393 Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo instant lottery game  

  • DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

    Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo Instant Lottery Game

    [32 Pa.B. 1353]

       Under the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101--3761-314) and 61 Pa. Code § 819.203 (relating to notice of instant game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following instant lottery game:

       1.  Name:  The name of the game is Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo.

       2.  Price:  The price of a Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo instant lottery game ticket is $2.00.

       3.  Play Symbols:  Each Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo instant lottery game ticket will contain four play areas designated as ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3'' and ''Card 4.'' The 77 play symbols and their captions located in the four play areas are: The numbers 1--75, DBL and FREE. Each ticket will also contain a ''Caller's Card'' area. The ''Caller's Card'' area will consist of 30 squares. The play symbols that may be located in each square are: The letter B with a number 1--15; the letter I with a number 16--30; the letter N with a number 31--45; the letter G with a number 46--60; and the letter O with a number 61--75.

       4.  Prizes:  The prizes that can be won in this game are $2, $4, $5, $10, $20, $100, $250, $500 and $25,000. The player can win up to four times on a ticket.

       5.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game:  Approximately 12,000,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo instant lottery game.

       6.  Determination of Prize Winners:

       (a)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $25,000.

       (b)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

       (c)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.

       (d)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.

       (e)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

       (f)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

       (g)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

       (h)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

       (i)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

       (j)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line with one of the five spaces in the line containing a DBL play symbol, on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

       (k)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

       (l)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line with one of the five spaces in the line containing a DBL play symbol, on ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

       (m)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

       7.  Number and Description of Prizes and Approximate Odds:  The following table sets forth the approximate number of winners, amounts of prizes and approximate odds of winning:

    Get Bingo Approximate No. of
    Win With Approximate Winners Per 12,000,000
    Prize(s) Of: Win Odds Tickets
    Line-Card 1 $2 1:15 800,000
    Line-Card 2 $2 1:37.50 320,000
    Line-Card 4 $2 1:30 400,000
    Line-Card 1 $4 1:75 160,000
       Doubler
    Line-Card 2 $4 1:93.75 128,000
       Doubler
    Line-Card 4 $4 1:107.14 112,000
       Doubler
    Line-Card 1 and 2 $4 1:50 240,000
    Line-Card 2 and 4 $4 1:75 160,000
    Line-Card 3 $5 1:30 400,000
    Line-Card 1, 2 $6 1:50 240,000
       and 4
    Line-Card 3 $10 1:250 48,000
       Doubler
    Corner-Card 1 $10 1:375 32,000
    Line-Card 1, 2, $11 1:150 80,000
       3 and 4
    Corner-Card 2 $20 1:375 32,000
    Corner-Card 3 $20 1:750 16,000
    Corner-Card 4 $20 1:750 16,000
    Diamond-Card 1 $20 1:750 16,000
    Corner-Card 1 $30 1:857.14 14,000
       and 4
    Corner-Card 1 $30 1:857.14 14,000
       and 3
    Corner-Card 3 $40 1:4,000 3,000
       and 4
    Diamond-Card 1 + $40 1:6,000 2,000
       Corner-Card 4
    Diamond-Card 2 $100 1:12,000 1,000
    Diamond-Card 3 $100 1:12,000 1,000
    X-Card 1 $100 1:15,000 800
    X-Card 2 $250 1:120,000 100
    Diamond-Card 4 $250 1:120,000 100
    X-Card 2 + $500 1:40,000 300
       Diamond-Card 4
    X-Card 3 $500 1:40,000 300
    X-Card 4 $25,000 1:1,200,000 10

       8.  Retailer Incentive Awards:  The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).

       9.  Unclaimed Prize Money:  For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo instant lottery game tickets will be retained by the Secretary for payment to the persons entitled thereto. If no claim is made within 1 year of the announced close of the Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo instant lottery game, the right of a ticket holder to claim the prize represented by the ticket, if any, will expire and the prize money will be paid into the State Lottery Fund and used for purposes provided for by statute.

       10.  Governing Law:  In purchasing a ticket, the customer agrees to comply with and abide by the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101--3761-314), the regulations contained in 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.

       11.  Termination of the Game:  The Secretary may announce a termination date, after which no further tickets from this game may be sold. The announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania Double Up Bingo or through normal communications methods.

    LARRY P. WILLIAMS,   
    Secretary

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-393. Filed for public inspection March 8, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]

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