10 |
| 2—$300s | $300 | 480,000 | 10 |
| 2—$3,100s | $3,100 | 480,000 | 10 |
WINALL WINDOW: Reveal a ''Black Cat'' (WINALL) symbol in the WINALL WINDOW area to win ALL 8 prizes shown!
WINALL WINDOW is played separately and not eligible for additional main game wins.
Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.
9. Second-Chance Drawing: The Pennsylvania Lottery's Eek-A-Boo Bucks Second-Chance Drawing for qualifying instant lottery game tickets:
(a) Qualifying Tickets: Non-winning PA-1708 Witches Brew Bucks ($5), PA-1709 Pick Your Potion ($2) and PA-1710 Haunted Hou$e ($1) lottery game tickets are eligible for entry into the Drawing.
(b) Participation and entry:
(1) Entrants must have a registered lottery account in order to participate in the Drawing. To create a lottery account, visit https://www.PAiLottery.com. Creating a lottery account is free.
(2) A registered lottery account holder is subject to the iLottery regulations and specifically agrees to be bound by the iLottery terms and conditions located at https://www.pailottery.com/signup/terms-and-conditions/, as well as any related policies.
(3) To establish a lottery account, players must provide the following information:
(i) The player's name as it appears on a valid government-issued identification or tax documents;
(ii) The player's date of birth;
(iii) The entire or last four digits of the player's Social Security Number, or comparable equivalent;
(iv) The player's address;
(v) The player's telephone number;
(vi) The player's email address;
(vii) Any other information established by the Lottery to be necessary to verify the age and identity of the player.
(4) An individual may be required to provide additional information or documentation, as set forth in the iLottery terms and conditions, to establish a lottery account or register for iLottery. The information may be used for iLottery registration or to confirm information provided by that individual during the registration process.
(5) To enter the Drawing, entrants must submit the identifying information from at least one Qualifying Ticket via the Drawing's promotional web site, available at https://www.palottery.com, or the Lottery's official mobile application during the entry period. The identifying information from a Qualifying Ticket may be submitted only once in the Drawing. Entries will automatically be awarded at the time of successful submission of a Qualifying Ticket. No other method of submission will be accepted, and entries submitted using any other method, including entries mailed or hand-delivered to the Lottery, are not valid and will be disqualified.
(6) Each entry must be complete and the information supplied by the entrant must be accurate. Incomplete entries cannot be accepted.
(7) Only one claimant per entry is allowed.
(8) Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
(9) Players may submit the identifying information from an unlimited number of Qualifying Tickets in the Drawing.
(10) Once an entry has been submitted it cannot be withdrawn or changed.
(c) Drawing description:
(1) The Lottery will conduct one Eek-A-Boo Bucks Second-Chance Drawing for qualifying instant lottery game tickets. All time references are Eastern Prevailing Time.
(2) All entries received after 11:59:59 p.m. September 15, 2024, through 11:59:59 p.m. October 31, 2024, will be entered into the Drawing tentatively scheduled to be held between November 1, 2024 and November 15, 2024.
(3) The entry period for the Drawing will be posted to the Lottery's publicly accessible web site.
(4) The number of entries an entrant will receive for the Drawing is determined by the purchase price of the Qualifying Ticket entered. The purchase price and corresponding number of entries for the Qualifying Ticket is as follows: PA-1708 Witches Brew Bucks ($5) = five entries, PA-1709 Pick Your Potion ($2) = two entries and PA-1710 Haunted Hou$e ($1) = one entry.
(5) Players may review prizes won and their entries for the Drawing via the Drawing's promotional web site.
(d) Prizes available to be won, determination of winners and odds of winning:
(1) The prize entitlements described below are subject to all restrictions and limitations described in section 10(e), or those mentioned anywhere else in these rules.
(2) The Lottery will conduct one Drawing from among all the entries received during the entry period as described in section 10(c)(2).
(i) The first entry selected in the Drawing will be a winning entry and the entrant who submitted that winning entry shall be entitled to a prize of $50,000, less required income tax withholding.
(ii) The second through the fourth entries selected in the Drawing will be winning entries and the entrants who submitted those winning entries shall each be entitled to a prize of $31,000, less required income tax withholding.
(iii) The fifth through the seventeenth entries selected in the Drawing will be winning entries and the entrants who submitted those winning entries shall each be entitled to a prize of $1,000.
(iv) The eighteenth through the sixty-seventh entries selected in the Drawing will be winning entries and the entrants who submitted those winning entries shall each be entitled to a prize of $100 iLottery Bonus Money.
(3) All prizes will be paid as a lump-sum cash payment or uploaded to a winning player's lottery account.
(4) Winners of iLottery Bonus Money are not required to claim a prize. Winners of iLottery Bonus Money will have the iLottery Bonus Money credited to their lottery account and will receive an email notifying them that they won a prize.
(5) The number of winning entries to be selected for the Drawing will be posted to the Lottery's publicly accessible web site.
(6) The odds of winning in the Drawing depend upon the number of entries received for the Drawing.
(7) A computer-generated randomizer will be used to select the Drawing winners.
(e) Drawing restrictions:
(1) To be eligible to participate in the Drawing, entrants must have complied with the requirements of these rules.
(2) The Lottery is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected entries not entered into the Drawing. The Lottery is not responsible for entries that are not entered into the Drawing because of incompatible internet browsers, mobile Lottery application failure or other technical issues. The Lottery is not responsible for entries not entered due to delays in creating a lottery account or the inability to create a lottery account. If a Drawing entry is selected as a winner and rejected or otherwise disqualified during or following the Drawing, the Lottery will select one entry to replace the rejected or otherwise disqualified entry in accordance with these rules and Lottery procedure. Entries not received for any other reason will not be considered entries.
(3) If any discrepancy exists between these rules and any material describing the Drawing, these rules shall govern.
(4) Employees of the Lottery, 9Rooftops Marketing, LLC (formerly known as MARC USA, LLC), MUSL, Scientific Games, Inc., MDI Entertainment, LLC, and their subcontractors, or a spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person are not eligible to participate in the Drawing. Offer void where prohibited or restricted.
(5) The Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Drawing and change these rules if the Drawing cannot be conducted as planned due to errors in these rules or advertising, unauthorized intervention, tampering, fraud, technical errors, viruses, worms, bugs or any other cause that, in the Lottery's sole judgment, could corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Drawing.
(6) All entries shall be subject to verification by the Lottery.
(7) The Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify an entrant found to be tampering with the operation of the Drawing or to be acting in violation of these rules or applicable law.
(8) The Drawing is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Applicable laws and regulations apply.
(9) Prizes must be claimed within 1 year of the drawing date of the Drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made within 1 year of the drawing date of the Drawing in which the prize was won, the right of an entrant to claim the prize won, if any, will expire and the prize money will be paid into the State Lottery Fund and used for purposes provided by statute.
(10) Final determination of winners will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final and binding.
(11) A prize awarded in the Drawing to a person who dies before receiving the prize shall be paid according to 61 Pa. Code § 811.16 (relating to prizes payable after death of a prize winner).
(12) A winner is responsible for all taxes arising from or in connection with any prize won.
(13) A player may only win the prize for which the player is first selected in the Drawing. Subsequent entries, from the same individual, selected in the same Drawing will be disqualified and one replacement entry will be selected.
(14) Winners of iLottery Bonus Money must abide by the iLottery terms & conditions, the iLottery Bonus Policy and these rules. iLottery Bonus Money will expire 90 days from the date on which the winner was notified, via email, of the prize win, as further detailed in section 10(d)(4). iLottery Bonus Money has a five times play through requirement in order to convert the iLottery Bonus Money into cash. For example, for a player winning $100 of iLottery Bonus Money, the player is required to place $500 in wagers before the iLottery Bonus Money awarded is converted into cash which may be withdrawn from the player's account.
(15) Prizes are not transferrable.
(16) Other restrictions may apply.
10. Retailer incentive awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Program for retailers who sell Haunted Hou$e instant lottery game tickets.
11. Retailer bonus: The Lottery may offer a retailer bonus in connection with the sale of Pennsylvania instant lottery game tickets. If a retailer bonus is offered, a Lottery retailer shall be eligible for a bonus as described in this section. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $100,000 and not exceeding $500,000 shall be paid a bonus of $500. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $500,001 and not exceeding $1,000,000 shall be paid a bonus of $5,000. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $1,000,001 and not exceeding $10,000,000 shall be paid a bonus of $10,000. A Lottery retailer is entitled only to the largest bonus for which they qualify on a winning ticket. A bonus will be initiated for payment after the instant ticket is claimed and validated. A bonus will not be awarded to a Lottery retailer that sells a non-winning Pennsylvania Lottery instant ticket used to enter a Pennsylvania Lottery second-chance drawing or promotion that is subsequently selected to win a prize.
12. Unclaimed prize money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Haunted Hou$e, prize money from winning Haunted Hou$e instant lottery game tickets will be retained by the Secretary for payment to the persons entitled thereto. If no claim is made within 1 year of the announced close of the Haunted Hou$e 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.
13. 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.
14. 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 Haunted Hou$e or through normal communications methods.
PATRICK BROWNE,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1308. Filed for public inspection September 13, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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