The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Caption--The letters appearing below the play symbols
in the play area of a ticket that verify the correctness of the play
symbols.
(2) Certified drawing--A drawing in which a lottery
drawing representative and an independent certified public accountant
attest that the drawing equipment functioned properly and that a random
selection of a winning combination occurred.
(3) Claim center--A claims office of the commission
at which a claimant may claim a prize.
(4) Claim form--The printed form authorized and provided
by the commission that a claimant shall complete and submit to the
commission when claiming a prize.
(5) Claimant--A player who has submitted a valid claim
for payment within the required time frame.
(6) Commission--The Texas Lottery Commission. Unless
the context clearly requires otherwise, "commission" includes authorized
Texas Lottery commission staff members/employees.
(7) Current draw period--The period of time in which
the player selections and Quick Pick selections are accumulated into
a pool of plays eligible for winning in a drawing held at the end
of the designated period.
(8) Director--The director of Lottery Operations of
the Texas Lottery Commission.
(9) Direct prize category contribution--A specified
percentage of net sales allocated to the prize categories as described
in the rules of the specific game being played.
(10) Division--Lottery Operations of the Texas Lottery
Commission.
(11) Draw break--Time periods before a drawing for
a draw game during which no request for plays for that drawing may
be entered into the lottery gaming system.
(12) Draw game--A lottery game which utilizes a computer
system to administer plays, the type of game, and amount of play for
a specified drawing date, and in which a player either selects a combination
of numbers or allows number selection by a random number generator
approved by the commission, referred to as Quick Pick. The commission,
or other authorized entity, will conduct a drawing to determine the
winning combination(s) in accordance with the rules of the specific
game being played and the draw procedures for the specific game. Sometimes,
draw games are called "on-line games."
(13) Draw game ticket--A ticket issued to a player,
by a retailer, and generated by a terminal provided by the commission
or commission's vendor on official Texas Lottery paper stock, or,
for third-party point-of-sale systems approved by the commission,
printed on paper stock or otherwise issued in a manner approved by
the commission to provide tangible evidence of participation in a
lottery game. That ticket shall be the only acceptable evidence of
the combination of digits, numbers, or symbols selected. Draw game
tickets may be purchased only from retailers.
(14) Drawing--The procedure by which the commission
randomly selects winning combinations of digits, numbers, or symbols
in accordance with the rules of the game as set forth in the rules
of the specific game being played and the draw procedures for the
specific game.
(15) Drawing pool--The amount of money available for
all prize categories for a specific drawing.
(16) Draw procedures--The written document approved
by the executive director that specifies the draw procedures for a
particular game, if a drawing is designed as part of the game.
(17) Duplicate ticket--A ticket produced by photograph,
xerography, or any other method other than a ticket generated by a
terminal.
(18) Executive director--The executive director of
the Texas Lottery Commission.
(19) Game number--The number on the back of the scratch
ticket which refers to the number associated with the particular scratch
ticket game.
(20) Game procedures--The written document approved
by the director that includes, among other things, the game name,
how a prize is won, game prize structure, play style, and eligibility
for a drawing, if any.
(21) High-tier prize--A prize of $600 or more.
(22) Indirect prize category contribution--Amounts
allocated from the roll-over and prize breakage for a specific draw
game drawing.
(23) Invalid ticket--Any ticket that fails to meet
all validation requirements of the commission.
(24) Lottery gaming system--The commission or commission's
vendor's computer system consisting of terminals, central processing
equipment, and a communication network.
(25) Lottery retailer or retailer--A licensed sales
agent, as contemplated by Chapter 466, Government Code.
(26) Low-tier prize--A prize of less than $25.
(27) Mid-tier prize--A prize of $25 or more but less
than $600.
(28) Minor--An individual younger than 18 years of
age.
(29) Pack number--The unique number on the back of
the scratch ticket that designates the number of the pack within a
specific scratch ticket game.
(30) Play--A set of numbers that appear on a ticket
that are to be wagered by a player in a lottery game, or as otherwise
defined in a particular draw game rule.
(31) Playslip--The physical or electronic means by
which a player communicates their intended Play selection, plus any
game specific add-on features, to the retailer. A playslip has no
pecuniary value and shall not constitute evidence of ticket purchase
or of numbers selected.
(32) Play area--The covered area of a scratch ticket
that when removed, reveals the ticket play symbols.
(33) Play style--The method of play to determine a
winner for an individual game.
(34) Play symbol--The printed data on a scratch ticket
that is used to determine eligibility for a prize. The symbols for
individual games will be specified in individual scratch ticket game
procedures.
(35) Prize amounts--The amount of money payable to
each share in a prize category, the annuitized future value of each
share in a prize category, or the net present cash value of each share
in a prize category for each draw game drawing. Prize amounts are
calculated by dividing the prize category contribution, the annuitized
future value of the prize category contribution, or the net present
cash value of the prize category contribution by the number of shares
determined for the prize category.
(36) Prize breakage--The money which is left over from
the rounding down of the pari-mutuel prize levels to the next lowest
whole dollar amount or money which is in excess of the amount needed
to pay a prize.
(37) Prize category--The matching combinations of numbers
and their corresponding prize levels as described in rules for the
specific game being played.
(38) Prize category contributions--Refers to contributions
for each drawing to each prize category, including direct and indirect
prize category contributions.
(39) Prize fund--The monies allocated to be returned
to players in winning tickets within a specific scratch ticket game.
(40) Prize pool--In a draw game, the total amount of
money available for prizes as a percentage of the total sales for
the current draw period.
(41) Prize structure--The number, value, prize payout
percentage, and odds of winning prizes for an individual game as approved
by the executive director.
(42) Promotion--One or more events coordinated or conducted
by the commission at retail sites, fairs, festivals and other appropriate
venues, or in conjunction with one or more particular Texas Lottery
games, to educate players about Texas Lottery products and/or sell
Texas Lottery games through a retailer in specific markets to maximize
Texas Lottery sales and statewide awareness.
(43) Promotional drawing--A drawing in which qualified
contestants are awarded prizes in a random manner in accordance with
the procedures set forth for a specific promotion.
(44) Quick Pick--A play option that generates random
numbers in a manner approved by the commission.
(45) Roll-over--The amount in a specific draw game
prize pool category resulting from no matching combinations and/or
prize breakage from the previous drawing.
(46) Sales agent--A person licensed under the State
Lottery Act to sell Texas Lottery tickets.
(47) Scratch ticket--A scratch ticket lottery game,
developed and offered for sale to the public in accordance with commission
rules, that is played by revealing the ticket play symbols.
(48) Shares--In a draw game, the total number of matching
combinations within each prize category as determined for each drawing.
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