April Retailer Book Activation Promotion

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER15-22April Retailer Book Activation Promotion

SUMMARY: The rule sets forth the provisions for the April Retailer Book Activation Promotion.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Diane D. Schmidt, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott, Tallahassee, Florida 32301

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER15-22 April Retailer Book Activation Promotion.

(1) Beginning Tuesday, April 7, 2015, through Wednesday, April 8, 2015, the Florida Lottery will conduct the April Retailer Book Activation Promotion in which Florida Lottery retailers will have a chance to win $1,000.

(2) Florida Lottery retailers who activate at least one book of each of the three April launch instant games and load them into ticket dispensers by midnight ET on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, will be entered into one of eighteen drawings on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The three April launch instant games are: Instant Game Number 1266, QUICK BUCKS; Instant Game Number 1267, DOUBLE MATCH; and Instant Game Number 1272, BIG MONEY.

(3) Each qualifying retailer will receive one entry into one drawing determined by district and retailer category (corporate or independent).  Prizes will be awarded 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	$1,000	10	10
District 3- Pensacola	$1,000	10	10
District 4- Jacksonville	$1,000	10	10
District 5- Gainesville	$1,000	10	10
District 6-Orlando	$1,000	20	20
District 9- Tampa	$1,000	20	20
District 10- Ft. Myers	$1,000	10	10
District 11- West Palm Beach	$1,000	10	10
District 13- Miami	$1,000	20	40

(4) A total of two hundred and sixty $1,000 prizes will be awarded in the April Retailer Book Activation Promotion.

(5) In each of the eighteen drawings, entries will be randomly drawn by the Florida Lottery in accordance with the table below to determine retailer winners and alternate retailer winners.

Lottery Sales District	Number of Corporate Retailer Entries Drawn	Number of Corporate Retailer Alternate Entries Drawn	Number of Independent Retailer Entries Drawn	Number of Independent Retailer Alternate Entries Drawn
District 1- Tallahassee	10	5	10	5
District 3- Pensacola	10	5	10	5
District 4- Jacksonville	10	5	10	5
District 5- Gainesville	10	5	10	5
District 6-Orlando	20	10	20	10
District 9- Tampa	20	10	20	10
District 10- Ft. Myers	10	5	10	5
District 11- West Palm Beach	10	5	10	5
District 13- Miami	20	10	40	20

(6) Retailers will be subject to disqualification from the drawing for failing to load the activated games into dispensers or if the Florida Lottery determines that the activation and subsequent deactivation of one or more of the qualifying books of tickets invalidates the entry. Alternate entries will be used in the order in which they are drawn to select an alternate retailer winner in the event a retailer winner is disqualified.

(7) Retailers will receive their April Retailer Book Activation Promotion prize check within approximately thirty days of the drawing.

(8) Retailers whose Florida Lottery contracts are terminated or inactivated prior to the promotional prize award shall be paid the promotional prize provided the termination or inactivation was not due to non-compliance with Florida Lottery laws, rules or terms of the retailer contract.

(9) A promotional prize will be considered compensation to the retailer for Internal Revenue Service purposes. The Florida Lottery reserves the right to apply the promotional prize awarded against a retailer’s outstanding debt to the Florida Lottery.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(i), 24.109(1) FS. Specific Authority 24.105(9)(i), 24.112(1) FS. History- New 3-30-15.

 

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: March 30, 2015