Section 30-976. LUCKY FOR LIFE DISPUTES AND APPLICABLE LAW

 

976.1In purchasing a Lucky For Life ticket, the following provisions apply:

 

(a)The purchaser agrees to comply with and abide by the Agency’s rules, regulations, guidelines, jurisdictional laws and final decisions, as well as all rules established for the conduct of the Lucky For Life Game.

 

(b)Decisions made by the New England Lotteries, Agency, and Executive Director, including the declaration of prizes, the payment thereof, and the interpretation of these regulations, shall be final and binding on all purchasers and on every person making a claim in respect thereof.  In the event of conflict, however, between these regulations and the Agency’s jurisdictional laws, the Agency’s jurisdictional laws shall control.

 

(c)Any claims or litigation relating to Lucky For Life tickets and/or prizes:

 

(1)Shall be subject to and resolved in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations of the Agency and jurisdiction in which the ticket was purchased;

 

(2)Must be brought in and strictly limited to the courts located within the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia; and

 

(3) Shall only be brought against the Agency in the jurisdiction where such ticket was purchased.

 

 

authority

District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, pursuant to the authority set forth under Section 4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code § 3-1306 (2012 Repl.)), District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Order, issued September 21, 1996, and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 96-22, issued November 18, 1996.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9834 (November 18, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 1603 (February 6, 2015).