District of Columbia Administrative Code

406 FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR A HEARING 406.1 If a party to any proceeding under this chapter shall waive a hearing or, without sufficient reason, fail to appear at the time and place set for the hearing, the hearing examiner may proceed to hear the matter on the record. SOURCE: Fina…

407 CONTINUANCES 407.1 A hearing scheduled before the hearing examiner may not be delayed by motion for a continuance unless the motion is made at least one (1) day prior to the scheduled hearing date and, in the opinion of the hearing examiner, sets forth good and sufficient cau…

408 TRANSCRIPT OF HEARING 408.1 Hearing shall be recorded and transcribed under the direction of the hearing examiner. 408.2 Upon payment of reasonable cost, a transcript of the proceeding shall be supplied to interested parties. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 8665,…

409 FINDING OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 409.1 Within a reasonable time after the close of a proceeding, the hearing examiner shall render a proposed written decision, accompanied by findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Executive Director and the Boa…

410 MAINTENANCE OF DECORUM 410.1 Decorum and good order shall be maintained at all times during any hearing. 410.2 Any person who refuses to comply with a reasonable order may be excluded from the hearing by the person conducting the hearing. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at…

411 RIGHT TO APPEAL 411.1 In accordance with the provisions of D.C. Official Code §2-510, any person denied a license or denied a prize by a final decision of the Agency following a hearing is entitled to a judicial review. 411.2 Any person whose license is revoked or suspended b…

500 LOTTERY TICKET 500.1 Pursuant to the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Order issued September 21, 1996 and Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management and Control Order No. 96-16 issued September 24, 1996, lottery…

501 PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS 501.1 No ticket shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid to any of the following persons: (a) Any member of the Board or employee of the agency; (b) Any spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same …

502 TICKET RESPONSIBILITY 502.1 The purchaser of an on-line game ticket shall be solely responsible for verifying, at the time of purchase, the accuracy, legibility and condition of the data printed on the ticket, and for determining that the ticket accurately reflects the bet pl…

503 CANCELLED TICKETS 503.1 Except for tickets purchased using a self-service terminal cashless transaction or purchased using the iLottery platform, which are non-cancellable, a ticket that is printed in error for the DC 2, DC 3, DC 4, DC 5 game(s) may be cancelled only on the d…

504 DEFECTIVE TICKETS 504.1 A defective instant ticket is a ticket which is partially or wholly blank, distorted, misregistered, miscut, printed or produced in error, or a ticket from which the protective covering is removed or is not intact. 504.2 The sole and exclusive remedy f…

505 TICKET VENDING MACHINES AND DEVICES 505.1 The Executive Director may authorize the use of instant ticket vending machines, player activated terminals, or other stand-alone mechanical or electronic devices for the sale of lottery tickets at agent locations. 505.2 Prior to the …

600 PROCESSING OF CLAIMS 600.1 Claims for prizes of less than six hundred dollars ($600) may be presented to a licensed agent for payment. The agent shall validate the ticket and pay all prize amounts due, if any, in accordance with the provisions of this title and procedures ado…

601 PAYMENT TO SINGLE CLAIMANTS ONLY 601.1 A claim form shall be filed in the name of a single legal entity as claimant, either one individual or one organization. Multiple payees shall not be permitted. 601.2 A claim may be entered in the name of an organization only if the orga…

602. CLAIM FORM. 602.1 Each claimant presenting a prize claim at the Claim Center shall either complete paper claim form or verify all information contained on an electronic claim form designated by the Executive Director and shall provide all information required by the Executiv…

603 GENERIC LOTTERY TICKET VALIDATION REQUIREMENTS 603.1 In order for any lottery game ticket to be valid, all of the following conditions shall be met: (a) The ticket shall be validated in accordance with all procedures for claiming and paying prizes; (b) The ticket shall not be…

604 INSTANT TICKET VALIDATION 604.1 The Agent shall mutilate or destroy validated instant tickets. 604.2 Once an instant ticket has been validated, it shall not be returned to the claimant. 604.3 Any instant ticket which has been returned to the claimant after validation shall be…

605 ON-LINE LOTTERY TICKET VALIDATION 605.1 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, usi…

606 ANNUITIZED PRIZES 606.1 Unless annuitized payments are authorized by this title, prizes shall be paid in a single cash payment. 606.2 The Office may elect to fund annuitized prize payments directly, through purchase of annuities or by other means. 606.3 Except as otherwise pr…

607 NONASSIGNMENT AND NONACCELERATION OF THE PRIZE 607.1 No rights of any person to a prize or a portion of a prize shall be assignable. 607.2 No payment of an annuitized prize shall be accelerated beyond the normal dates of payment, except as provided for in the POWERBALL® game …

608 PAYMENT OF PRIZES TO PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE 608.1 If a person entitled to a prize is under the age of eighteen (18), the Executive Director shall direct payment pursuant to D.C. Official Code §3-1315. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7439, 7447 (Octob…

609 PAYMENT TO PERSONS UNDER A LEGAL DISABILITY 609.1 The Executive Director shall direct payment to the duly authorized representative or fiduciary of a person under legal or other disability to receive a prize in accordance with the laws of the District. 609.2 The Executive Dir…

610 PRIZE PAYMENT(S) UPON DEATH OF A PRIZE WINNER 610.1 Except as provided in writing and approved by the Board or Executive Director prior to the adoption of this section, or as provided in § 908.19 or § 932.1(b), instant, on-line, annuitized or lump sum cash prize payments rema…

611 DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY UPON PAYMENT 611.1 Payment of any prize, including a Powerball, Mega Millions, Lotto America or Lucky For Life prize awarded pursuant to Chapter 10 of this title, shall discharge the District of Columbia, the Agency, the Multi-State Lottery Association,…

612 WITHHOLDING FROM PRIZE PAYMENTS 612.1 Prize payments shall be subject to all taxes and other withholdings required by law, and are subject to attachment for funds owed the District. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7439, 7448 (October 2, 1992). HISTORICAL NOTE: Pr…

613 DISSEMINATION OF WINNING NUMBERS INFORMATION 613.1 The dissemination and publication of winning numbers by telephone or in the media is for informational purposes only, and the Agency shall not pay a prize based upon information obtained from the LOT LINE or any source other …

614 RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT WINNERS 614.1 Pursuant to D.C. Code § 2-536(6), a prizewinner's name, city, county and state of residence, winnings, and all associated game, play and prize information are records, or a portion of records, required to be made available to the pub…

615 PUBLICATION OF ESTIMATED PRIZES OR WINNING NUMBERS NOT A BASIS FOR LIABILITY 615.1 The publication of an estimated prize amount shall not be construed as a promise to pay that estimated prize amount. 615.2 No prize shall be paid based on the publication or dissemination of an…

700 CONDUCT OF INSTANT GAMES AND AGENTS 700.1 The Agency may operate instant games. Instant games may consist of individual instant tickets. Only the Agency or sales agents who have been licensed by the agency are authorized to sell instant tickets, and a licensed sales agent may…

701 GAME PROCEDURES 701.1 Before the commencement of a particular instant game, the Executive Director shall approve and issue game procedures. Game procedures shall be made available upon request to the public and may be published on the Agency’s web site. 701.2 At a minimum, th…

702 DETERMINATION OF PRIZE WINNER 702.1 The play symbols shall be used by a player to determine eligibility for instant prizes. Qualifying play symbols are stated in the game procedures. 702.2 A player's eligibility to win a prize is subject to the ticket validation requirements …

703 OFFICIAL END OF INSTANT GAMES 703.1 The official end of game date for any instant game shall be the date announced by the Executive Director. 703.2 Instant games may be ended upon the occurrence of any one of the following events: (a) The instant game has been available to th…

704 PULL TAB LOTTERY GAMES 704.1 The Agency may operate a pull tab lottery game. The rules governing the game shall not apply to "charity game tickets" sold by licensed charitable organizations pursuant to the provisions of § 1409 of this title. 704.2 The price of a pull tab tick…

800 CONDUCT OF ON-LINE GAMES 800.1 The Agency may operate any of the on-line games described in Chapter 9 of this title. AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is §4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charit…

801 GAME INSTRUCTIONS 801.1 Game instructions shall be issued in accordance with §701 prior to the implementation of any on-line game. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7439, 7450 (October 2, 1992). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chap…

802 DRAWINGS 802.1 The Executive Director shall: (a) determine the time, frequency, date and method of drawings for an on-line game; or (b) adopt other methods to determine winning wagers, winning numbers, or winning tickets in an on-line game or on-line game enhancement. Informa…

803 METHOD OF PLACING A BET FOR AN ON-LINE GAME 803.1 The Executive Director shall determine the method of placing a bet for each game, including, but not limited to, a player placing a bet by: (a) Indicating the requisite digits or numbers which shall be entered manually into th…

804 SELECTION SLIP 804.1 The Executive Director may provide selection slips at no cost to the players. 804.2 Selection slips are provided solely for the convenience of players and shall have no monetary or prize value or constitute evidence of a bet or of the numbers selected. 80…

805 GAME SELL OUT PROHIBITION 805.1 Game sell outs shall be prohibited and no person shall directly and knowingly sell a ticket or combination of tickets to any person or entity which would guarantee the purchaser a prize, including a POWER BALL® Grand Prize. SOURCE: Final Rulema…

900 DESCRIPTION OF THE DC 2 GAME 900.1 The Agency may offer a two (2) digit daily numbers game using a fixed payout known as the DC 2 Game. 900.2 DC 2 Game is a daily two (2) digit game with midday and evening drawings. Players may wager fifty cents (50¢) or one dollar ($1) for t…

901 DC 2 PRIZE STRUCTURE AND PROBABLITY 901.1 The DC 2 game prize structure and probability based on fifty cents (50¢) and one dollar ($1) bets shall be as follows: DC 2 PRIZES AND ODDS Bet Types Example Match 50¢ Bet Pays $1.00 Bet Pays Odds Straight 12 12 $25 $50 1:100 Two-Way …

902 DESCRIPTION OF THE DC-3 GAME 902.1 The Office may operate a three-digit daily numbers game using a fixed payout ("DC-3"). 902.2 DC-3 is a daily three-digit game in which the player may wager fifty cents (50¢) or one dollar ($ 1) on any one of the following bet types: (a) Stra…

903 PRIZE STRUCTURE FOR THE DC-3 GAME 903.1 Based on a fifty cents (50¢) bet, the prize structure for the DC-3 game shall be as follows: Bet Types Payout Comment Straight $250 Six-Way Combination $250 Three-Way Combination $250 Straight/Six-Way Box $290 If straight hits $40 If bo…

904 DESCRIPTION OF THE DC-4 GAME 904.1 The Office may operate a four-digit daily numbers games using a fixed payout ("DC-4"). 904.2 The DC-4 game is a daily four-digit game in which the player may wager fifty cents (50¢) or one dollar ($1) on any one of the following bet types: (…

905 PRIZE STRUCTURE FOR THE DC-4 GAME 905.1 Based on a fifty cents (50¢) bet, the prize structure for the DC-4 game shall be as follows: Bet Types Payout (a) Straight $2,500.00 (b) Four-Way Box 599.50 (c) Six-Way Box 400.00 (d) Twelve-Way Box 200.00 (e) Twenty-Four Box 100.00 (f)…

906 DESCRIPTION OF THE POWERBALL(R) GAME 906.1 POWERBALL® is a five (5) out of sixty-nine (69) plus one (1) out of twenty six (26) numbers online lottery game drawn every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday as part of the POWERBALL drawing event, which pays the Grand Prize, at the pla…

907 POWERBALL® PRIZE POOL(S) 907.1 The Agency shall pay in prizes at least fifty percent (50%) of each week's POWERBALL® sales from all tickets and shall allocate that amount to the winning pool or pools for payment of prizes for that game. 907.2 The prize money allocated to the …

908 POWERBALL(R) GRAND PRIZE PAYMENT 908.1 Except as provided in Subsection 908.19, POWERBALL(R) Grand prizes shall be paid with either a per winner annuity or cash payment. Annuitized prizes shall be paid in thirty (30) annual graduated installments over a period of twenty-nine …

909 POWERBALL® SET PRIZE STRUCTURE 909.1 Provided the prize pools are fully funded, the set prize payments for POWERBALL® based on a two dollar ($ 2) bet are as follows: Number of Matches Per Play All five (5) of first set plus one (1) Grand Prize of second set. All five (5) of t…

910 PROBABILITY OF WINNING POWERBALL® PRIZES 910.1 The following table sets forth the probability of winning and the probable distribution of winners in and among each prize category, based upon the total number of possible combinations in POWERBALL®. PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION Pro…