Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 2, 2024) |
53. Department of the Lottery |
D53. Departmental |
53ER24. Emergency Rule for Year 2024 |
1(1) Beginning June 17 and ending June 30, 2024 (11:59:59 p.m., ET) (“Promotion Period”), the Florida Lottery will conduct the PICK Daily GamesTM Sales Incentive Promotion (“Promotion”). PICK games are PICK 2TM, PICK 3TM, PICK 4TM, and PICK 5TM (hereafter “PICK”).
42(2) Eligibility.
44(a) This Promotion is open to Florida Lottery Retailers that have been actively and continuously contracted with the Florida Lottery with the capability of selling PICK Daily GamesTM from their sales counters as of June 19, 2023 a82nd through the end of the Promotion Period (June 30, 2024, 11:59:59 (ET)).
95(b) Retailers must have recorded PICK sales for the period of June 19, 2023 through July 2, 2023.
113(c) Retailers must be in good financial standing with the Lottery and have no contractual breaches.
129(d) Retailers must not have been terminated or had its Lottery equipment removed prior to the end of the Promotion Period.
150(e) PICK ticket sales through vending machines will be counted/included. However, Retailers who sell tickets only t167hrough vending machines are excluded from participating in this Promotion.
177(3) Funds Availability.
180(a) Funds available for this Promotion are $150,000. If this entire sum is not distributed at the conclusion of this Promotion, it will not otherwise be distributed in connection with this Promotion.
213(b) Incentive Distribution by District. Incentives, as set forth in the table below, are the maximum number of available incentives by District. If all parameters are not met during the Promotion, one or more in248centives may not be awarded.
253Districts (Sales Area)
256Number of 258Available 259$2,500 261Incentives 262by District
264Number of 266Available 267$1,000 269Incentives 270by 271District
272Tallahassee
2731
2742
275Pensacola
2761
2773
278Jacksonville
2793
2806
281Gainesville
2822
2834
284Orlando
2855
28613
287Tampa
2885
28913
290Ft. Myers
2922
2936
294West Palm
2963
2978
298Miami
2998
30020
301Total
30230
30375
304Total Available 306Incentives
307105
308(4) Determination for Incentive Awards.
313(a) Based on PICK sales for the two-week period beginning June 19, 2023 through and including July 2, 2023, each Retailer will be placed in one of four (4) Tiers, as set forth in the table, below. To be considered for being awarded an incentive, a Retailer must have sales at the minimum level percentage increase in sales over the June 19, 2023 – July 2, 2023 period, based on their assigned TIER (see the table, below, third column). Additionally, a Retailer must have a minimum of $1,000 in PICK sales during 406the Promotion Period to be awarded an incentive, irrespective of percentage increase over the June 19, 2023 – July 2, 2023 period.
428Sales Tiers
430Total PICK Daily Games Sales 435For 436June 19, 2023 – July 2, 2023
443Minimum PICK Daily Games Sales Percentage Increase Required During the Promotion454*
455TIER 1
457$6,000 +
460+ 5%
462TIER 2
464$2,500 to $5,999
469+ 10%
471TIER 3
473$1,000 to $2,499
478+ 15%
480TIER 4
482$999 or less
485+ 20%
487*If the percentage-increase-for-sales calculation is not greater than $1,000, then minimum sales must be at least $1,000.
506(b) Retailers having the highest percentage increase in sales during the Promotion Period over their sales for the June 19, 2023 – July 2, 2023 period will be awarded incentives in accordance with the table set forth in subsection (3)(b), above.
547(c) At the end of the Promotion Period, and as soon as practical, the Florida Lottery will issue the incentive payments to winning Retailers.
571(5) Incentives Deemed Compensation. All incentives awarded are deemed compensation and will be reported to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service).
591Rulemaking Authority 59324.105(9), 59424.109(1), 59524.112 FS. 597Law Implemented 59924.105(9), 60024.112 FS. 602History–New 6-17-24.