- 1. “Cash Value” means payment of the jackpot prize pool share amount paid in one lump sum as provided in the prize structure in the Game Profile.
- 2. “Drawing” means the process used to randomly select the winning play symbols from the defined game matrix.
- 3. “Draw game” or “On-line game” means a game where tickets are purchased through a network of Arizona Lottery-authorized computer terminals located in retail outlets. The terminals are linked to central computerized systems that record the wagers.
- 4. “Fixed payout” means a set prize dollar amount for that specific prize in the prize structure.
- 5. “Game” or “Lottery game” means any form of play, irrespective of whether a wager is involved, played according to official rules, and determined by skill, strategy, or luck.
- 6. “Game option” means a game feature that is tied to a specific game which the player has a choice to play.
- 7. “Game play” or “play” means the selected play symbols which appear on a ticket as a single wager. More than one game play may appear on a ticket.
- 8. “Game Profile” means the written document in which the Lottery Commission authorizes the Director to issue an order that contains all of the non-confidential game fundamentals for a Lottery game.
- 9. “Game ticket” or “ticket” means a receipt produced by the Lottery or a Lottery-authorized device evidencing participation in a Lottery game or game option.
- 10. “Matrix” means the predetermined pool of play symbols for a game.
- 11. “Multiple winners” means a situation in which more than one claimant redeems an individual share in one wager.
- 12. “Pari-mutuel” means a system in which those holding winning tickets divide the total prize amount in proportion to their wagers.
- 13. “Play slip” means a form that may be used by players to select numbers, symbols and game options. A play slip entered into the lottery system will generate a ticket for a terminal-based lottery game. A single play slip may allow selection for multiple games.
- 14. “Playstyle” means the description in the Game Profile of the play symbols and the manner in which the game is played.
- 15. “Play symbols” means the numbers, letters, symbols, or pictures used in the matrix to determine if a player is entitled to a prize.
- 16. “Prize category” means the value of a specific prize.
- 17. “Prize structure” means the chart of the prize value, number of prizes or prize payout percentage, any fixed payments, any pari-mutuel payments, and the approximate overall odds of winning the prizes.
- 18. “Quick pick” means the random selection by a terminal of one or more play symbols from the defined game matrix.
- 19. “Share” means any single winning game play, which is equal to any other share in the same prize division.
- 20. “Terminal” means a device authorized by the Lottery linked to central computerized systems that records the wagers for the purpose of issuing Lottery tickets and entering, receiving, and processing Lottery transactions.
- 21. “Winning numbers or winning play symbols” means the numbers or play symbols from the defined game matrix randomly selected at each drawing which determine winning game plays contained on a ticket.
Definitions. In this Article, unless the context otherwise requires, these words and terms shall have the following meanings:
Historical Note
Adopted as an emergency effective June 10, 1983, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 83-3). Former Section R4-37-401 adopted as an emergency effective June 10, 1983, now adopted without change as a permanent rule effective September 14, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Amended subsections (A), (D), (E), (J), (K) effective September 7, 1984 (Supp. 84-4). Amended subsection (K) effective March 14, 1985 (Supp. 85-2). Amended effective September 26, 1986 (Supp. 86-5). Amended effective June 29, 1989 (Supp. 89-2). Amended as an emergency effective September 25, 1991, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 91-3). Emergency expired. Emergency amendments permanently adopted effective March 3, 1992 (Supp. 92-1). Amended effective March 9, 1992 (Supp. 92-1). Amended effective April 4, 1994 (Supp. 94-2). R19-3-401 recodified from R4-37-401 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 393, effective February 15, 2005 (Supp. 04-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 3668 (December 2, 2022), effective January 3, 2023 (Supp. 22-4).