DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Pennsylvania Block Bingo Instant Lottery Game [36 Pa.B. 2246] 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 Block Bingo.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Block Bingo instant lottery game ticket is $2.
3. Play Symbols:
(a) Each Pennsylvania Block Bingo instant lottery game ticket will contain four play areas designated as ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3'' and ''Card 4.'' The 76 play symbols located in the four play areas are: The numbers 1 through 75 and ''FREE'' symbol. The ''FREE'' symbol is a free space.
(b) Each ticket will also contain a ''Caller's Card'' area. The 75 play symbols that may be located in the ''Caller's Card'' are: The letter B with a number 1 through 15; the letter I with a number 16 through 30; the letter N with a number 31 through 45; the letter G with a number 46 through 60; and the letter O with a number 61 through 75.
4. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $250, $500 and $20,000.
5. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 12,000,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Block Bingo instant lottery game.
6. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $20,000.
(b) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, 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'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.
(e) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols to the eight numbers appearing in the white bonus block pattern which also includes the ''FREE'' space on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(f) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 1,'' 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 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(h) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols to the five numbers appearing in the white bonus block pattern which also includes the ''FREE'' space on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(i) 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 $50.
(j) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(k) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols to the four numbers appearing in the white bonus block pattern on ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(l) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(m) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols to the four numbers appearing in the white bonus block pattern on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(n) 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.
(o) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(p) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 1'' or ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' 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 With: Win: Approximate
Odds of 1 In:
Approximate No.
of Winners Per
12,000,000 TicketsLINE--CARD 1 $2 23.08 520,000 LINE--CARD 2 $2 23.08 520,000 LINE--CARD 3 $2 23.08 520,000 LINE--CARDS 1 and 2 $4 50 240,000 LINE--CARDS 2 and 3 $4 50 240,000 LINE--CARDS 1 and 3 $4 60 200,000 LINE--CARD 4 $5 75 160,000 LINE--CARDS 1, 2 and 3 $6 75 160,000 4 CORNERS--CARD 1 $10 150 80,000 BLOCK--CARD 1 $10 150 80,000 LINE--CARDS 1, 2, 3 and 4 $11 150 80,000 4 CORNERS--CARD 2 $20 500 24,000 4 CORNERS--CARD 3 $20 750 16,000 BLOCK--CARD 2 $20 300 40,000 4 CORNERS--CARDS
1 and 2$30 2,400 5,000 4 CORNERS--CARDS
1 and 3$30 2,400 5,000 4 CORNERS--CARD 2 + BLOCK--CARD 1 $30 2,400 5,000 4 CORNERS--CARD 3 + BLOCK--CARD 1 $30 2,400 5,000 4 CORNERS--CARDS
2 and 3$40 1,200 10,000 4 CORNERS--CARD 3 + BLOCK--CARD 2 $40 1,200 10,000 4 CORNERS--CARD 4 $50 1,500 8,000 DIAMOND--CARD 1 $50 1,500 8,000 BLOCK--CARD 3 $50 1,500 8,000 4 CORNERS--CARDS
1, 2 and 3$50 1,500 8,000 4 CORNERS--CARD 4 + DIAMOND--CARD 1 $100 24,000 500 DIAMOND--CARD 2 $100 24,000 500 4 CORNERS--CARD 4 + BLOCK--CARD 3 $100 24,000 500 DIAMOND--CARD 1 + BLOCK--CARD 3 $100 24,000 500 DIAMOND--CARD 3 $100 24,000 500 ''X''--CARD 1 $100 24,000 500 BLOCK--CARD 4 $100 24,000 500 ''X''--CARD 2 $250 60,000 200 DIAMOND--CARD 4 $250 40,000 300 ''X''--CARD 2 +
DIAMOND--CARD 4$500 120,000 100 ''X''--CARD 3 $500 120,000 100 ''X''--CARD 4 $20,000 2,400,000 5 BONUS BLOCKS: Match the numbers in the white block pattern in: CARD 1 WINS $10 CARD 2 WINS $20 CARD 3 WINS $50 CARD 4 WINS $100 Persons may win more than one prize on this ticket but cannot win more than one prize on each card. Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.
8. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Block 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 Block Bingo, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Block 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 Block 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, 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 Block Bingo or through normal communications methods.
GREGORY C. FAJT,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-788. Filed for public inspection May 5, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
