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14. The Serial Number of an apparent winning Ticket shall correspond
with the Texas Lottery's Serial Numbers for winning Tickets, and a
Ticket with that Serial Number shall not have been paid previously;
15. The Ticket must not be blank or partially blank, misregistered,
defective or printed or produced in error;
16. Each of the 68 (sixty-eight) Play Symbols must be exactly one of
those described in Section 1.2.C of these Game Procedures;
17. Each of the 68 (sixty-eight) Play Symbols on the Ticket must be
printed in the symbol font and must correspond precisely to the artwork
on file at the Texas Lottery; the Ticket Serial Numbers must be printed
in the serial font and must correspond precisely to the artwork on file at
the Texas Lottery; and the Pack-Ticket Number must be printed in the
Pack-Ticket Number font and must correspond precisely to the artwork
on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The Display Printing on the Ticket must be regular in every respect
and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The Ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by appli-
cable deadlines.
B. The Ticket must pass all additional validation tests provided for in
these Game Procedures, the Texas Lottery's Rules governing the award
of prizes of the amount to be validated, and any confidential validation
and security tests of the Texas Lottery.
C. Any Instant Game Ticket not passing all of the validation require-
ments is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. How-
ever, the Executive Director may, solely at the Executive Director's
discretion, refund the retail sales price of the Ticket. In the event a
defective Ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the
Texas Lottery shall be to replace the defective Ticket with another un-
played Ticket in that Instant Game (or a Ticket of equivalent sales price
from any other current Instant Lottery game) or refund the retail sales
price of the Ticket, solely at the Executive Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. Players can win up to thirty two (32) times on a Ticket in accordance
with the approved prize structure.
B. Adjacent Non-Winning Tickets within a Pack will not have identical
play and prize symbol patterns. Two (2) Tickets have identical play and
prize symbol patterns if they have the same play and prize symbols in
the same positions.
C. Each Ticket will contain four (4) different "WINNING NUMBERS"
Play Symbols.
D. "YOUR NUMBERS" Play Symbols will never match the "WIN-
NING NUMBERS" Play Symbols in another game (for example, a
"WINNING NUMBER" in Game I will not match a "YOUR NUM-
BER" in Game 2).
E. The "2X" Play Symbol will never appear in the "WINNING NUM-
BERS" Play Symbol spots.
F. The "2X" Play Symbol will only appear as dictated by the prize struc-
ture.
G. Non-winning "YOUR NUMBERS" Play Symbols will all be differ-
ent in each of the two (2) Games.
H. No Ticket will ever contain more than six (6) identical non-winning
prize symbols.
I. Non-winning prize symbols will never be the same as the winning
prize symbol(s).J. The top prize symbol will appear on every Ticket unless otherwise
restricted.
K. No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the
"YOUR NUMBERS" Play Symbol (i.e., 5 and $5).
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "DOUBLE ACTION" Instant Game prize of $10.00,
$20.00, $50.00, $100 or $500, a claimant shall sign the back of the
Ticket in the space designated on the Ticket and present the winning
Ticket to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery Retailer shall
verify the claim and, if valid, and upon presentation of proper identi-
fication, if appropriate, make payment of the amount due the claimant
and physically void the Ticket; provided that the Texas Lottery Retailer
may, but is not required, to pay a $50.00, $100 or $500 Ticket. In the
event the Texas Lottery Retailer cannot verify the claim, the Texas Lot-
tery Retailer shall provide the claimant with a claim form and instruct
the claimant on how to file a claim with the Texas Lottery. If the claim
is validated by the Texas Lottery, a check shall be forwarded to the
claimant in the amount due. In the event the claim is not validated, the
claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified promptly. A
claimant may also claim any of the above prizes under the procedure
described in Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C of these Game Procedures.
B. To claim a "DOUBLE ACTION" Instant Game prize of $1,000, or
$200,000, the claimant must sign the winning Ticket and present it at
one of the Texas Lottery's Claim Centers. If the claim is validated by
the Texas Lottery, payment will be made to the bearer of the validated
winning Ticket for that prize upon presentation of proper identification.
When paying a prize of $600 or more, the Texas Lottery shall file the
appropriate income reporting form with the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a rate set by the IRS
if required. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas
Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified
promptly.
C. As an alternative method of claiming a "DOUBLE ACTION" Instant
Game prize, the claimant must sign the winning Ticket, thoroughly
complete a claim form, and mail both to: Texas Lottery Commission,
Post Office Box 16600, Austin, Texas 78761-6600. The Texas Lottery
is not responsible for Tickets lost in the mail. In the event that the claim
is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the
claimant shall be notified promptly.
D. Prior to payment by the Texas Lottery of any prize, the Texas Lottery
shall deduct:
1. A sufficient amount from the winnings of a prize winner who has
been finally determined to be:
a. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money to a state agency
and that delinquency is reported to the Comptroller under Government
Code 403.055;
b. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code; or
c. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code;
and
2. delinquent child support payments from the winnings of a prize
winner in the amount of the delinquency as determined by a court or a
Title IV-D agency under Chapter 231, Family Code.
E. If a person is indebted or owes delinquent taxes to the State, other
than those specified in the preceding paragraph, the winnings of a per-
son shall be withheld until the debt or taxes are paid.
2.4 Allowance for Delay of Payment. The Texas Lottery may delay
payment of the prize pending a final determination by the Executive
Director, under any of the following circumstances:37 TexReg 6986 August 31, 2012 Texas Register
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