GROUPER®

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

53ER17-45 GROUPER®

SUMMARY: This emergency rule describes the online terminal lottery game play feature, GROUPER®. This emergency rule replaces Emergency Rule 53ER17-24.

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:

53ER17-45 GROUPER®.

(1) GROUPER® is a play feature that groups together select online terminal lottery games (which may include Draw games and/or Fast Play games) and provides extra value to the player by providing the group of tickets at a discounted purchase price. The specific online terminal games and purchase price for a GROUPER play will change from time to time as determined by the Lottery.  The current GROUPER games and purchase price are available on the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com.  

(2) A GROUPER play cannot be player-selected or canceled. 

(3) For Draw Games, the tickets in a GROUPER play will be Quick Pick tickets and will be for the next available drawing. If the Quick Pick numbers selected for a Draw game with a liability limit have been cut off for the day due to the game’s liability limit being reached, the ticket will not print. In such instance, the player’s purchase price will be automatically adjusted and the player will receive the remaining GROUPER tickets, including the promotional FREE ticket.

(4) The effective date of this rule is August 1, 2017.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9), 24.109(1) FS.  Law Implemented 24.105(9), 24.115(1) FS. History-New 8-1-17, Replaces 53ER17-24.

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: 8-1-17.