1. A. Each game ticket shall be validated prior to the payment of a prize.

2. B. To be eligible for a prize, a ticket holder must present the original ticket or other Lottery-approved proof of ticket purchase meeting all of the following requirements;

   1. 1. Issued by the Lottery through a licensed retailer approved self-service terminal, or other legally authorized manner;
   2. 2. Intact and not mutilated, altered, unreadable, reconstituted, or tampered with in any manner;
   3. 3. Not blank, partially blank, misregistered, defectively printed, or produced in error;
   4. 4. Not a reprinted ticket stating “Not for Sale” or “VOID” on the ticket;
   5. 5. Not counterfeit or forged in whole or in part;
   6. 6. Not stolen or appearing on any list of omitted or missing tickets on file with the Lottery;
   7. 7. The display printed on the ticket shall correspond precisely with the approved artwork on file at the Lottery;
   8. 8. Able to pass all other confidential validation tests determined by the Director; and

   9. 9. Where available, the ticket data is:

      1. a. Recorded in the designated central computer system prior to the drawing;
      2. b. In agreement with the computer record; and
      3. c. In the Lottery’s official file of winning tickets;
   10. 10. Any winning game play on the ticket consists of a selected set of play symbols from the defined game matrix shown in the Game Profile.
   11. 11. Where required by the Game Profile, play and prize symbols shall have the captions that confirm and agree with those applicable to the game;
   12. 12. Not previously paid.
3. C. If the ticket fails to pass any of the requirements in Section R19-3-407(B), the ticket is void and ineligible for any prize payout.

Historical Note

New Section made 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).