Retailer MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB™ Bonus Commission Program

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER14-54Retailer MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB™ Bonus Commission Program

SUMMARY: The Florida Lottery will conduct the Retailer MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB™ Bonus Commission Program in which bonus commissions will be awarded to the retailer(s) that sells a winning MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES CLUB™ top prize ticket or winning $1 million Millionaires’ Club prize ticket.

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:

 

53ER14-54 Retailer MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB™ Bonus Commission Program.

(1) The Florida Lottery will conduct, as a retailer sales incentive, a Retailer MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ™  Bonus Commission Program (“Program”) in which the Florida Lottery will award bonus commissions to Florida Lottery retailers who sell a winning top prize or a winning $1 million Millionaires’ Club Prize MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket.

(2) The bonus commission for selling a winning top prize ticket is $10,000. If multiple winning top prize tickets are sold in Florida for the same drawing, the retailers selling such tickets will share the bonus commission. Each retailer selling a winning top prize ticket will receive a share of the bonus equal to the number of winning top prize tickets sold by that particular retailer divided by the total number of winning top prize tickets sold in Florida for that drawing.

(3) Florida Lottery retailers who sell a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket that wins a $1 million Millionaires’ Club Prize for matching the Millionaires’ Club Number will receive a $1,000 bonus commission.

(4) Award of a bonus commission is not dependent upon the winning top prize ticket or winning $1 million Millionaires’ Club Prize MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket being claimed by the winner.

(5) Retailers whose Florida Lottery contracts are terminated or inactivated prior to the bonus commission award shall be paid the bonus commission earned provided said termination or inactivation was not due to noncompliance with Chapter 24, Florida Statutes, Chapter 53, F.A.C., or terms of their retailer contract.

(6) A bonus commission will be considered compensation to the retailer for Internal Revenue Service purposes. The Florida Lottery reserves the right to apply a bonus commission earned against a retailer’s outstanding debt to the Florida Lottery, and to award the remaining balance of the bonus commission, if any.

(7) Bonus commissions are subject to availability of funds appropriated for retailer incentives. This Program is subject to cancellation by future emergency rule if retailer incentive funding is not appropriated or if the Florida Lottery determines that it is no longer in the state’s best interest to use such funds for this purpose.

(8) The effective date of this Emergency Rule is October 19, 2014.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(i), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(i), 24.112(1) FS. History–New 10-19-14.

 

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: October 19, 2014