Section 30-933. DESCRIPTION OF RACE2RICHES®  


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  • 933.1The Agency may offer a game known as RACE2RICHES® to the public. Race to Riches is an on-line keno style monitor game with set prize amounts. For each RACE2RICHES®  drawing, referred to as a Race, a player must choose between seven (7) different types of wagers regarding the three (3) winning numbers drawn and the order drawn. There are twelve (12) numbers or horses in each Race. In RACE2RICHES®, horses are represented by numbers one (1) through twelve (12) in each race.  Players choose the corresponding amount of numbers that match their wages. At least one (1) from a range of one (1) to twelve (12). RACE2RICHES® prizes are won based on the match between the winning numbers selected in a RACE2RICHES® drawing/race and the numbers wagered and type of wager chosen, as set out in sections 933.5 and 934 of this title.

    933.2The numbers that a player selects for each drawing/race, the RACE2RICHES®  Game Play, are printed on the RACE2RICHES®  Ticket along with the RACE2RICHES®  Logo, the date(s) of the drawing(s) the type of bet, the number of races in which the RACE2RICHES®  Ticket may be played, the identifying number for each such drawing, the price of the RACE2RICHES®  Ticket, a retailer number, a serial number, and a bar code.

    933.3At each RACE2RICHES® drawing, three (3) winning numbers are chosen out of a field of twelve (12) numbers, which are selected by a computer-driven random number generator. The winning numbers and the order in which they were drawn are displayed at the end of each RACE2RICHES®  race on the agents monitor.

    933.4RACE2RICHES® drawings will occur at the following times and intervals:

    (a) Every five (5) minutes during RACE2RICHES®  hours of operation designated by the Executive Director, the first drawing occurring five (5) minutes after the start of sales at 6:00 a.m. each day and the last drawing occurring at 12:55 a.m. each day; or

    (b)Other RACE2RICHES®  drawing times and intervals designated by the Executive Director and made available to agents and the public in game instructions issued pursuant to chapters 7 and 8 of this Title.

    933.5A player may wager the following types of wagers in a single RACE2RICHES®  Game:

    (a) WIN – Pick one (1) or more horses to finish in first place in the Race;

     

    (b) SHOW – Select at least one (1) horse to finish in 1st, 2nd or 3rd Place in the Race. Minimum cost per ticket is one dollar ($1.00);

     

    (c) WIN/SHOW – is a combined WIN and SHOW wager on one (1) ticket. WIN/SHOW is considered two (2) bets and the minimum cost per ticket is two dollars ($2.00). If your horse finishes 1st in a Race you win the WIN and the SHOW prizes. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd in a Race you win the SHOW prize only;

     

    (d) QUINELLA – Select two (2) or more horses to come in 1st or 2nd in any order in a Race. Minimum cost per ticket is one dollar ($1.00);

     

    (e) TRIFECTA – Select at least the three (3) horses that will finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the exact order in a Race. Minimum cost per ticket is one dollar ($1.00);

     

    (f) TRIFECTA BOX- Select at least three (3) horses that will finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in any order in a Race. The number of wagers in a TRIFECTA BOX for one Race is equal to the number of all possible combinations based on the total number of horses selected. Three (3) horses equals six (6) bets. Minimum cost per ticket is six dollars ($6.00).

     

    (g) TRIFECTA WHEEL – Select four (4) or more horses to finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in the exact order in a Race. Quick Pick is not available for the TRIFECTA WHEEL wager type.  TRIFECTA WHEEL allows players to pick multiple combinations for the horses finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a Race. Players unsure of which horse will finish in any place can select additional horses using this bet. If more than four (4) horses are selected, the cost for one (1) race will be determined by the total of all possible combinations. Minimum cost per ticket is two dollars ($2.00).

     

    (h) RACE2RICHES® CROWN BONUS ® - allows players to have a chance to multiply their Race to Riches winnings by a factor of 3, 4, 5 or 10. You must play RACE2RICHES®  selecting one of the wagers listed in section 933.5 (a)-(g.) By selecting RACE2RICHES® CROWN BONUS ® you will double the cost of the ticket. 

     

    933.6A player selects up to twenty (20) consecutive RACE2RICHES®  draws for each RACE2RICHES®  Game on a single RACE2RICHES®  Ticket.

    933.7The minimum RACE2RICHES® ticket price for a consecutive drawing is two dollars ($ 2.00), $ 1 x 2 consecutive drawings or $ 2. The maximum RACE2RICHES® ticket price for consecutive drawings is two hundred eight dollars ($ 208.00).  The maximum RACE2RICHES® ticket price with RACE2RICHES®  CROWN BONUS ® game for consecutive drawings is two hundred eight dollars ($ 208.00).

    933.8A RACE2RICHES®  ticket purchased for consecutive drawings is limited to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 20 consecutive drawings so long as the price of a RACE2RICHES®  Ticket does not exceed the two hundred eight dollar ($ 208.00) maximum. A selection slip indicating a price greater than two hundred eight dollars ($ 208.00) shall be rejected automatically by the terminal.

    933.9If a player has games remaining on a RACE2RICHES® ticket at the close of daily RACE2RICHES® operations, the remaining games shall be played and drawn at the start of operations the next day.

    933.10The maximum prize liability per race per win level is one million dollars ($1,000,000).  Prizes for that race and win level shall be recalculated and the maximum liability shall be divided proportionately among the winners for that level on a pro-rata basis.  

authority

The Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, pursuant to the authority set forth in D.C. Official Code § 3-1306, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Order issued September 21, 1996, and Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 96-22 issued November 18, 1996.

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 10832 (November 19, 2010).