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9 NYCRR 5007.1 - Mega Millions purpose
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(a)The purpose of Mega Millions is the generation of revenue for education in New York through the operation of a specially-designed multi-state lottery game that will award prizes to ticket holders matching specified combinations of numbers randomly selected in regularly scheduled drawings.
(b)During each Mega Millions drawing, 6 Mega Millions winning numbers will be selected from 2 fields of numbers in the following manner: 5 winning numbers from a field of 1 through 70 numbers and 1 winning number from a field of 1 through 25 numbers.
(c)The objective of Mega Millions drawings shall be to select at random, with the aid of drawing equipment, Mega Millions winning numbers, pursuant to the controls and methods established for the game.
9 NYCRR 5007.2 - Mega Millions definitions
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9 NYCRR 5007.3 - Ticket sales
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The sale of Mega Millions Tickets within New York State may be conducted only by a lottery sales agent.
9 NYCRR 5007.4 - Ticket price
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(a)Mega Millions tickets may be purchased for $2 per play at the discretion of the purchaser, in accordance with the number of game panels and inclusive drawings. The purchaser receives one play for each $2 wagered in Mega Millions. Tickets may contain multiple plays. The commission may authorize the sale of Mega Millions tickets at a different purchase price. Such a change in the purchase price shall be announced publicly by the commission prior to the effective date of such change.
(b)From time to time, the commission may authorize the sale of Mega Millions tickets at a discount for promotional purposes.
(c)A Mega Millions game feature may be added at the discretion of the commission. A game feature is an alternative or additional method for playing the game within the same basic design.
9 NYCRR 5007.5 - Play characteristics and restrictions
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(a)
(1)Mega Millions tickets may only be sold to persons 18 years of age or older.
(2)The commission shall penalize a licensee found to have violated paragraph (1) of this subdivision according to the provisions of section 5001.27(c)(2) of this Title.
(b)Mega Millions tickets may not be sold to nor prizes claimed by the following persons within New York State:
(1)any officer or employee of the commission; or
(2)any contractor, subcontractor, or consultant, or officer or employee of a contractor, subcontractor, or consultant, if such person is directly involved in the production of lottery tickets, the operation or observation of lottery games or drawings, or the processing of lottery prize claims or payments; or
(3)any person subject to a contract with the commission if such contract contains a provision prohibiting such person from purchasing a lottery ticket or receiving a lottery prize; or
(4)any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of abode of any such persons. This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the sale of a lottery ticket or the payment of a lottery prize to an officer or employee of the commission or to a contractor, subcontractor, or consultant or to an officer or employee of a contractor, subcontractor, or consultant if such sale or prize payment is not for the individual benefit of such person and is made in connection with an official investigation, audit, marketing effort or other activity authorized by the commission.
(c)Mega Millions tickets may not be purchased in any other state by any commission employee or any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any commission employee.
(d)Under no circumstances will a claim be paid for either the jackpot prize or the second prize without a Mega Millions ticket matching all game play, serial number and other validation data residing in the commission’s draw gaming system computer and such ticket shall be the only valid proof of the wager placed and the only valid receipt for claiming or redeeming any prize.
(e)Mega Millions tickets may not be canceled.
(f)For the Mega Millions game, purchasers may submit a manually completed Mega Millions play slip to a lottery sales agent to have issued a Mega Millions ticket. Mega Millions play slips shall be available at no cost to the purchaser and shall have no pecuniary or prize value, or constitute evidence of purchase or number selections. The use of mechanical, electronic, computer generated or any other non-manual method of marking play slips that has not been authorized by the commission is prohibited. A play may be entered by other means only as approved by the commission. A lottery sales agent shall not permit the use of facsimiles of play slips, copies of play slips, or other materials that are inserted into the terminal's play slip reader that are not printed or approved by the commission. A lottery sales agent shall not permit any device to be connected to a lottery terminal to enter plays, except as approved by the commission.
(g)Purchasers may orally convey their selections to a lottery sales agent to have issued a Mega Millions ticket. Such selections shall be entered manually into the computer terminal by the lottery sales agent.
(h)Purchasers may use player express terminals if available for the purchase of Mega Millions tickets, and may make number selections by such methods as may be permitted by the commission’s gaming system. Those methods may include, but are not limited to, inserting a completed Mega Millions play slip into the optical mark reader, manually entering the selections on the touch screen, or selecting a quick pick option.
(i)It shall be the sole responsibility of the Purchaser to verify the accuracy and condition of the data printed on the Mega Millions ticket at the time of purchase. Neither the lottery sales agent nor the commission lottery sales be liable for any errors in the accuracy and condition of the data printed on the ticket occurring for any reason, after the purchaser leaves the lottery sales agent location.
(j)Mega Millions tickets may be purchased for one through 26 consecutive drawings, commencing with the next scheduled drawing after the receipt and processing of the purchaser's play slip.
9 NYCRR 5007.6 - Time, place and manner of conducting drawings
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For the Mega Millions game: Mega Millions drawings will be conducted twice weekly approximately 11:00 p.m. eastern time in one of the party lottery states. The day, time, frequency and location of the Mega Millions drawings may be changed following public announcement.
9 NYCRR 5007.7 - Prize structure
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9 NYCRR 5007.8 - Ticket responsibility
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(a)A winning Mega Millions ticket is deemed to be owned by the person or entity named on the ticket or, in the case of a ticket not completed with name, by the claimant.
(b)Neither the commission nor the commission’s agents shall be responsible for lost or stolen Mega Millions tickets.
(c)The purchaser of a Mega Millions ticket has the sole responsibility for verifying the accuracy and condition of the data printed on the ticket at the time of purchase.
(d)The commission shall not be responsible to the claimant for Mega Millions tickets redeemed in error by a lottery sales agent.
(e)Winners are determined by the numbers drawn and not the numbers reported. The commission shall not be responsible for Mega Millions winning numbers reported in error.
9 NYCRR 5007.9 - Ticket validation requirements
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9 NYCRR 5007.10 - Procedures for claiming and payment of prizes
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(a)For the Mega Millions tickets purchased in New York, prizes shall be redeemed or claimed only in New York through lottery sales agents or authorized claim centers, effective upon determination of prize payouts.
(b)Claimants of a winning Mega Millions ticket must comply with the prize claim requirements of the commission.
(c)In the event that a single Mega Millions ticket contains two or more winning game panels, the cumulative prize amount shall be claimed or redeemed in accordance with the specified prize payment limits for the commission.
(d)Federal, State and local taxes shall be withheld from Mega Millions prizes in such amounts as may be required by law.
(e)Mega Millions prizes shall not be paid by the commission to any persons prohibited from playing Mega Millions within New York State.
(f)There shall be no assignment of Mega Millions prizes except as specifically set forth in this Title.
(g)Each prize winner shall be subject to a publicity release as set forth in this Title.
(h)Child support arrears, public assistance benefits and past due State tax liabilities shall be withheld from Mega Millions prizes in such amounts as may be required by law.
9 NYCRR 5007.11 - Unclaimed prize money
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Any prizes not claimed during the one-year claim period after the date of each Mega Millions drawing will be considered forfeited.
9 NYCRR 5007.12 - Governing law
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(a)In purchasing a ticket issued for Mega Millions within New York State, the purchaser agrees to comply with and be bound by all applicable statutes, administrative rules and regulations, and procedures of New York State, and by directives and determinations of the commission. The purchaser agrees, as such purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy, that claims arising out of a ticket purchased in New York State from a lottery sales agent can be pursued only against the commission and no other lottery. Litigation, if any, arising from the purchase of a Mega Millions ticket in New York State from a lottery sales agent shall be maintained against the commission only within the State of New York.
(b)In the event of a conflict between the Mega Millions official game rules and the statutes, rules or regulations of the commission and the State of New York, such statutes, rules and regulations shall control.
(c)All decisions by the commission, including the declaration of prizes and the payment thereof and the interpretation of Mega Millions rules, shall be final and binding on all purchasers and on every person making a claim in respect thereof.
9 NYCRR 5007.13 - Powerball
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9 NYCRR 5007.14 - Raffle game definitions
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9 NYCRR 5007.15 - Cash 4 Life
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9 NYCRR 5007.16 - Monopoly™ Millionaires’ Club™
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