DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Mega Millions® Terminal-Based Lottery Game; Change to Game Rules [40 Pa.B. 6846]
[Saturday, November 27, 2010]Under the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101—3761-314) and 61 Pa. Code § 875.4 (relating to notice of terminal-based lottery game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of changes to the Mega Millions® terminal-based lottery game rules that were published at 40 Pa.B. 676 (January 30, 2010) and amended at 40 Pa.B. 5263 (September 11, 2010).
The following changes to the Mega Millions® terminal-based lottery game will be effective December 1, 2010.
This amendment provides that an amount up to five percent of Mega Millions® sales shall be placed in prize reserve accounts.
This amendment also specifies that an amount up to fifty-five percent of the Megaplier® sales shall be allocated for the payment of Megaplier® prizes.
The correct version of this document is as follows, with ellipses referring to the existing text as it appeared at 40 Pa.B. 676—681 and amended at 40 Pa.B. 5263 and 5264:
* * * * * 7. Prizes available to be won and determination of prize winners:
* * * * * (c) An amount up to five percent of a MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group member's sales shall be placed in trust in one or more prize reserve accounts held by the MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group at any time that the MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group member's share of the prize reserve account or accounts is below the amounts designated by the MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group. The MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group, with approval of the MUSL Finance and Audit Committee, may establish a maximum balance for the prize reserve account or accounts. The MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group may determine to expend all or a portion of the funds in the accounts for the payment of prizes in the game subject to the approval of the MUSL Finance and Audit Committee. The shares of a member of the MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group may be adjusted with refunds to the member from the prize reserve account or accounts as may be needed to maintain the approved maximum balance and shares of the MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group member. Any amount remaining in a prize reserve account at the end of this game shall be carried forward to a replacement prize reserve account or expended in a manner as directed by the MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group in accordance with jurisdiction law.
* * * * * 10. Megaplier® promotion.
* * * * * (e) As determined by the MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group, an amount up to fifty-five percent of the Megaplier® sales shall be allocated for the payment of Megaplier® prizes. Any amount not used to pay multiplied prizes may be carried forward to subsequent draws or may be collected and placed in prize reserve accounts until the prize reserve accounts reach the amounts designated by the MUSL Mega Millions® Product Group.
* * * * * C. DANIEL HASSELL,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-2285. Filed for public inspection November 24, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]
