Retailer Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ Bonus Commission Program  

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    DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

    RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

    53ER16-61: Retailer Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ Bonus Commission Program

    SUMMARY: The Florida Lottery will conduct the Retailer Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ Bonus Commission Program in which bonus commissions will be awarded to Florida Lottery retailers who sell a winning $1 million Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 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:

     

    53ER16-61 Retailer Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE Bonus Commission Program.

    (1) Beginning on October 31, 2016, and continuing through January 2, 2017, the Florida Lottery will conduct, as a retailer sales incentive, a Retailer Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLEBonus Commission Program (“Program”) in which the Florida Lottery will award bonus commissions to Florida Lottery retailers who sell a winning $1 million Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket in the Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE Grand Prize drawing on January 3, 2017.

    (2) The bonus commission for selling a winning $1 million Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket is $5,000.

    (3) Award of a bonus commission is not dependent upon a winning $1 million Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket being claimed by the winner.

    (4) Retailers will receive their bonus commission within approximately three weeks of the drawing.

    (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, F.S., 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.

    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.

Document Information

Effective Date:
10/31/2016
Summary:
The Florida Lottery will conduct the Retailer Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ Bonus Commission Program in which bonus commissions will be awarded to the retailers who sell a winning $1 million Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket.
Contact:
Diane D. Schmidt, Legal Analyst, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.
Related Rules: (1)
53ER16-61. Retailer Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ Bonus Commission Program