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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-1045

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Red Hot 7's Instant Lottery Game

[27 Pa.B. 3110]

   Under the provisions of the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-1--3761-15), and the provisions of 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 Red Hot 7's.

   2.  Price:  The price of a Pennsylvania Red Hot 7's instant lottery game ticket is $1.00.

   3.  Play Symbols:  Each Pennsylvania Red Hot 7's instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area. The play symbols, printed in either red or black ink, and their captions, printed in black ink, located in the play area are: 1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THREE), 4 (FOUR), 5 (FIVE), 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT) and 9 (NINE).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols:  The prize play symbols and their captions, printed in black ink, located in the play area are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $4.00 (FOUR DOL), $7.00 (SVN DOL), $14$ (FRTN DOL), $77$ (SVTYSN) and $7,777 (STSHSS).

   5.  Prizes:  The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $4, $7, $14, $77, and $7,777. The player can win up to four times on each ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game:   Approximately 9,840,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Red Hot 7's instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets with a play symbol of 7 (SEVEN), with the symbol printed in black ink, and a prize play symbol of $7,777 (STSHSS) appearing under the 7 (SEVEN) play symbol in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $7,777.

   (b)  Holders of tickets with a play symbol of 7 (SEVEN), with the symbol printed in black ink, and a prize play symbol of $77$ (SVTYSN) appearing under the 7 (SEVEN) play symbol in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $77.

   (c)  Holders of tickets with a play symbol of 7 (SEVEN), with the symbol printed in red ink, and a prize play symbol of $7.00 (SVN DOL) appearing under the 7 (SEVEN) play symbol in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $14.

   (d)  Holders of tickets with a play symbol of 7 (SEVEN), with the symbol printed in black ink, and a prize play symbol of $7.00 (SVN DOL) appearing under the 7 (SEVEN) play symbol in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $7.

   (e)  Holders of tickets with a play symbol of 7 (SEVEN), with the symbol printed in black ink, and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOUR DOL) appearing under the 7 (SEVEN) play symbol in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (f)  Holders of tickets with a play symbol of 7 (SEVEN), with the symbol printed in red ink, and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appearing under the 7 (SEVEN) play symbol in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (g)  Holders of tickets with a play symbol of 7 (SEVEN), with the symbol printed in black ink, and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appearing under the 7 (SEVEN) play symbol in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (h)  Holders of tickets with a play symbol of 7 (SEVEN), with the symbol printed in red ink, and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appearing under the 7 (SEVEN) play symbol in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (i)  Holders of tickets with a play symbol of 7 (SEVEN), with the symbol printed in black ink, and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appearing under the 7 (SEVEN) play symbol in the play area 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:

Find a BlackApproximate
''7'' or Find aNo. of
Red ''7'' toWinners Per
Double WithApproximate9,840,000
Prize(s) of: Win Odds Tickets
$1 $1 1:9.38 1,049,600
$1 (D) $2 1:25 393,600
$2 $2 1:50 196,800
$2 (D) $4 1:100 98,400
$4 $4 1:300 32,800
$1 (D) + $1 + $4 $7 1:300 32,800
$1 + $2 + $4 $7 1:300 32,800
$7 $7 1:300 32,800
$2 + $4 + $4 + $4 $14 1:150 65,600
$7 (D) $14 1:300 32,800
$7 (D) + $7 $21 1:400 24,600
$1 + $2 + $4 +    $14 $21 1:1,200 8,200
$77 $77 1:5,455 1,804
$7,777 $7,777 1:656,000 15

(D) = A Red 7 Doubles Prize

   9.  Retailer Incentive Awards:  The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Red Hot 7's 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 Red Hot 7's, prize money on winning Pennsylvania Red Hot 7's 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 Red Hot 7's 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. §§  3761-1 -- 3761-15), the regulations contained in Part V of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Code (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. Such announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania Red Hot 7's or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1045. Filed for public inspection June 27, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]


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