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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-1801

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Spooky Loot Instant Lottery Game

[40 Pa.B. 5419]
[Saturday, September 18, 2010]

 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 Spooky Loot.

 2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Spooky Loot instant lottery game ticket is $2.

 3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Spooky Loot instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring a ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' area and a ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' area. The play symbols and their captions, printed in black ink and located in the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' area are: Candle (CANDLE) symbol, Candy corn (CANDY) symbol, Cauldron (CAULDRN) symbol, Frog (FROG) symbol, Hat (HAT) symbol, Moon (MOON) symbol, Owl (OWL) symbol, Pumpkin (PUMPKIN) symbol, Snake (SNAKE) symbol, Skull (SKULL) symbol, Spider (SPIDER) symbol and a 13 (THRTN) symbol. The play symbols and their captions, printed in green ink and located in the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' area are: Candle (CANDLE) symbol, Candy corn (CANDY) symbol, Cauldron (CAULDRN) symbol, Frog (FROG) symbol, Hat (HAT) symbol, Moon (MOON) symbol, Owl (OWL) symbol, Pumpkin (PUMPKIN) symbol, Snake (SNAKE) symbol, Skull (SKULL) symbol, Spider (SPIDER) symbol and a 13 (THRTN) symbol. The play symbols and their captions, printed in black ink and located in the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' area are: Candle (CANDLE) symbol, Candy corn (CANDY) symbol, Cauldron (CAULDRN) symbol, Frog (FROG) symbol, Hat (HAT) symbol, Moon (MOON) symbol, Owl (OWL) symbol, Pumpkin (PUMPKIN) symbol, Snake (SNAKE) symbol, Skull (SKULL) symbol, Spider (SPIDER) symbol, 13 (THRTN) symbol and a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol. The play symbols and their captions, printed in green ink and located in the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' area are: Candle (CANDLE) symbol, Candy corn (CANDY) symbol, Cauldron (CAULDRN) symbol, Frog (FROG) symbol, Hat (HAT) symbol, Moon (MOON) symbol, Owl (OWL) symbol, Pumpkin (PUMPKIN) symbol, Snake (SNAKE) symbol, Skull (SKULL) symbol, Spider (SPIDER) symbol and a 13 (THRTN) symbol.

 4. Prize Symbols: The prize symbols and their captions located in the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' area are: Free (TICKET), $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $3.00 (THR DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $8.00 (EGT DOL), $9.00 (NIN DOL), $15.00 (FIFTN), $24.00 (TWY FOR), $27.00 (TWY SVN), $45.00 (FRY FIV), $100 (ONE HUN), $300 (THR HUN), $900 (NIN HUN) and $13,000 (THRTN THO).

 5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: Free $2 ticket, $1, $2, $3, $5, $8, $9, $15, $24, $27, $45, $100, $300, $900 and $13,000. A player can win up to 8 times on a ticket.

 6. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 5,400,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Spooky Loot instant lottery game.

 7. Determination of Prize Winners:

 (a) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $13,000 (THRTN THO) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $13,000.

 (b) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $900 (NIN HUN) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $900.

 (c) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, and a prize symbol of $300 (THR HUN) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $900.

 (d) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $300 (THR HUN) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $300.

 (e) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $300.

 (f) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols is a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol, and a prize symbol of $45.00 (FRY FIV) appears in six of the ''Prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $15.00 (FIFTN) appears in two of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $300.

 (g) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

 (h) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols is a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol, and a prize symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears in three of the ''Prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $8.00 (EGT DOL) appears in two of the ''Prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $27.00 (TWY SVN) appears in three of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

 (i) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $45.00 (FRY FIV) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $45.

 (j) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, and a prize symbol of $15.00 (FIFTN) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $45.

 (k) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols is a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol, and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in one of the ''Prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in five of the ''Prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $9.00 (NIN DOL) appears in two of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $45.

 (l) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $27.00 (TWY SVN) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $27.

 (m) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, and a prize symbol of $9.00 (NIN DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $27.

 (n) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols is a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol, and a prize symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears in one of the ''Prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in five of the ''Prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $8.00 (EGT DOL) appears in two of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $27.

 (o) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols is a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol, and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in one of the ''Prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appears in five of the ''Prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in two of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $27.

 (p) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $24.00 (TWY FOR) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $24.

 (q) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, and a prize symbol of $8.00 (EGT DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $24.

 (r) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols is a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol, and a prize symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appears in eight of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $24.

 (s) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $15.00 (FIFTN) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

 (t) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

 (u) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols is a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol, and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in seven of the ''Prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears in one of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

 (v) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $9.00 (NIN DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $9.

 (w) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, and a prize symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $9.

 (x) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols is a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol, and a prize symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears in seven of the ''Prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in one of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $9.

 (y) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $8.00 (EGT DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $8.

 (z) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols is a Black cat (BLKCAT) symbol, and a prize symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears in eight of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $8.

 (aa) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $6.

 (bb) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

 (cc) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

 (dd) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in green ink, and a prize symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

 (ee) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

 (ff) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of FREE (TICKET) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of one Pennsylvania Spooky Loot instant game ticket or one Pennsylvania Lottery instant game ticket of equivalent sale price which is currently on sale.

 (gg) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, matches either of the ''SCARY SYMBOLS'' play symbols, with the symbol and caption printed in black ink, and a prize symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears to the right of the matching ''YOUR SYMBOLS'' play symbol, 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:

When Any Of Your Symbols Match Either Scary Symbol, Win Prize To The Right Of The Matching Symbol. Win With Prize(s) Of: Win: Approximate
Odds Are 1 In: 		Approximate No.
Of Winners Per
5,400,000 Tickets
FREE TICKET FREE 12.50 432,000
$1 × 2 $2 150 36,000
$2 $2 150 36,000
$1 × 3 $3 50 108,000
$1 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH $3 50 108,000
$3 $3 50 108,000
$1 × 5 $5 150 36,000
($1 × 2) + ($1 w/GREEN  SYMBOL MATCH) $5 150 36,000
($1 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH) + $2 $5 150 36,000
$5 $5 75 72,000
BLACK CAT w/($1 × 8) $8 375 14,400
$2 × 4 $8 1,500 3,600
($2 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH) + ($1 × 2) $8 750 7,200
$5 + $3 $8 1,500 3,600
$8 $8 750 7,200
BLACK CAT w/($1 × 7) + $2 $9 500 10,800
($2 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH) + ($1 × 3) $9 750 7,200
$3 w/ GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH $9 750 7,200
$5 + ($2 × 2) $9 1,500 3,600
$9 $9 750 7,200
BLACK CAT w/($2 × 7) + $1 $15 750 7,200
$3 × 5 $15 750 7,200
$5 × 3 $15 1,500 3,600
$5 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH $15 750 7,200
$9 + ($3 × 2) $15 1,500 3,600
$15 $15 750 7,200
BLACK CAT w/($3 × 8) $24 2,000 2,700
($2 × 4) + ($8 × 2) $24 4,000 1,350
$8 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH $24 4,000 1,350
($3 × 2) + ($9 × 2) $24 4,000 1,350
$15 + ($3 w/GREEN  SYMBOL MATCH) $24 4,000 1,350
$24 $24 4,000 1,350
BLACK CAT w/$2 + ($3 × 5)  + ($5 × 2) $27 4,000 1,350
BLACK CAT w/$1 + ($2 × 5)  + ($8 × 2) $27 4,000 1,350
($3 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH) + ($9 × 2) $27 4,000 1,350
$9 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH $27 4,000 1,350
$27 $27 4,000 1,350
BLACK CAT w/$2 + ($5 × 5)  + ($9 × 2) $45 960 5,625
($5 × 6) + $15 $45 1,200 4,500
$9 × 5 $45 1,200 4,500
($9 × 2) + $27 $45 1,200 4,500
$15 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH $45 991.74 5,445
$45 $45 960 5,625
BLACK CAT w/($1 × 3) + ($8  × 2) + ($27 × 3) $100 4,800 1,125
($5 × 2) + ($15 w/GREEN  SYMBOL MATCH) + $45 $100 4,800 1,125
($24 × 4) + ($1 × 4) $100 4,800 1,125
($45 × 2) + ($2 × 5) $100 4,800 1,125
$100 $100 4,800 1,125
BLACK CAT ($45 × 6) + ($15  × 2) $300 120,000 45
$100 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH $300 120,000 45
$300 $300 120,000 45
$300 w/GREEN SYMBOL  MATCH $900 180,000 30
$900 $900 180,000 30
$13,000 $13,000 415,385 13
Green Symbol Match = When the matching symbols are in green, win triple the prize shown to the right of that symbol.
''BLACK CAT'' (BLKCAT) symbol = Win all 8 prizes shown automatically.

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

 9. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Spooky Loot 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 Spooky Loot, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Spooky Loot 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 Spooky Loot 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 Spooky Loot or through normal communications methods.

C. DANIEL HASSELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-1801. Filed for public inspection September 17, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]


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