LUCKY MONEY™ with EZmatch™ Retailer Sales Contest

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER14-39LUCKY MONEY™ with EZmatch™ Retailer Sales Contest

SUMMARY: The rule sets forth the provisions for the LUCKY MONEY™ with EZmatch™ Retailer Sales Contest.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Diane D. Schmidt, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER14-39 LUCKY MONEY™ with EZmatch™ Retailer Sales Contest.

(1) Beginning Wednesday, July 2, 2014, through Tuesday, July 22, 2014, the Florida Lottery will conduct the LUCKY MONEY™ with EZmatch™ Retailer Sales Contest.

(2) During the promotion period, for every $5 in LUCKY MONEY or LUCKY MONEY with EZmatch sales in their stores, Florida Lottery retailers will earn an entry into one of eighteen drawings for a chance to win $10,000. Drawings will be held on July 29, 2014.

(3) One corporate retailer drawing and one independent retailer drawing will be held for each of the nine Florida Lottery sales districts to randomly select winning retailers. One corporate and one independent retailer winner will be selected in the Tallahassee, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Ft. Myers and West Palm Beach sales districts; two corporate and two independent retailer winners will be selected in the Orlando and Tampa sales districts; and two corporate and four independent retailer winners will be selected in the Miami sales district. Each winning retailer will be awarded $10,000. Prizes will be awarded 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	$10,000	1	1
District 3- Pensacola	$10,000	1	1
District 4- Jacksonville	$10,000	1	1
District 5- Gainesville	$10,000	1	1
District 6-Orlando	$10,000	2	2
District 9- Tampa	$10,000	2	2
District 10- Ft. Myers	$10,000	1	1
District 11- West Palm Beach	$10,000	1	1
District 13- Miami	$10,000	2	4

 

(4) A total of twenty-six $10,000 prizes will be awarded in the LUCKY MONEY with EZmatch Retailer Sales Contest.

(5) Retailers will receive their promotional prize check within three weeks of the drawing.

(6) Retailers whose Florida Lottery contracts are terminated or inactivated prior to the promotional prize award shall be paid the promotional prize provided the termination or inactivation was not due to non-compliance with Chapter 24, Fla. Stat., Chapter 53, Fla. Admin. Code or contract terms.

(7) 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 6-25-14.

 

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: June 25, 2014