As used in this part:

1. (1) "Act" means the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, Acts 2009, No. 606;
2. (2) "Administrative order" means the final disposition of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery in any matter other than a claim in contract or tort, including without limitation bid protests and retailer licensing in which the Office of the Arkansas Lottery is required by law to make its determination after notice and a hearing;

3. (3) "Applicant" means:

   1. (A) A natural person;
   2. (B) A corporation;
   3. (C) A partnership;
   4. (D) An unincorporated association; or
   5. (E) Other legal entity;

4. (4) "Banks" means and includes all commercial banks, mutual savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies, and any other type or form of banking institution who are authorized to do business in the State of Arkansas and that are designated to perform banking institution functions, activities, or service in connection with the operations of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery for the:

   1. (A) Deposit and handling of lottery funds;
   2. (B) Accounting of the funds; and
   3. (C) Safekeeping of records;
5. (5) "Bar code validation" means a system which allows any winning lottery ticket, printed with computer readable bar codes for a prize amount as determined by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, to be read electronically at any claim center or lottery retailer location and paid by the retailer regardless of where the player purchased the ticket;
6. (6) "Certified drawing" means a number selection event about which the Office of the Arkansas Lottery and an independent certified public accountant attest that the drawing equipment functioned properly and that a random selection of a winning combination occurred;
7. (7) "Claim center" means the Office of the Arkansas Lottery claim center located at the Office of the Arkansas Lottery main office in Little Rock, Arkansas, or any other location authorized by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery to validate and pay a winning ticket;

8. (8) "Compensation" means any money or anything of value received or to be received as a claim for services, whether in the form of:

   1. (A) A retainer;
   2. (B) A fee;
   3. (C) A salary;
   4. (D) An expense;
   5. (E) An allowance;
   6. (F) A forbearance;
   7. (G) A forgiveness;
   8. (H) Interest;
   9. (I) A dividend;
   10. (J) A royalty;
   11. (K) Rent; or
   12. (L) Any other form of recompense or any combination thereof;
9. (9) "Courier" or "courier service" means the delivery, conveyance, or assignment of any written, printed, or published devices for consideration with the purpose of facilitating participation in the lottery;

10. (10) "Debt" means a:

    1. (A) Liquidated sum due and owing any claimant agency when the sum has accrued through contract, subrogation, tort, or operation of law regardless of whether there is an outstanding judgment for the sum; or
    2. (B) Sum that is due and owing any person and is enforceable by the State of Arkansas;

11. (11) "Depository" means any entity, including a bank or state agency, performing activities or services in connection with the operation of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery for the:

    1. (A) Deposit and handling of lottery funds;
    2. (B) Accounting for lottery funds; and
    3. (C) Safekeeping of tickets;

12. (12)

    1. (A) "Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery" means the individual appointed by the Governor to initiate, operate, supervise, and administer the Office of the Arkansas Lottery lottery games.
    2. (B) The Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery serves in a dual role as a Director of the Department of Finance and Administration.
    3. (C) The Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery also includes any delegation of authority from the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery to another Office of the Arkansas Lottery employee;
13. (13) "Draw Coordinator" means the party designated by the Director of Security for purposes of designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining draw procedures and drawing activities;
14. (14) "Drawing" means the procedure used to select the winning numbers or combination of numbers in accordance with the game rules of the particular lottery game;
15. (15) "Employee" means a person who is an employee of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery unless the context clearly indicates otherwise;
16. (16) "Game" means any individual or lottery game authorized by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery pursuant to the act including but not limited to instant games and online games;

17. (17) "Immediate family" means:

    1. (A) The father;
    2. (B) The mother;
    3. (C) The sister;
    4. (D) The brother;
    5. (E) The husband;
    6. (F) The wife;
    7. (G) The child;
    8. (H) The grandmother;
    9. (I) The grandfather;
    10. (J) The grandchild;
    11. (K) The father-in-law;
    12. (L) The mother-in-law;
    13. (M) The sister-in-law;
    14. (N) The brother-in-law;
    15. (O) The son-in-law;
    16. (P) The daughter-in-law;
    17. (Q) The stepchild;
    18. (R) The grandmother-in-law;
    19. (S) The grandfather-in-law;
    20. (T) The step grandchild; or
    21. (U) Any individual acting as parent or guardian;
18. (18) "Instant game" means a game in which a ticket is purchased and upon removal of a latex covering or other covering on the front or back of the ticket or the opening of the sealed ticket, the ticket bearer determines his or her winnings, if any, which are payable upon presentation to a lottery retailer, claims center, or another entity approved by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery;
19. (19) "Instant ticket" (also known as scratch card) means a printed card or slip purchased for participation in an instant game;
20. (20) "Investigation" shall mean any investigation by any law enforcement agency or Office of the Arkansas Lottery Security Investigators regarding the theft, loss, destruction, alteration, or fraudulent activity surrounding the sale, presentation for payment, or validation of any lottery ticket sold by a retailer;
21. (21) "Legal owner" means the individual or individuals whose name or names appear on the ticket or share in the space designated for "Name", or in the absence of such entry, the bearer of the ticket or share;
22. (22) "Lottery" or "lottery game" means the public gaming system or games established and operated by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery;
23. (23) "Lottery retailer" or "retailer" means any person licensed by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery to sell and dispense instant tickets and materials or lottery games;
24. (24) "Lottery ticket" or "ticket" means tickets or other tangible evidence of participation used in lottery games pursuant to the act;
25. (25) "OAL" or "office" means the Office of the Arkansas Lottery of the Department of Finance and Administration;
26. (26) "Office of the Arkansas Lottery" means the division of the Department of Finance and Administration that is charged with operations, oversight, compliance, and financial review of the offering and sales of lottery games within the State of Arkansas;
27. (27) "Online game" means a state or multistate lottery game in which a player pays a fee to a lottery retailer and selects or uses a computer terminal to select a combination of digits, numbers, or symbols, the type and amount of play, and the drawing date, and receives a computer-generated ticket with those selections printed on it;
28. (28) "Online terminal" (see also, "terminal") means the electronic interface computer terminal through which a retailer enters by scan, play slip, or manually the combination of numbers or symbols selected by a player or random number generator (also known as quick pick) and by which online tickets are generated and claims are validated;
29. (29) "Online ticket" means a computer-generated ticket issued by a lottery retailer to a player as a receipt for the combination of digits, numbers, or symbols selected;
30. (30) "Operational rules" mean those rules adopted and published by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery setting forth the rules regarding the Office of the Arkansas Lottery’s operations of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery;

31. (31) "Person" means:

    1. (A) An individual;
    2. (B) An association;
    3. (C) A corporation;
    4. (D) A club;
    5. (E) A trust;
    6. (F) An estate;
    7. (G) A society;
    8. (H) A governmental entity;
    9. (I) A company;
    10. (J) A joint stock company;
    11. (K) A receiver;
    12. (L) A trustee;
    13. (M) An assignee;
    14. (N) A referee;
    15. (O) Anyone acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise; and
    16. (P) Any combination of human beings;
32. (32) "Player" means any individual who purchases or is given a lottery game from a retailer or the Office of the Arkansas Lottery;
33. (33) "Prize" means any award, financial or otherwise, awarded by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery;
34. (34) "Random number generator" means a computer-driven electronic device capable of producing numbers at random;
35. (35) "Retailer contract" means the document executed between the Office of the Arkansas Lottery and lottery retailer which sets forth the terms, conditions, and requirements between the parties;

36. (36)

    1. (A) "Retailer license application" means the document executed by the lottery retailer upon application for a license to sell lottery games and tickets.
    2. (B) This document includes the type of retailer, including but not limited to special terms and conditions such as alternative forms of delivery as set forth herein in subdivision (9) of this section;
37. (37) "Retailer rules" means the terms, conditions, requirements, and rules regarding lottery retailer activities and limitations, affirmative duties, and obligations;
38. (38) "Share" means any intangible evidence in participation in a lottery;
39. (39) "Terminal" (see also, "online terminal") means the electronic interface computer terminal through which a retailer enters by scan, play slip, or manually the combination of numbers or symbols selected by a player or random number generator (also known as quick pick) and by which online tickets are generated and claims are validated;
40. (40) "Ticket bearer" means the person who has signed the ticket or has possession of the unsigned ticket;
41. (41) "Ticket number" means the preprinted number found on the back of each ticket which identifies that ticket as one (1) of a series of tickets;
42. (42) "Ticket pack number" means the printed number or numbers appearing on the back of each ticket;

43. (43) "Ticket vending machine" or "TVM" means a player self-service machine that can:

    1. (A) Sell both online tickets and instant tickets;
    2. (B) Report real-time sales of both online tickets and instant tickets, low and empty bins, a full cash box, jammed tickets, diagnostic and error messages, and low paper stock to the central system;
    3. (C) Check and validate online tickets and instant tickets;
    4. (D) Provide for either the cashing of online tickets and instant tickets via voucher, or other payment method provided to a player, which can be negotiated at retail or used on the TVM for continued lottery play; and
    5. (E) Provide for age control play as specified in Arkansas Code § 23-115-402(e)(1) and (2);
44. (44) "Unclaimed prize" means the prize on a winning ticket for which no claim is made within the required time period after the drawing or winner selection event which made the ticket a winning ticket;
45. (45) "Unclaimed prize account" means the Office of the Arkansas Lottery account to which unclaimed prizes are transferred;
46. (46) "Validation" means the process of determining whether an instant or online ticket presented for payment is a winning ticket;

47. (47)

    1. (A) "Validation number" means the multi-digit number found on the face of the ticket.
    2. (B) There must be a validation number on each ticket;

48. (48)

    1. (A) "Vendor" means a person who provides or proposes to provide goods or services to the Office of the Arkansas Lottery under a procurement contract.

    2. (B) "Vendor" does not include:

       1. (i) An employee of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery;
       2. (ii) A retailer; or
       3. (iii) A state agency or instrumentality;
49. (49) "Website" means the Office of the Arkansas Lottery’s lottery address at http://myarkansaslottery.com/ or any other website that may be specified by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery;
50. (50) "Winner" means the holder of a lottery ticket determined to have the required match or the specific alignment of the play numbers, digits, or symbols, the required sum of the play numbers or digits in accordance with the game rules for the specific game, or a redeemable prize amount indicated on its face;
51. (51) "Winner confidentiality" means confidentiality from public disclosure of an individual within the context and provisions set forth in Arkansas Code § 23-115-404 (2021);
52. (52) "Winner selection" means the drawing process used by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery to select the winning numbers in online games;
53. (53) "Winning combination" means numbers or symbols chosen during the drawing process used by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery to select the winning numbers in online games; and

54. (54) "Working papers" means the programming parameters and specific details for each game, including the identification of the:

    1. (A) Game;
    2. (B) Ticket price; and
    3. (C) Prize structure.