CHAPTER 801. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec.
801.1. Definitions.
801.2. Scope.
801.3. Responsibility of the Bureau.
801.4. Licensing of agents and appointing of banks.
801.5. Amount and frequency of sale.
801.6. Erroneous or mutilated tickets.
801.7. Other laws inapplicable.Cross References This chapter cited in 61 Pa. Code § 876.2 (relating to definitions).
§ 801.1. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this part, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Act or Law—The State Lottery Law (72 P. S. § § 3761-1—3761-15).
Agent—A person who has been licensed to sell lottery tickets under the act.
Bank—Signifies and includes banks, banking associations and trust companies organized under the authority of the Commonwealth or the United States whose principal place of business is within this Commonwealth.
Bureau—The Pennsylvania State Lottery created to administer and operate the lottery by order of the Executive Board.
Department—The Department of Revenue of the Commonwealth.
Director—The Executive Director of the Bureau who is also the secretary and executive officer of the Commission.
Division—The Division of State Lottery created by the act.
Lottery or Pennsylvania State Lottery or State Lottery—The lottery established and operated under the law.
Main bank—The principal office of a bank.
Person—An individual, association, corporation, club, trust, estate, society, company, joint stock company, receiver, trustee, assignee, referee or other person acting in a fiduciary capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise and other combinations of individuals. The term includes departments, commissions, agencies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth, including counties and municipalities and agencies and instrumentalities thereof.
Secretary—The Secretary of Revenue of the Commonwealth.
Ticket—The lottery ticket issued by the State lottery for sale to the general public.
Source The provisions of this § 801.1 amended through July 18, 1986, effective July 19, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 2648. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (99674).
§ 801.2. Scope.
The rules in this part are established by the Secretary for the operation of the lottery and other matters pertinent to its administration such as, but not limited to, frequency of drawing, price of tickets, selection of winners, structure of prizes, licensing of agents, participation of banks, payment of prizes, and control and distribution of lottery tickets.
§ 801.3. Responsibility of the Bureau.
The Bureau of State Lotteries shall specifically administer and supervise the operation of the lottery. It shall be responsible for the distribution, sale, control and overall operation of the lottery.
§ 801.4. Licensing of agents and appointing of banks.
The Secretary will license qualified agents to sell lottery tickets pursuant to the provisions of this part. The State Treasurer shall appoint participating banks as safekeeping facilities for lottery tickets. At the termination of each selling period, banks shall accept unsold tickets and funds for maintaining records for the accounting of the proceeds that they receive.
§ 801.5. Amount and frequency of sale.
Weekly lottery tickets shall be sold at the price of $.50 per ticket. Other types of lotteries may be initiated at amounts and frequencies different than those set forth in this chapter, at the discretion of the Secretary.
§ 801.6. Erroneous or mutilated tickets.
Lottery tickets made out in error or mutilated in any way shall be voided by the agent. Credit for such tickets may be issued only at the point of original sale. The lottery number and the lottery security control number and the lottery drawing date shall all be legible in order to obtain a credit. Unless a mutilated lottery ticket is proven to the satisfaction of the director to be genuine, no credit shall be issued. However, a holder of a mutilated lottery ticket may win a prize as long as that ticket is identified as a valid ticket and the lottery number, the lottery security control number, and the lottery drawing date are all legible.
§ 801.7. Other laws inapplicable.
No other law providing any penalty or disability for the sale of lottery tickets or shares or any acts done in connection with a lottery shall apply to the sale of tickets or shares or acts performed pursuant to the act.
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