Pennsylvania Instant Slots '98 Instant Lottery Game [28 Pa.B. 2324] 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 Instant Slots '98.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Instant Slots '98 instant lottery game ticket is $1.00.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Instant Slots '98 instant lottery game ticket will contain three play areas known as ''Game 1,'' ''Game 2'' and ''Game 3.'' Each game is played separately. The play symbols and their captions located in the three play areas are: Cherry Symbol (CHRY), Lemon Symbol (LEMN), Star Symbol (STAR), Crown Symbol (CRWN), Bell Symbol (BELL), 7 Symbol (SVN), Banana Symbol (BANA), WIN (WIN) and Bar Symbol (BAR).
4. Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the ''Prize'' area are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $3.00 (THREE DOL), $6.00 (SIX DOL), $12$ (TWLV DOL), $18$ (EGTN DOL), $30$ (THIRTY), $60$ (SIXTY), $90$ (NINETY), $150 (ONEHNFTY), $300 (THREE HUN) and $3,000 (THREE THO).
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $3, $6, $12, $18, $30, $60, $90, $150, $300 and $3,000. The player can win up to three times on each ticket.
6. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 10,080,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Instant Slots '98 instant lottery game.
7. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $3,000 (THREE THO) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3,000.
(b) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $300 (THREE HUN) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $300.
(c) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $150 (ONEHNFTY) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $150.
(d) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $90$ (NINETY) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $90.
(e) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $60$ (SIXTY) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $60.
(f) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $30$ (THIRTY) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30.
(g) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $18$ (EGTN DOL) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $18.
(h) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $12$ (TWLV DOL) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $12.
(i) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $6.00 (SIX DOL) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $6.
(j) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $3.00 (THREE DOL) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.
(k) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.
(l) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols or one WIN (WIN) play symbol, in the same game, and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) in the ''Prize'' area for that game, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.
8. 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:
Approximate No. of
Get 3 Like Symbols Or Get Approximate
Winners Per 10,080,000
''WIN'' With Prize(s) Of: Win Odds
Tickets
$1 $1 1:7.89 1,276,800 $1 + $1 $2 1:21.43 470,400 $2 $2 1:37.50 268,800 $1 x 3 $3 1:71.43 141,120 $1 + $2 $3 1:214.29 47,040 $3 $3 1:750 13,440 $2 x 3 $6 1:750 13,440 $1 + $2 + $3 $6 1:1,500 6,720 $3 x 2 $6 1:1,500 6,720 $6 $6 1:1,500 6,720 $3 x 2 + $6 $12 1:500 20,160 $6 x 2 $12 1:1,500 6,720 $12 $12 1:1,500 6,720 $6 x 3 $18 1:500 20,160 $6 + $12 $18 1:1,500 6,720 $18 $18 1:1,500 6,720 $6 x 2 + $18 $30 1:1,500 6,720 $12 + $18 $30 1:3,000 3,360 $30 $30 1:4,000 2,520 $12 + $18 + $30 $60 1:8,000 1,260 $30 x 2 $60 1:8,000 1,260 $60 $60 1:8,000 1,260 $30 x 3 $90 1:12,000 840 $30 + $60 $90 1:12,000 840 $90 $90 1:12,000 840 $30 + $60 x 2 $150 1:34,286 294 $60 + $90 $150 1:48,000 210 $150 $150 1:120,000 84 $150 x 2 $300 1:120,000 84 $60 + $90 + $150 $300 1:120,000 84 $300 $300 1:240,000 42 $3,000 $3,000 1:240,000 42
9. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Instant Slots '98 instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).
10. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Instant Slots '98, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Instant Slots '98 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 Instant Slots '98 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.
11. 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.
12. 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 Instant Slots '98 or through normal communications methods.
ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-780. Filed for public inspection May 15, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
