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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-223

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Ace in the Hole Instant Lottery Game

[27 Pa.B. 843]

   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 Ace in the Hole.

   2.  Price:  The price of a Pennsylvania Ace in the Hole instant lottery game ticket is $1.00.

   3.  Play Symbols:  Each Pennsylvania Ace in the Hole instant lottery game ticket will contain play areas designated as ''Hand 1,'' ''Hand 2,'' ''Hand 3'' and ''Hole Card.'' Each ''Hand'' will contain play areas designated as ''Your Card'' and ''Their Card.'' The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Card'' play areas are: 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT), 9 (NINE), 10 (TEN), J (JACK), Q (QUEEN) and K (KING). The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Their Card'' play areas are: 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT), 9 (NINE), 10 (TEN), J (JACK) and Q (QUEEN). The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Hole Card'' play area are: 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT), 9 (NINE), 10 (TEN), J (JACK), Q (QUEEN), K (KING) and A (ACE).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols:  The prize play symbols and their captions located in the three prize play areas are: $100 (ONE), $200 (TWO), $500 (FIVE), $10$ (TEN), $20$ (TWENTY), $40$ (FORTY), $100$ (ONE HUN) and $1000 (ONE THO).

   5.  Prizes:  The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $4, $5, $10, $20, $40, $80, $100, $200, $1,000 and $2,000. The player can win up to three times on each ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game:  Approximately 9,703,200 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Ace in the Hole instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $1000 (ONE THO) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' and an A (ACE) play symbol appears in the ''Hole Card'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $1000 (ONE THO) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (c)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $100$ (ONE HUN) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' and an A (ACE) play symbol appears in the ''Hole Card'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $200.

   (d)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $100$ (ONE HUN) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (e)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $40$ (FORTY) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' and an A (ACE) play symbol appears in the ''Hole Card'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $80.

   (f)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $40$ (FORTY) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (g)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' and an A (ACE) play symbol appears in the ''Hole Card'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (h)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (i)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $10$ (TEN) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' and an A (ACE) play symbol appears in the ''Hole Card'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (j)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $10$ (TEN) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (k)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $500 (FIVE) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' and an A (ACE) play symbol appears in the ''Hole Card'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (l)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $500 (FIVE) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (m)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $200 (TWO) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' and an A (ACE) play symbol appears in the ''Hole Card'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (n)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $200 (TWO) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (o)  Holders of tickets where ''Your Card'' beats the ''Their Card'' in the same ''Hand,'' and a prize play symbol of $100 (ONE) in the prize area for that ''Hand,'' 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:

Approximate No.
of Winners
ApproximatePer 9,703,200
GetWinOddsTickets
$1$11:10970,320
$2$21:25388,128
$2 + $2$41:15064,688
$2 + Ace$41:10097,032
$5$51:30032,344
$2 + $2 + $2$61:20048,516
$5 + $5$101:30032,344
$5 + Ace$101:30032,344
$10$101:60016,172
$5 + $5 + $5$151:1,0009,703
$10 + $10$201:2,0004,852
$10 + Ace$201:2,0004,852
$20$201:9,996971
$10 + $10 + $10$301:9,996971
$20 + $20$401:2,0004,852
$20 + Ace$401:2,0004,852
$40$401:3,9992,427
$40 + $40$801:9,996971
$40 + Ace$801:9,996971
$100$1001:9,996971
$40 + $40 + $40$1201:9,996971
$100 + $100$2001:19,993485
$100 + Ace$2001:19,993485
$100 + $100 +    $100$3001:46,650208
$1,000$1,0001:139,95069
$1,000 + $1,000$2,0001:279,90035
$1,000 + Ace$2,0001:279,90035
1,000 + $1,000
   + $1,000
$3,0001:559,80017

   9.  Retailer Incentive Awards:  The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Ace in the Hole 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 Ace in the Hole, prize money on winning Pennsylvania Ace in the Hole 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 Ace in the Hole 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 Ace in the Hole or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-223. Filed for public inspection February 14, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]



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