DAILY CASH BONUS PLAY PROMOTION

RULE NUMBER:  RULE TITLE:

53ER23-63:  DAILY CASH BONUS PLAY PROMOTION

SUMMARY OF THE RULE: This emergency rule sets forth the provisions for the DAILY CASH BONUS PLAY PROMOTION.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Minerva A. Simpson, Attorney, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399‑4011.  

THE FULL TEXT OF THIS EMERGENCY RULE IS:

53ER23-63 DAILY CASH BONUS PLAY PROMOTION.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2024 and through February 29, 2024 (“Promotion Period”), the Florida Lottery will conduct the Daily Cash Bonus Play Promotion (“Promotion”). Players who purchase a CASH POPTM, any PICK Daily GameTM (Pick 2TM, Pick 3TM, Pick 4TM or Pick 5TM) (with or without Fireball), FANTASY 5® (with or without EZmatchTM), or CASH4LIFE® or who have a free FANTASY 5® (with or without EZmatchTM), CASH POPTM, Pick 3TM, Pick 4TM, or CASH4LIFE® ticket can earn entries into a Promotion Drawing for a chance to win a cash prize of $500; $1,000; $5,000; or $10,000. Winning and non-winning tickets may be used to enter the Promotion. (Collectively, all the foregoing are “Eligible ticket(s).”) Only tickets purchased or generated/issued during the Promotion Period can be entered into the Promotion. Canceled tickets are not eligible to win. 

(2) How to Enter.

(a) To enter an Eligible ticket into a Promotion Drawing, a player may use the Florida Lottery's website at flalottery.com or use the Florida Lottery's Mobile Convenience App ("App").

1. Website. On the home page of the Florida Lottery's website, players are to click on the PROMOTIONS tab, select the Daily Cash Bonus Play Promotion and follow the directions. Players will be prompted to log-in or register. Players using the website may manually enter the 19-digit ticket number (omitting spaces and dashes) on the ticket entry page to collect entries as described in subsection (3), below.          

2. App. On the App, players may click on either of the Promotions buttons, select the Daily Cash Bonus Play Promotion, and follow the directions. Players will be prompted to log-in or register if not already logged in. A Promotions button is located on the main menu and on the bottom navigation bar. Players may scan the barcode on the bottom of a ticket or may manually enter the 19-digit ticket number on the ticket entry page to collect entries as further described in subsection (3) below.

3. Whether using the App or the website, tickets may not be entered during the first two (2) hours after ticket purchase. (I.e., a player needs to wait for two hours after ticket purchase to enter tickets.)

4. Regardless of whether a player chooses to participate in the Promotion by using the web browser or the App, the following provisions shall apply:

a. the player must use the same account login information to enter tickets;

b. the player will only be required to register one time; and

c. the player's entry history will be cumulative among the entry platforms.

(b) Deleted Accounts.  If a player deletes his/her account, whether through the App or on the Florida Lottery’s website, all account data associated with the email address used to register his/her account will also be deleted. Any entries earned, as described in subsection (3), below, will not be entered into a drawing. A player’s account cannot be reactivated using the email associated with the deactivated account.  Should a player establish a new account utilizing a different email address, account data, including ticket entries, cannot be transferred to the newly established account. Tickets entered under the prior account cannot be re-entered utilizing the newly created account.

(c) Any player using multiple or different email addresses, identities, registrations, logins, or any other methods will subject the player and any associated entries to disqualification. In the event a player wins a prize, the name a player uses to register must match the name shown on his/her identification used to make a claim, except for a person who has made a legal name change. A person who has made a legal name change must provide a copy of a marriage certificate/judgment/court order, as applicable, as proof of a differing name. Fictitious names and business names will not be accepted and shall subject the player and any associated entries to disqualification.

(d) The odds of winning in a drawing depend on the number of entries. All entries are subject to validation by the Florida Lottery and may be disqualified if eligibility requirements are not met. 

(e) Lottery tickets should not be mailed to the Lottery for entry into the drawing. Lottery tickets received in the mail by the Florida Lottery for entry into the Promotion will not be entered into a drawing and will not be returned.

(3) How to Earn Entries.

a) Collecting Entries. To collect play symbols and earn entries into a Promotion Drawing, a player may enter ticket numbers by scanning the barcode on the bottom of an Eligible ticket using his or her mobile device or by manually entering the 19-digit ticket number on the website or the App. Thereafter, four game cards will appear on the screen. Each game card contains four symbol spots. For each Eligible ticket entered, and regardless of ticket price/value, the player will be randomly awarded either 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 symbols towards completing the game cards. Awarded symbols will be placed randomly on available game cards. When all four symbols have been collected on a game card, the player will earn one “entry” into the next available drawing. When a filled game card generates an entry into the drawing, the symbols will be cleared on that game card, and a player can begin collecting more symbols on the card. A player may earn multiple entries during an entry period; however, a player can only win one draw prize per entry. A player may enter a maximum of 200 tickets per day. Each ticket number can only be entered one time and cannot be entered again during another drawing period. Training tickets will not be accepted, and tickets with invalid ticket numbers will be disqualified. The hours for ticket entry are between 6:00 a.m. (ET) and midnight (ET) seven days a week during the Promotion Period.

(b) Bonus Drawing Entries.

1. For all bonus drawing entries, as described below, there will be four (4) rows for Eligible Draw game (CASH POP, PICK 2, PICK 3, PICK 4, PICK 5, FANTASY 5, and CASH4LIFE) ticket entry (hereafter "bonus entry row/s”). Each bonus entry row will have one space for each of the seven Eligible Draw game tickets. Once a bonus entry row has been completed in accordance with subparagraphs (3)(b)2. or 3., below, the row will be cleared and available for new entries. If more than four tickets for the same Draw game are entered, and none of the four bonus entry rows are completed, entries in excess of the four tickets will be disregarded, will not be added once a bonus entry row is cleared, and cannot be entered again. Discarded ticket entries will still acquire symbols as described in paragraph (3)(a), above. Example:  A player purchases and enters six (6) CASH POP tickets but has not purchased and entered other Eligible tickets to complete a bonus entry row. Two of the CASH POP tickets will be discarded for the purposes of filling bonus entry rows but will still acquire symbols as described in paragraph (3)(a), above. A sample bonus entry row grid is shown below. The dates in the CASH POP column represent entry dates. No other CASH POP tickets can be entered until at least one (1) bonus entry row has been completed with the entry of the other six (6) Eligible Draw game tickets.

	PICK 2	PICK 3	PICK 4	PICK 5	CASH POP	CASH4LIFE	FANTASY 5	BONUS
1					2/13/24
2					2/16/24
3					2/23/24
4					2/25/24

 

2. Fifty (50) Bonus Entries. Players who enter all seven (7) Daily Draw game tickets (CASH POP, PICK 2, PICK 3, PICK 4, PICK 5, FANTASY 5, and CASH4LIFE) during the same Drawing Entry Period will receive fifty (50) bonus drawing entries for that Drawing Entry Period. All seven tickets are not required to be entered simultaneously but must be entered during the same Drawing Entry Period to earn the bonus entries. These seven tickets will also earn card symbols, and acquired entries, in accordance with paragraph (3)(a), above.   

3. February 29, 2024 (Leap Day) Bonus Entries.

a. Any Daily Draw game ticket that is part of this Promotion (CASH POP, PICK 2, PICK 3, PICK 4, PICK 5, FANTASY 5, and CASH4LIFE) purchased/issued, subject to retailer and Lottery office operating hours, and entered on February 29, 2024 (6 a.m. to midnight (ET)) will receive sixteen (16) symbols, which will be randomly applied to a player’s game cards. (These sixteen symbols are in lieu of the number of symbols awarded, as described in paragraph (3)(a), above.)

b. Players who complete bonus entry row/s on February 29, 2024 (6 a.m. to midnight (ET)) will receive one hundred (100) bonus drawing entries for the January 31 – February 29, 2024 Drawing Entry Period. Players may complete multiple bonus entry rows on February 29, 2024 (6 a.m. to midnight (ET)); each completed bonus entry row will earn one-hundred bonus drawing entries.

(c) Upon completion of a drawing, all game cards are cleared of symbols, and all bonus entry row/s are cleared. 

(4) Coupons.

Throughout the Promotion Period, Coupons will be randomly generated and awarded for every “nth” ticket scanned or entered statewide. Coupons may be redeemed at a Florida Lottery retailer or a Florida Lottery District Office by presenting the Coupon barcode on their mobile device, or players may redeem the Coupon by printing the Coupon from the website and presenting a hardcopy. Coupons cannot be redeemed by mail; Coupons submitted by mail will not be honored. Coupons are valid for a one-time use only and must be redeemed by 11:59:59 (ET) on April 29, 2024. Any Coupons not redeemed by this deadline will not otherwise be redeemable. If for any reason all Coupons are not awarded during the Promotion Period, they will not otherwise be awarded. The odds of winning a Coupon depend on the number of tickets entered. Available Coupons for award are: 

COUPON PRIZES	NUMBER OF COUPON PRIZES (quantity over the entire Promotion Period)	TOTAL VALUE OF COUPON PRIZES (value over the entire Promotion Period)
$20 Cash Coupons	2,500	$50,000
$10 Cash Coupon	5,000	$50,000
*Buy a CASH4LIFE ticket (any price), get a Free $1 FANTASY 5 Quick Pick ticket Coupon	50,000	$50,000
*Buy $1 or more CASH POP ticket, get a Free $1 PICK 3 Str/Box Quick Pick ticket Coupon	100,000	$100,000
Totals	157,500	$250,000

*Coupons for a free FANTASY 5 or free PICK 3 tickets are not redeemable for cash. Free FANTASY 5 and PICK 3 tickets are good for one (1) Quick Pick ticket for the next available drawing, depending on when the Coupon is redeemed. If a free ticket Coupon is redeemed during the Promotion Period, the resulting free ticket may be entered to earn symbols, as described in paragraph (3)(a), above.

(5) Draw Dates, Drawing Entry Periods, and Winner Announcement Dates. The Florida Lottery will conduct two (2) drawings in the Promotion to select winners. Winners for a drawing will be randomly selected from entries earned before midnight (ET) on the last day of a Drawing Entry Period. Entries for one Drawing Entry Period are not carried over into a subsequent Drawing Entry Period; entries will be drawn only from the ticket entries submitted and received during each Drawing Entry Period. Winners will be randomly selected using a certified random number generation process. The drawing shall be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. The draw dates, drawing entry periods, and winner announcement dates are:

DRAW DATE	DRAWING ENTRY PERIOD	WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT DATE
Monday, February 5, 2024	January 1 – 30, 2024	Thursday, February 8, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024	January 31 – February 29, 2024	Thursday, March 7, 2024

 

In a Promotion Drawing, a total of 62 valid entries will be drawn by the Florida Lottery. Prizes are awarded to players in the order in which they were drawn during each drawing, starting with the Top Prize. Remaining entries will be alternates and used in the order in which they were drawn and in the order of need to select alternate winners in the event a winner does not timely respond to notification or fails to timely provide required claim documentation as set forth in subsection (8), below, or in the event an entry is disqualified. A player can only win one prize in a Promotion drawing per entry.

(6) Available Prizes, Prize Amounts, and Winners per Drawing are:

	PRIZE AMOUNT	WINNERS PER DRAWING	TOTAL NUMBER OF WINNERS (over the entire Promotion Period)	TOTAL PRIZE VALUE (value over the entire Promotion Period)
Top Prize	$10,000	1	2	$20,000
1st Prize	$5,000	4	8	$40,000
2nd Prize	$1,000	8	16	$16,000
3rd Prize	$500	24	48	$24,000
		37	74	$100,000

 

(7) Prize winner Notification.

(a) The winners in a Promotion Drawing will be announced and posted on flalottery.com on the Winner Announcement Date, set forth in the table in subsection (5), above, or as soon as possible thereafter.

(b) Prize Winner Notification. The Florida Lottery will notify each winner by telephone or email using the contact information provided in the winner’s registration data no later than one business day after the winners are posted on the Florida Lottery’s website. The Florida Lottery deems the winner’s registration data as the winner’s official contact information. Issuing an email or leaving a telephone message on voicemail, if available, shall constitute notification. The Florida Lottery will not attempt to further notify a winner if the attempt to notify the winner by telephone or email was unsuccessful. If a winner does not respond to the Lottery’s notification within ten (10) calendar days of the date the winners are posted on the website, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will select an alternate winner in accordance with subsection (5), above. If the alternate winner does not respond to the Lottery’s notification within ten (10) calendar days of the date of notification, the alternate winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will select the next alternate winner. This process will continue until an alternate winner responds to the Lottery or the Lottery has exhausted the list of alternates due to unsuccessful notification or due to failure by a winner or an alternate winner to timely provide required claim documentation as set forth in subsection (8) below. The Florida Lottery is not responsible or liable for system failures of any sort or type, including, but not exclusively, computer failures, email service failures, telephone failures. If a prize cannot be awarded for any reason, the prize will not be awarded.

(8) How to Claim a Prize.

(a) To claim a $500 prize, a winner must provide a copy of acceptable identification as set forth in the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes.

(b) To claim a $1,000; $5,000; or $10,000 prize, a winner must submit to the Florida Lottery a completed Winner Claim Form DOL-173-2, Revised 2/23, or Spanish Winner Claim Form DOL-173-2S, Revised 2/23, and a copy of acceptable identification as set forth in the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes.

(c) A copy of the current prize payment rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011 or at flrules.org.

(d) The required documents must be received by the Florida Lottery no later than ten (10) calendar days after the Florida Lottery has first notified the winner by telephone (notification by telephone is deemed complete by leaving a voicemail message, if available) or email (issuing an email constitutes notification). If the Florida Lottery does not receive the required documents from a winner by the tenth calendar day after notification, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will award the prize to an alternate winner as described in subsection (5), above. The same timeframe for a winner to provide required documentation to the Florida Lottery shall apply to an alternate winner.

(9) Payment of Prizes.

(a) Payment of $500 Prizes. Upon the Florida Lottery’s timely receipt of a copy of a winner’s acceptable identification, the Florida Lottery will award the prize to that winner.

(b) Payment of $1,000; $5,000; and $10,000 Prizes. Upon the Florida Lottery’s timely receipt of a winner’s required documentation, the Florida Lottery will award the applicable prize for that winner, subject to analysis for State-Owed Debt and Child Support Debt, and withholding federal tax, as applicable.

(10) Analysis for State-Owed Debt and Child Support Debt. Prior to the award of a $1,000; $5,000; or $10,000 prize, a winner will be analyzed for Florida state-owed debt and child support debt. If more than one prize is awarded to a winner, a separate analysis shall occur prior to payment of each prize. If the winner is identified as owing outstanding debt to any state agency or owes child support collected through a court, the debt will be offset in accordance with section 24.115, F.S. If the debt is an amount less than the amount of the cash prize, the balance of the prize less applicable income tax withholding and after the debt is offset shall be awarded. If the debt is an amount greater than any cash prize, the entire prize amount after applicable income tax withholding will be applied to the outstanding debt.

(11) Taxes.

(a) All federal, state, and/or local taxes, or other costs and fees on all prizes will be the responsibility of the winner.

(b) For $10,000.00 prizes won, and pursuant to applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Service code, federal income taxes will be withheld at a rate of twenty-four percent (24%) for U. S. citizens or legal U. S. residents and at a rate of thirty percent (30%) for nonresident winners. Regardless of prize amount and for all prizes won, federal income taxes will be withheld at a rate of thirty percent (30%) for nonresident winners. The reporting and subsequent payment of any additional federal, state, and/or local taxes, and any other fees and costs shall be the responsibility of the winner.

(12) Other Restrictions and Provisions.

(a) A player can only win one prize per entry.

(b) Any prizes not awarded for any reason will not otherwise be awarded.

(c) A winner in this Promotion is not required to submit the Eligible ticket he or she entered to claim a prize.

(d) A winner must be at least 18 years of age.

(e) All prizes are subject to the provisions of chapter 24, F.S., and rules promulgated thereunder. Prizes will be paid in accordance with the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. Copies of the current prize payment rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011 or at flrules.org.

(f) Persons prohibited by section 24.116, F.S., from purchasing a Florida Lottery ticket are not eligible to enter this Promotion.

(g) By participating in the Daily Cash Bonus Play Promotion, a prize winner gives his/her permission and consent, and without notification, for the Florida Lottery to photograph and/or videotape and record him/her and to use his/her name, photograph, videotape, and/or recording of him/her for current and future advertising or publicity purposes without additional compensation, notification, or consent.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9), 24.115(1) FS. History–New 1-1-24.

 

THIS RULE TAKES EFFECT UPON BEING FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE UNLESS A LATER TIME AND DATE IS SPECIFIED IN THE RULE.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  1/1/2024