5051389 Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC - Notice of Final Rulemaking - These rules finalize the Rolling Jackpot Smokin' Hot Dice Game.

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD

 

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, pursuant to the authority set forth in 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 and 3-1321 (2012 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 the adoption of amendments to Chapters 9 (Description of On-Line Games) and 99 (Definitions) of Title 30 (Lottery and Charitable Games) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).  

 

This rulemaking creates a new DC FAST PLAY Game entitled ROLLING JACKPOT SMOKIN’ HOT DICE GAME.

 

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on June 27, 2014 at 61 DCR 6462, and a Notice of Emergency Rulemaking was published August 8, 2014 at 61 DCR 8156.  There was one comment received, which asked the lottery to not implement this game for anti-gambling expansion concerns. This comment was considered but no substantive changes were made to the rulemaking.  These rules were adopted as final on August 11, 2014 and will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Sections 953 and 954 of Chapter 9, DESCRIPTION OF ON-LINE GAMES, of Title 30, LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES, of the DCMR is amended to read as follows:

 

953                  ROLLING JACKPOT SMOKIN’ HOT DICE FAST PLAY GAME

 

953.1               The Agency may conduct a game enhancement to the DC Fast Play game called Rolling Jackpot Smokin’ Hot Dice to the public and for such time periods as determined by the Executive Director.

 

953.2               Rolling Smokin’ Hot Dice is an instant ticket style Fast Play game with the option of adding a Progressive Jackpot top prize. The tickets are printed and played through the Agency agent’s online terminal.

 

953.3               Each Fast Play Rolling Jackpot Smokin’ Hot Dice ticket will cost $1.00 per ticket.

 

953.4               Each $1.00 play will be on a separate ticket and is not cancellable.

 

953.5               Each ticket will have one (1) “Smokin’ Hot Roll” consisting of two die. Each Ticket will have twelve (12) “Your Rolls” consisting of two die per roll. There is a random prize amount associated with each of the twelve (12) “Your Rolls”. A player wins by matching the sum of the “Smokin’ Hot Roll” to one or more of the twelve (12) “Your Rolls” Each of the “Your Rolls” are played separately. A player can win up to 5 times on a ticket, per the prize structure.

 

953.6               15% of sales from all Fast Play Rolling Jackpot Smokin’ Hot Dice will be added into a progressive jackpot. The base jackpot amount will begin at $500 and return to this amount each time the jackpot is won.

 

953.7               The advertised jackpot will not begin increasing in value until the jackpot is funded and supports the base $500 prize. In the event that the jackpot is won before the $500 base is funded, the advertised jackpot will begin again at $500 but not roll until the deficit from the underfunded jackpot is covered and the jackpot is fully funded. After the base jackpot of $500 is funded, the jackpot will increase based on 15% of sales from the games per the prize structure.

 

Additionally, the overall odds and PRIZE LEGEND are printed on the game ticket. 

954                  ROLLING JACKPOT SMOKIN’ HOT DICE PRIZE POOL AND PRIZE STRUCTURE

954.1               Rolling Jackpot Smokin’ Hot Dice tickets will be drawn from a pool of two hundred forty thousand (240,000) tickets for ($1); one dollar per ticket. The Prize payout will be 79.00%.

 

The prize structure below shows the estimated average Rolling Jackpot amount.

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:

ROLLING JACKPOT – Displayed on a Rolling Jackpot Smokin’ Hot Dice Ticket. This progressive jackpot starts at $1,000 and grows with each ticket sold, once the jackpot is funded. The progressive jackpot is rounded down to the lower whole dollar amount, no progressive amount of pennies will be used. Any remaining pennies will be used to fund the next jackpot.  The jackpot wins will be randomly located throughout the pool and therefore the actual jackpot amount when hit will fluctuate accordingly. The Progressive Jackpot is updated throughout the day. The percentage of jackpot paid to the winner depends on the price point of purchase.