FLORIDA LOTTO™ Retailer Promotion.

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
53ER11-28: FLORIDA LOTTO™ Retailer Promotion.

SUMMARY: This emergency rule describes the FLORIDA LOTTO™ Retailer Promotion that will begin on June 2, 2011 and continue through July 10, 2011. For every 20th free FLORIDA LOTTO with XTRA ticket printed in their stores, Florida Lottery retailers will receive an entry into a retailer drawing for a chance to win $5,000.

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

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

53ER11-28 FLORIDA LOTTO™ Retailer Promotion.

(1) Beginning June 2, 2011 through July 10, 2011 players will receive a free $2 FLORIDA LOTTO™ with XTRA® Quick Pick ticket with the purchase of a FLORIDA LOTTO ticket of $5 or more.

(2) For every 20th free FLORIDA LOTTO with XTRA ticket printed in their stores, Florida Lottery retailers will receive an entry into a retailer drawing for a chance to win $5,000.

(3) There will be two retailer drawing dates during the promotional period. Entries earned from June 2 through June 20, 2011 will be entered into a retailer drawing on June 21, 2011 and entries earned from June 21, 2011, through July 10, 2011 will be entered into a retailer drawing on July 12, 2011.

Florida Lottery Retailer Drawing Dates
Draw	Draw Date	From Entries Earned
1	June 21, 2011	Thursday, June 2 – Monday, June 20
2	July 12, 2011	Tuesday, June 21 – Sunday, July 10

 

(4) On each draw date, one drawing from corporate retailer entries and one drawing from independent retailer entries will be held for each of the nine Florida Lottery sales districts to randomly select one winning retailer per category.

Florida Lottery Retailer Drawing Prizes
Lottery Sales District	Prize Per Retailer	Corporate Retailer	Independent Retailers
Tallahassee	$5,000	1	1
Pensacola	$5,000	1	1
Jacksonville	$5,000	1	1
Gainesville	$5,000	1	1
Orlando	$5,000	1	1
Tampa	$5,000	1	1
Fort Myers	$5,000	1	1
West Palm Beach	$5,000	1	1
Miami	$5,000	1	1

 

(5) Retailers will receive their FLORIDA LOTTO Retailer Promotion prize check within three weeks of the applicable drawing date.

(6) Retailers whose Florida Lottery contracts are terminated or inactivated prior to the drawing prize award shall be paid the prize won provided the termination or inactivation was not due to non-compliance with Florida Lottery laws, rules or contract terms. A retailer location that has experienced a change of ownership, as defined in Rule 53ER05-12, F.A.C., during the promotion period shall be included in the promotion. In such case, all entries generated from that retailer location shall be credited to the retailer with the last recorded sales or redemption activity during the promotion period, and any prize won shall be awarded to that retailer.

(7) Drawing prizes will be considered compensation to the retailer for Internal Revenue Service purposes. The Florida Lottery reserves the right to apply the drawing prizes won against a retailer’s outstanding debt to the Florida Lottery.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9), 24.112(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9), 24.112 (1) FS. History–New 5-31-11.

 

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: May 31, 2011