NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Pennsylvania Xpress Car Racing Terminal-Based Lottery Game
[48 Pa.B. 3828]
[Saturday, June 23, 2018]Under the State Lottery Law (72 P.S. §§ 3761-101—3761-314) and 61 Pa. Code § 875.4 (relating to notice of terminal-based lottery game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following terminal-based lottery game:
1. Name: The name of the terminal-based lottery game is Pennsylvania Xpress Car Racing (hereinafter ''Xpress Car Racing''). The game will commence at the discretion of the Secretary and will continue until the Secretary publicly announces a suspension or termination date.
2. Effective Date: Effective for ticket sales occurring on or after the publication of this notice, the Xpress Car Racing game will be operated in accordance with the terminal-based lottery game regulations at 61 Pa. Code §§ 875.1—875.17 and this game notice and will continue until the Secretary publicly announces a suspension or termination date.
3. Price: The price of an Xpress Car Racing play is $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, or $20 per outcome selected per play. A ticket may include more than one play.
4. Description of the Xpress Car Racing lottery game:
(a) Xpress Car Racing is designed to give players the opportunity to win one prize for each play.
(b) For each Xpress Car Racing play, the player must choose at least one outcome by selecting the first, second and third place finishing cars on which to bet.
(c) Each Xpress Car Racing drawing is a simulation of a virtual car race, referred to as a ''race,'' with a field of twelve cars per race.
(1) The field of twelve cars are numbered from 1 to 12.
(2) The starting order of the twelve cars in each specific race is chosen randomly by the Lottery. The starting order has no bearing on any specific race outcome.
(3) Each drawing is independent of all other drawings and any prior drawings are not determinative of the outcome of any subsequent drawing.
(d) To play Xpress Car Racing, the player must use a bet slip to choose the amount to bet per outcome ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10 or $20), the number of consecutive drawings (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 20), and must select a first, second and third place finishing car for each individual outcome. The player may choose up to five possible outcomes for each drawing. The Lottery will randomly select a winning outcome for each drawing.
(e) Xpress Car Racing tickets may be purchased from an authorized retailer or at a Lottery self-service terminal, also known as a PlayCentral Terminal.
(1) To purchase a ticket at an authorized retailer, a player must remit the purchase price and submit a completed Xpress Car Racing bet slip. The ticket shall include the race outcome(s) selected, the amount of the bet, the total purchase price of the ticket, the number of consecutive drawings selected and validation data. Alternatively, the player may choose to have their numbers selected using the Quick Pick option, by marking the box for Quick Pick on the bet slip.
(2) To purchase a ticket at a Pennsylvania Lottery self-service terminal, the player must insert into the self-service terminal a dollar amount equal to the total purchase price and a completed Xpress Car Racing bet slip. A player may only use an Xpress Car Racing bet slip or the Quick Pick option at a Lottery self-service terminal.
(f) Players can win a prize identified in section 7 (relating to prizes available to be won and determination of prize winners).
(g) A player may purchase plays for up to twenty consecutive drawings in advance.
(h) An Xpress Car Racing ticket may not be canceled or voided once printed by the Lottery terminal, even if printed in error.
5. Xpress Car Racing bet slip and ticket characteristics:
(a) Xpress Car Racing bet slips.
(1) Xpress Car Racing bet slips are optically readable cards issued by the Pennsylvania Lottery that a player must use to make play selections. Using an Xpress Car Racing bet slip, the player shall make selections in each of the following: up to five outcome(s) of the virtual race; the amount to bet for each outcome selected; and the number of consecutive Xpress Car Racing drawings. The player must select the first, second and third place finishing cars per outcome, the amount bet per play for each outcome ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, or $20), and the number of consecutive Xpress Car Racing drawings (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or 20).
(2) Xpress Car Racing bet slips shall be available at no cost to the player.
(3) Plays shall be selected in accordance with the instructions printed on the Xpress Car Racing bet slip.
(4) An Xpress Car Racing bet slip has no pecuniary or prize value and does not constitute evidence of the purchase of a ticket or the numbers selected, and may not be used to claim a prize.
(5) An Xpress Car Racing bet slip must be completed manually. The use of mechanical, electronic, computer generated or any other non-manual method of marking bet slips prohibited.
(6) A player may choose to have their race outcome selection(s) made using the Quick Pick option by marking the box for Quick Pick on the bet slip.
(b) Xpress Car Racing tickets.
(1) An Xpress Car Racing ticket shall contain the race outcome(s) selected per play, the number of consecutive drawings and the corresponding drawing numbers (also referred to as the ''Draw ID'') for the selected race outcome(s), the price of each play, the total purchase price of the ticket and validation data.
(2) An Xpress Car Racing ticket shall be the only valid proof of the bet(s) placed, and the only valid receipt for claiming a prize.
(3) An Xpress Car Racing ticket shall only be valid for the Draw ID or range of Draw IDs printed on the ticket.
(4) A separate Xpress Car Racing ticket shall be issued for each bet slip submitted and purchase price remitted.
6. Time, place and manner of conducting drawings:
(a) Time of drawing. Xpress Car Racing drawings are high frequency drawings occurring multiple times per day. Xpress Car Racing drawings will be held as determined and publicly announced by the Secretary.
(b) Place and manner of conducting drawings. Xpress Car Racing drawings will be conducted by the Lottery Central Computer System. The Lottery Central Computer System will select, at random, one race outcome per drawing. The race outcome selected will determine the winner(s) for each individual drawing. The validity of a drawing will be determined solely by the Lottery.
7. Prizes available to be won and determination of prize winners:
(a) Holders of tickets upon which the player's first, second and third place race outcome selections match the Lottery's first second and third place race outcome selections in the exact order as selected by the Lottery, on a single play, shall be the winner of $250 for each $1.00 played.
(b) Holders of tickets upon which the player's first, second and third place race outcome selections match the Lottery's first second and third place race outcome selections in any order, on a single play, shall be the winner of $40 for each $1.00 played.
(c) Holders of tickets upon which the player's first and second place race outcome selections match the Lottery's first and second place race outcome selections in the exact order as selected by the Lottery, on a single play, shall be the winner of $20 for each $1.00 played.
(d) Holders of tickets upon which the player's first and second place race outcome selections match the Lottery's first and second place race outcome selections in any order, on a single play, shall be the winner of $5 for each $1.00 played.
(e) Holders of tickets upon which the player's first place race outcome selection matches the Lottery's first place race outcome selection in, on a single play, shall be the winner of $2 for each $1.00 played.
(f) All Xpress Car Racing prize payments will be made as a one-time, lump-sum cash payment.
(g) A player's winning Xpress Car Racing ticket is entitled only to the highest prize for which it is eligible per play.
(h) The number of prizes available to be won and the allocation of prize money among those prize amounts may be changed at the discretion of the Secretary and change will be announced by public notice. Any such changes will apply prospectively to Xpress Car Racing drawings as of the date specified in the public notice.
8. Probability of winning. The following table sets forth all possible ways that a prize can be won for a single play, the corresponding prize won and the odds of winning a prize in a drawing, depending on the race outcome selected by the player:
Win With: Prize Odds are 1 in: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Cars in Exact Order $250 1,320 1st, 2nd and 3rd Play Cars in Any Order $40 264 1st and 2nd Place Cars in Exact Order $20 146.67 1st and 2nd Place Cars in Any Order $5 146.67 1st Place Car $2 13.33 9. Retailer Incentive and Marketing Promotion Programs.
(a) The Lottery may conduct a separate retailer incentive program for retailers who sell Xpress Car Racing tickets. The conduct of the program will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 811.41 (relating to promotional prizes).
(b) The Pennsylvania Lottery may conduct promotional drawings associated with the Xpress Car Racing game. The Xpress Car Racing tickets will be imprinted with a unique code to be used by players to enter the promotional drawings. The promotional drawings may be held independently of or in conjunction with the regular Xpress Car Racing drawings. The Secretary will announce the existence of the promotional drawings. Winners of promotional drawings will be randomly selected from the group of qualified entries. A description of the available prize(s) and the specific rules and other information necessary for the conduct of the promotional drawings will be posted to the Lottery's publicly accessible website. A copy of the same will also be kept on file with the Lottery and will be available upon request.
(c) The Pennsylvania Lottery may conduct promotional payouts associated with the Xpress Car Racing game. The Xpress Car Racing tickets will be imprinted with a promotional message used to alert the player holding the ticket of the promotional opportunity. The Secretary will announce the existence of the promotional payouts. A description of the available promotional prize payouts and the specific rules and other information necessary for the conduct of the promotional payouts will be posted to the Lottery's publically accessible website. A copy of the same will also be kept on file with the Lottery and will be available upon request.
(d) The Pennsylvania Lottery may conduct promotional activities to promote the sale of the Xpress Car Racing game, including offering tickets at a discounted price. Details of any such offering will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Xpress Car Racing or through normal communications methods.
10. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the date in which a prize is won, prize money from winning Xpress Car Racing 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 date on which the prize is won, 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.
C. DANIEL HASSELL,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-981. Filed for public inspection June 22, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]
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