Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ Retailer Drawings

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER16-62Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ Retailer Drawings

SUMMARY: The Florida Lottery will conduct Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ Retailer Drawings in which Florida Lottery retailers will have a chance to win $2,000.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Diane D. Schmidt, Legal Analyst, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER16-62 Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ Retailer Drawings.

(1) The Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ game sales period is October 31, 2016, through January 2, 2017. During the sales period, Florida Lottery retailers will earn one entry in up to two retailer drawings for every fifth Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket sold at their retailer location for a chance to win $2,000, per drawing.

(2) There are two draw dates on which eighteen drawings (one corporate drawing and one independent drawing in each of nine sales districts) will be conducted: December 7, 2016, and January 10, 2017. A total of thirty-six drawings will be conducted by the Florida Lottery using a certified random number generation process.

(3) The December 7, 2016, drawings will include entries earned during the sales period of October 31, 2016, through midnight (ET) on November 30, 2016. The number of entries drawn and prizes awarded will be in accordance with the following table:

Lottery Sales District	Prize Per Retailer	Number of Corporate Retailer Prizes	Number of Independent Retailer Prizes
District 1- Tallahassee	$2,000	2	2
District 3- Pensacola	$2,000	2	2
District 4- Jacksonville	$2,000	2	2
District 5- Gainesville	$2,000	2	2
District 6-Orlando	$2,000	4	4
District 9- Tampa	$2,000	4	4
District 10- Ft. Myers	$2,000	2	2
District 11- West Palm Beach	$2,000	2	2
District 13- Miami	$2,000	4	8
Total Number of Prizes		24	28
A grand total of fifty-two $2,000 prizes will be awarded.

(4) The January 10, 2017, drawings will include entries earned during the sales period of October 31, 2016, through midnight (ET) on January 2, 2017. The number of entries drawn and prizes awarded will be in accordance with the following table:

Lottery Sales District	Prize Per Retailer	Number of Corporate Retailer Prizes	Number of Independent Retailer Prizes
District 1- Tallahassee	$2,000	1	1
District 3- Pensacola	$2,000	1	1
District 4- Jacksonville	$2,000	1	1
District 5- Gainesville	$2,000	1	1
District 6-Orlando	$2,000	2	2
District 9- Tampa	$2,000	2	2
District 10- Ft. Myers	$2,000	1	1
District 11- West Palm Beach	$2,000	1	1
District 13- Miami	$2,000	2	4
Total Prizes		12	14
A grand total of twenty-six $2,000 prizes will be awarded.

(5) In all drawings, for retailer categories in which there is more than one prize, the prizes will be awarded in the order entries are drawn. An individual retailer location may only win one prize, per drawing.  Alternate entries will be drawn in each drawing. The number of alternate entries drawn will be twice the number of prizes to be awarded. Alternate entries will be used as needed in the order in which they are drawn to award a prize in the event a retailer’s entry is disqualified.  Retailers will be subject to disqualification if the Florida Lottery determines that:

(a) the retailer has already been awarded a prize in that drawing;

(b) the retailer is not in good financial standing with the Florida Lottery at the time of prize payment; or

(c) the retailer is not in an “active” retailer status at the time of prize payment.

(6) Winning retailers will receive their promotional prize check within approximately thirty days of the drawing.

(7) A promotional prize will be considered compensation to the retailer for Internal Revenue Service purposes.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(i), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(i), 24.112(1) FS.  History –New 10-31-16.

 

THIS RULE TAKES EFFECT UPON BEING FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNLESS A LATER TIME AND DATE IS SPECIFIED IN THE RULE.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10-31-16.