$1,000,000 CASHWORD Book Settlement Promotion

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER16-27$1,000,000 CASHWORD Book Settlement Promotion

SUMMARY: The rule sets forth the provisions for the $1,000,000 CASHWORD Book Settlement Promotion.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Diane D. Schmidt, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott, Tallahassee, Florida 32301

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER16-27 $1,000,000 CASHWORD Book Settlement Promotion.

(1) Beginning Monday, May 30, 2016, through Sunday, June 12, 2016, (“settlement period”) the Florida Lottery will conduct the $1,000,000 CASHWORD Book Settlement Promotion (“Promotion”) in which Florida Lottery retailers can earn entries into drawings by settling books of $1,000,000 CASHWORD lottery tickets for a chance to win $4,000 prizes.

(2) Eligibility for Drawing and Entry Determination.

(a) Eligibility for Drawing.  In order to be eligible for a drawing, a retailer must have settled at least one $1,000,000 CASHWORD book of tickets during the settlement period.

(b) Entry Determination. A retailer will earn one entry for each full book of “$1,000,000 CASHWORD” lottery tickets the retailer settles before midnight ET on the last day of the settlement period.

(3) Drawings and Prizes. Eighteen retailer drawings, determined by district and retailer category (corporate or independent), will be conducted by the Florida Lottery using a certified random number generation process. The drawings will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The number of entries drawn and prizes awarded will be in accordance with the following table:

Lottery Sales District	Prize Per Retailer	Number of Corporate Retailer Prizes	Number of Independent Retailer Prizes
District 1- Tallahassee	$4,000	2	2
District 3- Pensacola	$4,000	3	3
District 4- Jacksonville	$4,000	3	3
District 5- Gainesville	$4,000	3	3
District 6-Orlando	$4,000	6	6
District 9- Tampa	$4,000	6	6
District 10- Ft. Myers	$4,000	3	3
District 11- West Palm Beach	$4,000	3	3
District 13- Miami	$4,000	6	11
A total of 75 $4,000 prizes will be awarded in the Promotion.

An individual retailer location may only win one prize per drawing. Alternate entries will be drawn in each drawing. The number of alternate entries drawn will be twice the number of prizes to be awarded in that drawing. Alternate entries will be used as needed in the order in which they are drawn to award a prize in the event a retailer’s entry is disqualified. A retailer will be subject to disqualification from a drawing if the Florida Lottery determines that:

(a) the entry is invalid because the retailer settled one or more of the qualifying books of tickets during the promotion period and subsequently unsettled such qualifying book or books of tickets any time up to and including the date of the drawing; or

(b) the retailer has already been awarded a prize in that drawing; or

(c) the retailer is not in an “active” retailer status at the time of prize payment.

(4) Retailers will receive their Promotion prize check within approximately 30 days of the drawing.

(5) Winning retailers will not be permitted to return or unsettle $1,000,000 CASHWORD books of tickets except as determined by the Lottery for occurrences such as a change of ownership, or suspension or termination of retailer contract.

(6) A promotional prize will be considered compensation to the retailer for Internal Revenue Service purposes. The Florida Lottery reserves the right to apply the promotional prize awarded against a retailer’s outstanding debt to the Florida Lottery.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(i), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(i), 24.112(1) FS. History- New 5-26-16.

 

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: 5-26-16.