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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-365

Pennsylvania Lucky 7's Bingo Instant Lottery Game

   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 Lucky 7's Bingo.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Lucky 7's Bingo instant lottery game ticket is $2.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Lucky 7's Bingo instant lottery game ticket will contain four play areas designated as ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3'' and ''Card 4.'' The 76 play symbols and their captions located in the four 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 3 × 10 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.  7 Pattern: Each ''Card'' will also contain a highlighted ''7'' pattern.

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $2, $5, $7, $10, $15, $17, $20, $27, $75, $100, $250, $500, and $25,000. The player can win up to three times on a ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 8,400,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Lucky 7's Bingo instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $25,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (c)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.

   (d)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.

   (e)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (f)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $75.

   (g)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the highlighted ''7'' pattern on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $27.

   (h)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (i)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the highlighted ''7'' pattern on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $17.

   (j)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

   (k)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (l)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the highlighted ''7'' pattern on ''Card 1'' or ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $7.

   (m)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (n)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   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:


Form a Line, An ''X,'' A Diamond, Get 4Approximate No. of
Corners or Match All The Numbers InWinners Per 8,400,000
Highlighted ''7'' Pattern With Prize(s) Of: Win Approximate Odds Tickets
LC-1 $2 1:18.75 448,000
LC-2 $2 1:18.75 448,000
LC-4 $2 1:21.43 392,000
LC-1 + LC-2 $4 1:50 168,000
LC-2 + LC-4 $4 1:75 112,000
LC-3 $5 1:150 56,000
LC-1 + LC-2 +LC-4 $6 1:150 56,000
''7'' C-1 $7 1:50 168,000
''7'' C-2 $7 1:50 168,000
4 Corners C-1 $10 1:750 11,200
4 Corners C-2 $15 1:750 11,200
4 Corners C-3 $15 1:750 11,200
4 Corners C-4 $15 1:750 11,200
''7'' C-3 $17 1:150 56,000
DC-1 $20 1:750 11,200
4 Corners CS-1 & 2 $25 1:6,000 1,400
4 Corners CS-1 & 3 $25 1:6,000 1,400
4 Corners CS-1 & 4 $25 1:6,000 1,400
DC-1 + LC-3 $25 1:6,000 1,400
''7'' C-4 $27 1:171.43 49,000
DC-2 $75 1:60,000 140
DC-3 $75 1:60,000 140
''X'' C-1 $100 1:60,000 140
''X'' C-2 $250 1:120,000 70
DC-4 $250 1:120,000 70
''X'' C-3 $500 1:120,000 70
''X'' C-2 + DC-4 $500 1:120,000 70
''X'' C-4 $25,000 1:525,000 16

L = Line, C = Card and D = Diamond

   9.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Lucky 7's Bingo 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 Lucky 7's Bingo, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Lucky 7's Bingo 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 Lucky 7's Bingo 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. §§ 3761-101--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 sold. The announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania Lucky 7's Bingo or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-365. Filed for public inspection March 5, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]


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