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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 08-1431

NOTICES

Pennsylvania 5 Card Stud Instant Lottery Game

[38 Pa.B. 4164]
[Saturday, August 2, 2008]

   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 5 Card Stud.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania 5 Card Stud instant lottery game ticket is $5.

   3.  Prize Symbols: Each Pennsylvania 5 Card Stud instant lottery game ticket will contain one ''Prize'' area. The prize symbols and their captions located in the ''Prize'' area are: $0.00 (ZERO DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $40$ (FORTY), $50$ (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN) and $250 (TWOHUNFTY).

   4.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: $5, $10, $20, $40, $50, $100, and $250. A player can win 1 time on a ticket.

   5.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 30,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania 5 Card Stud instant lottery game.

   6.  The Methods for the Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  By scratching the ''Prize'' area the player can determine if the ticket is a winning ticket, and if so the amount won:

   (1)  Holders of tickets upon which a prize symbol of $250 (TWOHUNFTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $250.

   (2)  Holders of tickets upon which a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (3)  Holders of tickets upon which a prize symbol of $50$ (FIFTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (4)  Holders of tickets upon which a prize symbol of $40$ (FORTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (5)  Holders of tickets upon which a prize symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (6)  Holders of tickets upon which a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (7)  Holders of tickets upon which a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (b)  That same ticket may be inserted in a supplied Lottery hand held device which reads the ticket and displays at least ten separate plays. Each play is a graphic representation of one play of the game of 5 Card Stud. Winning plays result in the accumulation of points. The instant ticket determines the prize level as displayed in the ''Prize'' area and the hand held device's microprocessor randomizes the appropriate play sequence to reflect the prize amount shown on the ticket. The winning hands available, points awarded for each winning hand and corresponding prize amounts are displayed in the table below.

   In the case of a conflict between the prize amount in the ''Prize'' area and the prize as determined by the hand held device, the prize amount in the ''Prize'' area shall be the amount won.

In a single play: Points: Prize:
If ''Your Hand'' contains 1 Pair (a pair of playing card symbols, the ''Pair'' being two playing card symbols of the same value) get 0 1 Free Play
If ''Your Hand'' contains 2 Pair (two different pairs of playing card symbols, each ''Pair'' being two playing card symbols of the same value) get 0 2 Free Plays
If ''Your Hand'' contains Three of a Kind (any three playing card symbols of the same value) get 20 $5
If ''Your Hand'' contains a Straight (any five consecutive playing card symbols of any suit) get 40 $10
If ''Your Hand'' contains a Flush (any five playing card symbols of the same suit) get 80 $20
If ''Your Hand'' contains a Full House (three playing card symbols of the same value combined with a ''Pair'' of playing card symbols with a different value) get 160 $40
If ''Your Hand'' contains Four of a Kind (any four playing card symbols of the same value) get 200 $50
If ''Your Hand'' contains a Straight Flush (any five consecutive playing card symbols of the same suit) get 400 $100
If ''Your Hand'' contains a Royal Flush (the 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace playing card symbols, all of the same suit) get 1,000 $250

   ''Your Hand'' is the five cards as displayed on the screen of the hand held device.

   7.  Number and Description of Prizes and Approximate Odds Per Ticket: The following table sets forth the approximate number of winners, amounts of prizes and approximate odds of winning on each ticket:

Win When One Of The Following Prize Symbols Appears In The ''Prize Box:'' Win: Approximate
Odds Are 1 In: 		Approximate No.
Of Winners Per
30,000 Tickets:
$5.00 (FIV DOL) $5 8.70 3,450
$10.00 (TEN DOL) $10 20 1,500
$20$ (TWENTY) $20 33.33 900
$40$ (FORTY) $40 200 150
$50$ (FIFTY) $50 200 150
$100 (ONE HUN) $100 200 150
$250 (TWOHUNFTY) $250 400 75

   Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.

   8.  Claiming Restriction: Winning Pennsylvania 5 Card Stud instant lottery game tickets must be redeemed and paid at the retailer location where purchased.

   9.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania 5 Card Stud instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentive).

   10.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania 5 Card Stud, prize money from winning Pennsylvania 5 Card Stud 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 5 Card Stud 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), 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 5 Card Stud or through normal communications methods.

THOMAS W. WOLF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1431. Filed for public inspection August 1, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]


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