4166846 These rules are necessary for the new DC Tap & Play Games.

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

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 and 3-1321 (2007 Repl.); 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, hereby gives notice of its intent to amend Chapters 9 and 99 of Title 30 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), “Lottery and Charitable Games.” These amendments are necessary to standardize all TAP & PLAY on-line games. DC TAP & PLAY GAMES rules, prizes, and odds of winning shall be made available on the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board (Agency) website.  

The Executive Director gives notice of the intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt the amendments in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

Chapter 9, DESCRIPTION OF ON-LINE GAMES, of Title 30 of the DCMR is amended to read as follows:

 

Amend Section 959, “RESERVED” to “DESCRIPTION OF DC TAP & PLAY GAMES”

 

Subsection 959 is amended to read as follows:

959                  DESCRIPTION OF DC TAP & PLAY GAMES  

959.1               The Agency shall conduct DC Tap & Play games to the public and for such time periods as the Executive Director determines. DC Tap & Play touch screen games are interactive lotto type games played on the Agency’s retailer online Coronis MP terminals. Each game delivers a printed game ticket. DC Tap & Play games have various themes and individual play is predetermined. DC Tap & Play games’ cost and prizes vary per game played. Prizes are paid on fixed payout levels.

959.2               All DC Tap & Play games are located on the Agency’s gaming system and played on the Coronis MP terminals. Games may be validated by the Photon terminal, Coronis MP and Winstation terminals. Each Tap & Play Game play will produce a printed ticket showing the amount won and a barcode.

959.3               The Executive Director will set the cost of DC Tap & Play for each game. Some DC Tap & Play games’ costs may vary depending on the game. Tap & Play Game cost shall be made available on the Agency’s website found at http://www.dclottery.com. Please refer to each specific game’s cost per play.

959.4               DC Tap & Play’s how to play including basic game rules and prizes are accessible by tapping “Help” at the bottom of the Coronis screen.

959.5               DC Tap & Play rules, prize structure and probability shall be made available on the Agency’s website found at http://www.dclottery.com. DC Tap & Play rules, prizes, and prize schedule payouts vary depending on the game. Please refer to each specific game’s rule and its prize structure and prize probability.

959.6               DC Tap & Play have a variety of games and each game outcome is selected by a computer-driven random number generator which displays the individual game results on the screen and on the printed ticket.

959.7               The total number of outcomes varies from game to game and is stated in the individual game prizes and or prize schedule payout section for each specific DC Tap & Play games on the Agency’s website.

959.8               The determination of DC Tap & Play winners are subject to all applicable Agency rules and regulations including but not limited to the ticket validation requirements of chapter 6 (Claims and Prize Payments) of title 30 of the DCMR.

 

959.9               A player is only entitled to the highest prize won from any single DC Tap & Play game ticket unless specifically stated in the game rules.

 

959.10             A DC Tap & Play game ticket may not be voided or cancelled by returning the ticket to the Agency or the selling Agency’s retailer, including tickets that are printed in error.

 

 

 

Amend Section 960, “RESERVED” to “DESCRIPTION OF DC TAP & PLAY TICKET VALIDATION REQUIREMENTS”

 

Subsection 960 are amended to read as follows:

 

960                   DC TAP & PLAY TICKET VALIDATION REQUIREMENTS

 

960.01             A DC Tap & Play game ticket, must meet the following conditions to be                                        valid:

 

(a)                The ticket validation number must be present in its entirety and shall correspond, using the computer validation file, to the selected numbers printed on the ticket for the date printed on the ticket;

 

(b)               The ticket must be intact;

 

(c)                The ticket may not be mutilated, altered, reconstituted, or tampered with;

 

(d)               The ticket may not be counterfeit or an exact duplicate of another winning ticket;

 

(e)                The ticket must have been issued by the Agency in an authorized manner;

 

(f)                The ticket must not have been stolen;

 

(g)               The ticket data must have been recorded on the Agency’s central computer system and the ticket data must match this computer record in every respect;

 

(h)               The validation number data of an apparent winning ticket must appear on the official file of winning tickets and a ticket with that exact data may not have been previously paid;

 

(i)                 The ticket must not be misregistered, defectively printed, or produced in error to an extent that it cannot be processed by the Agency; and

 

(j)                 The ticket must pass other confidential security checks by the Agency.

 

960.2               A DC Tap & Play ticket not passing the validation requirements and checks specified in §960.01 will be considered invalid and a prize will not be paid for that ticket.

 

960.3               In cases of doubt regarding the validity of a ticket, the determination of the Executive Director is final and binding.

 

960.4               If a defective ticket is purchased or if the Executive Director determines to adjust an error, the sole and exclusive remedy will be the replacement of the defective or erroneous ticket with a ticket of equivalent sale price from a current lottery game.

 

960.5              The Agency shall not be responsible for lost or stolen tickets.

 

960.6               DC Tap & Play prizes claims must be claimed within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date that appears on the DC Tap & Play game ticket. 

960.7               All applicable Agency rules and regulations apply to DC Tap & Play games and tickets including but not limited to the general lottery ticket provisions in Chapter 5 (General Provisions) of Title 30 of the DCMR.

 

 

 

Chapter 99, DEFINITIONS, of Title 30 of the DCMR is amended as follows:

Section 9900, DEFINITIONS, is amended by adding the following terms and definitions:

 

DC Tap & Play -          Touch screen games that are interactive lotto type games, which are played on the Agency’s Coronis MP terminals. Each game delivers a printed game ticket.

DC Tap & Play Ticket - A ticket produced by an Agency’s terminal which displays the results of playing a DC Tap & Play game.

 

All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this amended proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing no later than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.  Comments should be directed to the Executive Director, District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, at 2101 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020, or  [e-mail].  Questions regarding these rules may be directed to email or phone at [phone]. Copies of these proposed rules may be obtained at the address stated above.