Section 819.213. Ticket validation and requirements

(a) To be a valid instant lottery game ticket, the presented ticket shall meet the following conditions:

(1) A play symbol shall appear in each play area of the ticket in accordance with standards on file.

(2) Each play symbol shall be captioned, and each play symbol and caption shall agree with the play symbols and captions published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin under § 819.203 (relating to notice of instant game rules).

(3) Each play symbol and caption shall be printed according to Lottery standards on file.

(4) The ticket shall be intact.

(5) The ticket may not be mutilated, altered, unreadable, reconstituted or tampered with.

(6) The ticket may not be counterfeit in whole or in part.

(7) The ticket shall have been issued by the Lottery in an authorized manner.

(8) The ticket may not have been stolen.

(9) The play symbol, pack number and validation number shall be complete, shall be legible, shall be right-side-up, may not be reversed and shall appear on the ticket according to Lottery standards on file.

(10) The ticket shall be complete, not blank or partially blank, may not have a hole punched through it, may not be miscut, shall have the designated play symbol and caption in the play area, shall have exactly one validation number and exactly one pack number printed according to Lottery standards on file.

(11) The validation number of the ticket shall appear on the Lottery’s official file of validation numbers of winning tickets, and a ticket with that validation number may not have been previously paid.

(12) The ticket may not be misregistered, defective or produced in error.

(13) The printing on the ticket may not be irregular.

(14) The ticket shall pass additional confidential validation tests of the Lottery and shall be present on the Lottery’s validation file.

(b) A ticket not passing all validation checks in subsection (a) is not a valid instant lottery game ticket, is void, ineligible for a prize, and will not be paid. In cases of doubt, the Secretary will determine whether an instant Lottery ticket is valid under this section. The determination will be final and binding.

The provisions of this § 819.213 adopted December 17, 1993, effective December 18, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 5916.

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Cross References

This section cited in 61 Pa. Code § 819.211 (relating to determination of prize winning tickets).