D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, § 605
On-line Lottery Ticket Validation
Effective Oct 3, 202572 DCR 010754Authority: Section 4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code §§ 36-601.06(a) and 36-601.13 (2016 Repl.)), and Office of the Chief Financial Officer Management Control Order No. 25-01, effective April 1, 2025. Source: Final Rulemaking at 29 DCR 2202, 2211 (May 28, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7439, 7446 (October 2, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking at 51 DCR 2400 (March 5, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking at 53 DCR 295 (January 13, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking at 55 DCR 6370 (June 6, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 974 (January 22, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 10266 (October 3, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 010754 (October 3, 2025).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
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In addition to the validation requirements of § 603, an on-line game ticket shall not be valid unless all of the following conditions are met:
- (a) The ticket validation number shall be presented and shall correspond in its entirety, using the computer validation file, to the selected numbers printed on the ticket for the date printed on the ticket;
- (b) For the Powerball®, Lotto America® or Lucky For Life® games, the player selected numbers on the ticket shall be in individual groups of prescribed numbers each associated with a single letter 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' or 'E';
- (c) For the Quick Cash™ game, the player selected numbers on the ticket shall be in individual groups of prescribed numbers each associated with a single letter 'A,' 'B,' and 'C.' The requisite number and the associated letters constitute a single lettered game board play;
- (d) For the DC Daily 6™ game, the player selected numbers on the ticket shall be in individual groups of prescribed numbers each associated with a single letter 'A' and 'B.' The requisite number and the associated letters constitute a single lettered game board play;
- (e) The ticket data shall have been recorded on the central computer system on magnetic tape or disk prior to the drawing, and the ticket data shall match this computer record in every respect;
- (f) The player selected numbers, the validation number data and the drawing data of an apparent winning lottery ticket shall appear on the official file of winning tickets, and a ticket with that exact data shall not have been previously paid; and
- (g) The MEGA MILLIONS® tickets meets all the rules for validation pursuant to the MUSL MEGA MILLIONS Product Group Rules.
- (h) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB™ play slip shall have four (4) individual groups prescribed numbers each associated with 'Game A,' 'Game B,' 'Game C,' and 'Game D.'
- (i) The MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB™ tickets meet all the rules for validation pursuant to the MUSL Monopoly Millionaire's Club® Product Group Rules.
605.2 If multiple wagers have been placed by a single player or group of players acting in concert on the same numbers or combination of numbers for a single drawing in an on-line game, and the Executive Director has determined that no such numbers or combination of numbers appears in the winners file in the central computer system for the drawing in question, the Executive Director may reject each claim for wagers without validating each and every ticket which is the subject of the claim.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking at 29 DCR 2202, 2211 (May 28, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7439, 7446 (October 2, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking at 51 DCR 2400 (March 5, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking at 53 DCR 295 (January 13, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking at 55 DCR 6370 (June 6, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 974 (January 22, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 10266 (October 3, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 010754 (October 3, 2025).