FAST CASH

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

53ER18-15: FAST CASH

SUMMARY: This emergency rule describes the Fast Play game, FAST CASH for which the Department of the Lottery will start selling tickets on March 12, 2018. The rule sets forth the specifics of the game; determination of prizewinners; estimated odds of winning, value and number of prizes in the game.

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:

 

53ER18-15 FAST CASH.

(1) Name of Game. “FAST CASH.”

(2) Price. FAST CASH lottery tickets sell for $2.00 per play.

(3) Game Description. FAST CASH is a Fast Play instant-win game (also known as an online terminal game) printed from an authorized Florida Lottery retailer terminal at the time of purchase. Players may play the game and determine immediately if the ticket is a winner. All prizes are predetermined. The player does not have the ability to select his or her own numbers or play symbols.    

(4) FAST CASH Lottery Ticket Purchase. Players may purchase a FAST CASH lottery ticket at an authorized retailer by: telling the retailer or presenting to the retailer a Fast Play barcode found on FAST CASH supporting materials; or by submitting a FAST CASH play slip for processing through a retailer terminal. Supporting materials with a FAST CASH Fast Play barcode include tear pads, game brochures, Florida Lottery emails or coupons. A FAST CASH Fast Play barcode may also be printed from the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com.

       (a) Players who choose to purchase a FAST CASH lottery ticket or tickets by telling the retailer shall specify the number of plays desired. Each play will print on a separate ticket.

(b) Players who choose to present a barcode to purchase a FAST CASH lottery ticket shall provide the barcoded material to the retailer to scan. One scanned barcode will produce one FAST CASH lottery ticket. 

(c) Players who choose to use a play slip to purchase a FAST CASH lottery ticket or tickets may mark the appropriate box on the play slip for the number of plays desired and submit it to the retailer.  The retailer will process the play slip through the retailer terminal.  Each play will print on a separate ticket. Play slips must be Florida Lottery approved and players must use only blue or black ink or pencil for making selections. The use of mechanical, electronic, computer generated or any other non-manual method of marking play slips is prohibited. 

(d) FAST CASH lottery tickets cannot be purchased through a Florida Lottery vending machine.

(e) FAST CASH lottery tickets cannot be canceled.

(5) How to Play and Determination of Prizewinners. Each FAST CASH lottery ticket will contain a “YOUR WINNING SYMBOLS” play area, a “YOUR CARD” play area and a prize legend area.  Match the symbols in the “YOUR WINNING SYMBOLS” play area to the symbols in the “YOUR CARD” play area and add up the number of matches. The holder of a ticket with a minimum of 13 symbols matched up to a maximum of 20 symbols matched shall entitle the claimant to the corresponding prize shown in the prize legend for the total number of symbols matched. The holder of a winning ticket shall be entitled only to the highest prize won for the total number of symbols matched. 

(6) The prizes are: $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $10,000.

(7) The prize structure and odds of winning are as follows:

 

NUMBER OF SYMBOLS MATCHED	PRIZE	ODDS OF WINNING PRIZE	NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 360,000 (Per Pool)
20	$10,000	1:360,000.00	1
19	$500	1:18,000.00	20
18	$100	1:2,384.11	151
17	$50	1:857.14	420
16	$20	1:94.74	3,800
15	$10	1:55.38	6,500
14	$5	1:12.00	30,000
13	$2	1:5.90	61,000
The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 3.53

 

The FAST CASH prize structure will be replenished automatically as each ticket is sold in each prize tier, including both winning and non-winning prize tiers. The odds remain the same for each ticket purchase for the life of the game.

(8) FAST CASH Additional Provisions.

(a) By purchasing a FAST CASH lottery ticket, a player agrees to comply with and abide by all rules and regulations of the Florida Lottery.

(b) Prizes must be claimed within 60 days after the official end of game. All FAST CASH prizes shall be paid in a single, lump-sum payment. Federal income tax will be withheld as applicable. Ticket validation requirements for Fast Play FAST CASH lottery tickets are set forth in the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. Payment of prizes for Fast Play FAST CASH lottery tickets shall be made in accordance with the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A copy of the current rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011. 

(c) It is the responsibility of the player to verify the readability of the information printed on the FAST CASH lottery ticket at the time of purchase. Additionally, the player should check the date and time printed on a FAST CASH lottery ticket to confirm that the printed date and time of purchase correspond to the actual date and time of purchase. It shall be the responsibility of the player to immediately notify the retailer of any such errors or discrepancies of a ticket prior to leaving the retailer location.

(d) Subject to a retailer’s hours of operation and online gaming system availability, FAST CASH lottery tickets are available for purchase daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time (ET).

(9) The effective date of this emergency rule is March 12, 2018.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), (e), (h) 24.109(1), 24.115(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), (e), (h), 24.115(1) FS. History—New 3-12-18.

 

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: March 12, 2018.