Section 202. General Instant Ticket Game Operating Rules

01. Instant Games -- Authorized -- Director’s Authority. The Commission hereby authorizes instant games that meet the criteria set forth in these rules. The Director is hereby authorized to select, operate, and contrac t relating to and for the operation of instant games that meet the criteria set forth in these rules. (3-25-22) 02. Definitions. As used in Section 202 of these rules, these terms have the following definitions: (3-25-22) a. Instant Ticket Validation Bar Code. The bar code that enables retailers to validate instant tickets. (3-25-22) b. ITA System. The Instant Ticket Automation system that validates winning instant tickets.(3-25-22) c. Pack. A package of instant game tickets with a designated number of tickets that may be (but do no t have to be) fanfolded and attached to each other by perforations, which perforations the retailer tears when selling a ticket, and that are packaged in plastic shrink-wrapping, foil or some similar outer wrapping material. (3-25-22) d. Pack-Ticket Number. The number printed on the ticket. A game identification number must b e included in the book-ticket number. (3-25-22) e. Play Symbol Caption. The small printed material appearing below each play symbol which repeat s or explains the play symbol. One (1) and only one (1) play symbol captions appears under each play symbol. (3-25-22) f. Play Symbols. Figures printed in approved ink that appear under each of the rub-off spots on th e front of the ticket. (3-25-22) g. Retailer Validation Code. The small letters found under the removable rub-off covering over th e play symbols on the front of the ticket, which the ticket retailer uses to verify winners of twenty-five dollars ($25) o r less. The letters appear in varying locations beneath the removable rub-off covering and among the play symbols. (3-25-22) h. Ticket. An Idaho instant game ticket. (3-25-22) i. Ticket Validation Number. The unique number on the front of the ticket. (3-25-22) 03. Sale of Tickets. (3-25-22) a

n the front of the ticket, which the ticket retailer uses to verify winners of twenty-five dollars ($25) o r less. The letters appear in varying locations beneath the removable rub-off covering and among the play symbols. (3-25-22) h. Ticket. An Idaho instant game ticket. (3-25-22) i. Ticket Validation Number. The unique number on the front of the ticket. (3-25-22) 03. Sale of Tickets. (3-25-22) a. No person other than a retailer under a contract for the sale of tickets with the Lottery may sel l Lottery tickets, except that nothing in this section prevents a person who may lawfully purchase tickets from makin g a gift of Lottery tickets to another. (3-25-22) b. Unless authorized by the Lottery, tickets may not be sold at a location other than the address liste d on the retailer’s contract with the Lottery. (3-25-22) c. Nothing in this section prohibits the Commission from designating certain of its agents an d employees to sell Lottery tickets directly to the public. (3-25-22) 04. Instant Games Ticket Price. The price of an instant game ticket will be set by the Director. N o person may sell a ticket at a price other than that established in accordance with these rules. (3-25-22) 05. Prize Structures. The Director will provide to all Lottery game retailers a detailed tabulation of th e estimated number of prizes of each particular prize denomination that are expected to be awarded in each Lottery game and a close approximation of the odds of winning the prizes. (3-25-22) 06. Number and Value of Instant Ticket Prizes. Lottery game prize structures, odds of winning , number of tickets, number and value of prizes, play symbol and captions used for validation will not be adopted b y administrative rules. Rather, the Director will submit proposed games to the Commission, who must approve eac h game’s general format before the initiation of each game. All instant games must be conducted in accordance with th e rules of the Commission. (3-25-22) 07. Official Start of Game. (3-25-22) a

umber and value of prizes, play symbol and captions used for validation will not be adopted b y administrative rules. Rather, the Director will submit proposed games to the Commission, who must approve eac h game’s general format before the initiation of each game. All instant games must be conducted in accordance with th e rules of the Commission. (3-25-22) 07. Official Start of Game. (3-25-22) a. Games with a prize structure adopted by the Commission pursuant to Subsection 202.07 of this rul e may be started at a time selected by the Director. The Director will publicly announce the starting date of a new gam e by use of a press release or any other appropriate means. The Director may also issue game information that include s a description of the game, odds of winning a prize, the number and value of prizes, and the play symbols and caption s used for prize validation. (3-25-22) b. Games using a prize structure other than a prize structure previously approved by the Commission must be approved by the Commission before game tickets can be sold to the public. (3-25-22) 08. Determination of Winners. (3-25-22) a. Winners of an instant game are determined by the matching or specified alignment of the play symbols on the tickets. The play symbols are revealed by scratching or rubbing off the latex or similar secure materia l that covers spots on the ticket. The ticket bearer must notify the retailer or the Lottery of the win and submit th e winning ticket to the retailer or the Lottery as provided in these rules. The winning ticket must be validated by th e Lottery through use of the validation number or by any other means specified by the Director. (3-25-22) b. Unless otherwise provided by game rules, only the highest instant prize amount will be paid on a given ticket. (3-25-22) c. No portion of the play symbol captions, retailer validation codes, display printing nor an y extraneous matter whatever will be usable or playable as a part of the instant game. (3-25-22) d

of the validation number or by any other means specified by the Director. (3-25-22) b. Unless otherwise provided by game rules, only the highest instant prize amount will be paid on a given ticket. (3-25-22) c. No portion of the play symbol captions, retailer validation codes, display printing nor an y extraneous matter whatever will be usable or playable as a part of the instant game. (3-25-22) d. The ticket validation number or any portion thereof is not a play spot and is not usable or playable as such. (3-25-22) e. In all Lottery games, the determination of prize winners is subject to the general ticket validatio n requirements set forth in Subsection 200.14, et seq., and Subsection 202.11 of this rule, and the requirements set ou t on the back of each instant game ticket. (3-25-22) f. The length of operation of an instant game will be determined by the Director. The start date an d closing date of the instant game will be publicly announced. (3-25-22) 09. Payment of Prizes. The procedures for claiming instant ticket prizes are as follows: (3-25-22) a. Instant ticket prizes of less than six hundred dollars ($600) may be claimed by one (1) of th e following methods: (3-25-22) i. The claimant may present the winning ticket to any Lottery retailer. The retailer must verify th e claim and, if acceptable, make payment of the amount due the claimant. A retailer may pay prizes in cash or b y business check, money order, no fee prize payment card, or any combination thereof. A retailer that pays a prize wit h a check that is dishonored may be subject to suspension or termination of the retailer’s contract. (7-1-25) ii. If the retailer cannot verify the claim, the claimant must fill out a claim form and the retailer mus t present the completed form and the disputed ticket to the Director. If the claim is validated, payment will be made t o the claimant in cash, or by check or money order in the amount due. If the claim is not validated, the claim will b e denied and the claimant will be promptly notified

-25) ii. If the retailer cannot verify the claim, the claimant must fill out a claim form and the retailer mus t present the completed form and the disputed ticket to the Director. If the claim is validated, payment will be made t o the claimant in cash, or by check or money order in the amount due. If the claim is not validated, the claim will b e denied and the claimant will be promptly notified. (7-1-25) iii. The claimant may present the ticket to the Lottery office or complete a claim form and mail it wit h the ticket to the Idaho State Lottery (registered mail recommended). Claim forms may be obtained from any Lotter y game retailer or from the Lottery. (7-1-25) b. To claim an instant prize of six hundred dollars ($600) or more, the claimant must either present the winning ticket to the Lottery office or complete a claim form and mail the completed form together with the winnin g ticket to the Idaho State Lottery (registered mail recommended). (7-1-25) c. Prizes of six hundred dollars ($600) or more can be paid only from the Boise Lottery office. Upo n validation by the Director, payment will be made by check or money order in the amount due, less any applicable federal income tax withholding. (7-1-25) d. Any ticket not passing all the validation checks is void and ineligible for any prize and will not b e paid. However, the Director may, solely at the Director’s option, replace an invalid ticket with an unplayed ticket (or ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current game). If a defective ticket is purchased, the only responsibilit y or liability of the Lottery is the replacement of the defective ticket with another unplayed ticket (or ticket o f equivalent sale price from any other current game). (3-25-22) e. All prizes will be paid within a reasonable time after they are awarded and after the claims ar e verified by the Director

price from any other current game). If a defective ticket is purchased, the only responsibilit y or liability of the Lottery is the replacement of the defective ticket with another unplayed ticket (or ticket o f equivalent sale price from any other current game). (3-25-22) e. All prizes will be paid within a reasonable time after they are awarded and after the claims ar e verified by the Director. For each prize requiring annual payments, all payments after the first payment will be mad e on the anniversary date of the first payment in accordance with the type of prize awarded. The Director may, at an y time, delay any payment in order to review a change of circumstances concerning the prize awarded, the payee, the claim, or any other matter that may have come to his attention. All delayed payments will be brought up to dat e immediately upon the Director’s confirmation and continue to be paid on each original anniversary date thereafter. (3-25-22) 10. Ticket Validation Requirements. In addition to meeting all of the other requirements in thes e rules or as may be printed on the back of each instant game ticket, the following validation requirements apply wit h regard to instant game tickets: (3-25-22) a. To be a valid instant game ticket, the ticket must: (3-25-22) i. Have been issued by the Director in an authorized manner. (3-25-22) ii. Not be altered, unreadable, or tampered with in any manner. (3-25-22) iii. Not be counterfeit in whole or in part. (3-25-22) iv. Not be stolen nor appear on any list of omitted tickets on file with the Lottery. (3-25-22) v. Be complete and not blank (or partially blank), miscut, misregistered, defective, or printed o r produced in error. (3-25-22) vi

Director in an authorized manner. (3-25-22) ii. Not be altered, unreadable, or tampered with in any manner. (3-25-22) iii. Not be counterfeit in whole or in part. (3-25-22) iv. Not be stolen nor appear on any list of omitted tickets on file with the Lottery. (3-25-22) v. Be complete and not blank (or partially blank), miscut, misregistered, defective, or printed o r produced in error. (3-25-22) vi. Under the opaque covered play area, have play symbols and the correct corresponding captions , exactly one (1) pack-ticket number, exactly one (1) agent verification code, and exactly one (1) validation number a s required by each approved set of game rules, all of which must be present in their entirety, legible, right-side up, and not reversed in any manner. (3-25-22) vii. The validation number of an apparent winning ticket must appear on the Lottery’s official list o f validation numbers of winning tickets; and a ticket with that validation number cannot have been previously paid. (3-25-22) viii. Pass all additional confidential validation requirements established by the Director. (3-25-22) ix. Be signed if the prize is for six hundred dollars ($600) or more. (3-25-22) b. Any ticket not passing all the validation checks in Paragraph 202.11.a. of this rule is void an d ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. However, the Director may, solely at the Director’s option, replace a n invalid ticket with an unplayed ticket (or tickets of equivalent sales price) from any other current Lottery game. If a defective ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the Lottery will be the replacement of the defective ticket with another unplayed ticket (or ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Lottery game). (3-25-22) c

he Director’s option, replace a n invalid ticket with an unplayed ticket (or tickets of equivalent sales price) from any other current Lottery game. If a defective ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the Lottery will be the replacement of the defective ticket with another unplayed ticket (or ticket of equivalent sales price from any other current Lottery game). (3-25-22) c. The Director may authorize reconstruction of an alleged winning ticket that was not received o r cannot be located by the Lottery, provided, the person requesting reconstruction must submit to the Lottery sufficien t evidence to enable reconstruction and submit a claim for the prize, if any, for that ticket. If the reconstructed ticket i s a winning ticket and meets the validation requirements of Paragraph 202.11.a. of this rule and any specific validatio n requirements contained in the rules for its specific game, the Director may authorize payment of the prize. Provided, the ticket will not be validated nor the prize paid before the one hundred eighty-first (181) day following the officia l end of that instant game. A ticket(s) validated pursuant to this Subsection will not entitle the claimant to be entere d into the grand prize drawing, if any, for that or any subsequent instant game. (3-25-22) 11. Prize Rights Unassignable. No person’s right to a prize already drawn is assignable, except tha t payment of any prize already drawn may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner, and a person other than the prize winner may be paid the prize to which the winner is entitled as provided by court order. The Director will b e discharged of all liability upon payment of a prize pursuant to this rule. (3-25-22) 12. Payment of Prizes to Persons Under Eighteen Years of Age

gnable, except tha t payment of any prize already drawn may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner, and a person other than the prize winner may be paid the prize to which the winner is entitled as provided by court order. The Director will b e discharged of all liability upon payment of a prize pursuant to this rule. (3-25-22) 12. Payment of Prizes to Persons Under Eighteen Years of Age. If a person entitled to a prize for a winning ticket is under the age of eighteen (18) years, the Director may direct payment of the prize to an adult member of the minor’s family or to the minor’s guardian by a check or draft payable to the adult member of th e minor’s family or the minor’s guardian. The adult member of the minor’s family or the minor’s guardian will have the same duties and powers as a person designated as a custodian in accordance with Idaho law. For purposes of thi s Subsection, the terms “adult member of a minor’s family” and “guardian of a minor” have the same meaning as in the Idaho Gifts to Minors Law. The Director will be discharged of all liability upon payment of a prize to a mino r pursuant to this rule. (3-25-22) 13. Prizes Payable After Death or Disability of Owner. (3-25-22) a. All prizes, and portions of prizes that remain unpaid at the time of the prize winner’s death will b e payable to the personal representative of the prize winner’s estate once satisfactory evidence of the persona l representative’s appointment has been provided, and the Director is satisfied that payment to the personal representative is lawful and proper. The Director may rely on a certified copy of a court order appointing a personal representative (or similar person responsible for the prize winner’s estate, whether denominated an administrator , executor, executrix, or other representative of the prize winner’s estate) or may petition the court to determine th e proper payee

sfied that payment to the personal representative is lawful and proper. The Director may rely on a certified copy of a court order appointing a personal representative (or similar person responsible for the prize winner’s estate, whether denominated an administrator , executor, executrix, or other representative of the prize winner’s estate) or may petition the court to determine th e proper payee. Payment to the personal representative of the estate of the deceased owner of any prize winnings will absolve the Director and the Lottery’s employees of any further liability for payment of prize winnings. (3-25-22) b. The Lottery may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for a determination of the rightfu l payee for the payment of any prize winnings that are or may become due to a person under a disability including, but not limited to, mental deficiency, or physical or mental incapacity. (3-25-22) 14. Governing Law. In purchasing a ticket, the customer agrees to comply with, and abide by, Idah o law, and all rules and final decisions of the Lottery, and all procedures and instructions established by the Lottery o r the Director for the conduct of the game. (3-25-22) 15. Discharge of All Liability Upon Payment. The state of Idaho, its agents, officers, employees, and representatives, the Lottery, its Director, agents, officers, employees and representatives, will be discharged of all liability upon payment of a prize or any one (1) installment thereof to the holder of any winning Lottery ticket or i n accordance with the information set forth on the claim form supplied by the Director. If there is a conflict between the information on a winning Lottery ticket and the information on the claim form, the Lottery may rely on the clai m form after the ticket for which it has been filed has been validated as a winning ticket and, in so doing, it will b e relieved of all responsibility and liability in the payment of a prize in accordance with the information set fort h therein

rector. If there is a conflict between the information on a winning Lottery ticket and the information on the claim form, the Lottery may rely on the clai m form after the ticket for which it has been filed has been validated as a winning ticket and, in so doing, it will b e relieved of all responsibility and liability in the payment of a prize in accordance with the information set fort h therein. The Lottery’s decisions and judgments in respect to the determination of a winning ticket or of any othe r dispute arising from payment or awarding of prizes are final and binding upon all participants in the Lottery unles s otherwise provided by law or these rules. If a question arises concerning the winning ticket, a claim form, th e payment, or the awarding of any prize, the Lottery may deposit the prize winnings into an escrow fund until i t determines the controversy and reaches a decision, or it may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for instruction s and a resolution of the controversy. (3-25-22) 16. Unclaimed Prize Money. Any prize not claimed within the specified period will be forfeited an d placed into the State Lottery Account. (3-25-22) 17. Disclosure. The Lottery may use the names, addresses, and photographs of winners in any Lotter y promotional or publicity campaign. The address used will not contain the winner’s street or house number without th e winner’s consent. The Lottery may condition payment of the prize upon agreement to these terms and conditions. (3-25-22) 18. Confidentiality of Tickets. All retailers and their employees and agents are prohibited fro m attempting to ascertain the numbers or symbols appearing in the designated areas under the removable latex or simila r secure coverings or otherwise attempting to identify winning tickets. (3-25-22) 19. Official End of Game. (3-25-22) a. The official end of an instant game will be announced by the Lottery. Prizes may be claimed up t o one hundred eighty (180) days after the official end of the game

ttempting to ascertain the numbers or symbols appearing in the designated areas under the removable latex or simila r secure coverings or otherwise attempting to identify winning tickets. (3-25-22) 19. Official End of Game. (3-25-22) a. The official end of an instant game will be announced by the Lottery. Prizes may be claimed up t o one hundred eighty (180) days after the official end of the game. If the final day of the claim period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a state holiday, the claim period will be extended to the end of the next business day. A playe r may submit a winning ticket claim for prize payment up to one hundred eighty (180) days after the official end of the game. Depending on the prize amount, the ticket should be submitted to the location specified in Subsection 202.1 0 of this rule, “Payment of Prizes.” To participate in one (1) of the Lottery’s special drawings, if any, a player mus t redeem a ticket that qualifies for entry into that special drawing within the time limits specified by the Director. (3-25-22) b. A retailer must return to the Lottery all unsold Lottery tickets for each game within ninety (90) day s of the official end of that game in order to receive credit from the Lottery as provided in retailer’s contract. Th e Lottery has no obligation to grant credit for tickets returned after the time limit specified in the contract. (3-25-22) 203. (RESERVED)