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Pack-Ticket Number font and must correspond precisely to the artwork
on file at the Texas Lottery;
18. The Display Printing on the Ticket must be regular in every respect
and correspond precisely to the artwork on file at the Texas Lottery; and
19. The Ticket must have been received by the Texas Lottery by appli-
cable deadlines.
B. The Ticket must pass all additional validation tests provided for in
these Game Procedures, the Texas Lottery's Rules governing the award
of prizes of the amount to be validated, and any confidential validation
and security tests of the Texas Lottery.
C. Any Instant Game Ticket not passing all of the validation require-
ments is void and ineligible for any prize and shall not be paid. How-
ever, the Executive Director may, solely at the Executive Director's
discretion, refund the retail sales price of the Ticket. In the event a
defective Ticket is purchased, the only responsibility or liability of the
Texas Lottery shall be to replace the defective Ticket with another un-
played Ticket in that Instant Game (or a Ticket of equivalent sales price
from any other current Instant Lottery game) or refund the retail sales
price of the Ticket, solely at the Executive Director's discretion.
2.2 Programmed Game Parameters.
A. Players can win up to twenty (20) times on a Ticket in accordance
with the approved prize structure.
B. Adjacent non-winning Tickets within a pack will not have identical
play symbol patterns. Two (2) Tickets have identical play symbol pat-
terns if they have the same play symbols in the same positions.
C. Each Ticket will have five (5) different "WINNING NUMBERS"
play symbols.
D. Non-winning YOUR NUMBERS play symbols will all be different.
E. Non-winning prize symbols will never appear more than three (3)
times.
F. The "CANDY CANE" play symbol (auto win) will never appear in
the "WINNING NUMBERS" play symbol positions.
G. Non-winning prize symbols will never be the same as the winning
prize symbol(s).
H. The top prize symbol ($50,000) will appear on every Ticket unless
otherwise restricted.
I. No prize amount in a non-winning spot will correspond with the
"YOUR NUMBERS" play symbol (i.e., 5 and $5).
2.3 Procedure for Claiming Prizes.
A. To claim a "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" Instant Game prize of $5.00,
$10.00, $20.00, $25.00, $50.00, $100, or $500, a claimant shall sign
the back of the Ticket in the space designated on the Ticket and present
the winning Ticket to any Texas Lottery Retailer. The Texas Lottery
Retailer shall verify the claim and, if valid, and upon presentation of
proper identification, if appropriate, make payment of the amount due
the claimant and physically void the Ticket; provided that the Texas
Lottery Retailer may, but is not required, to pay a $25.00, $50.00, $100,
or $500 Ticket. In the event the Texas Lottery Retailer cannot verify
the claim, the Texas Lottery Retailer shall provide the claimant with
a claim form and instruct the claimant on how to file a claim with the
Texas Lottery. If the claim is validated by the Texas Lottery, a check
shall be forwarded to the claimant in the amount due. In the event
the claim is not validated, the claim shall be denied and the claimant
shall be notified promptly. A claimant may also claim any of the above
prizes under the procedure described in Section 2.3.B and Section 2.3.C
of these Game Procedures.B. To claim a "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" Instant Game prize of $1,000 or
$50,000, the claimant must sign the winning Ticket and present it at
one of the Texas Lottery's Claim Centers. If the claim is validated by
the Texas Lottery, payment will be made to the bearer of the validated
winning Ticket for that prize upon presentation of proper identification.
When paying a prize of $600 or more, the Texas Lottery shall file the
appropriate income reporting form with the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) and shall withhold federal income tax at a rate set by the IRS
if required. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Texas
Lottery, the claim shall be denied and the claimant shall be notified
promptly.
C. As an alternative method of claiming a "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" In-
stant Game prize, the claimant must sign the winning Ticket, thor-
oughly complete a claim form, and mail both to: Texas Lottery Com-
mission, Post Office Box 16600, Austin, Texas 78761-6600. The Texas
Lottery is not responsible for Tickets lost in the mail. In the event that
the claim is not validated by the Texas Lottery, the claim shall be de-
nied and the claimant shall be notified promptly.
D. Prior to payment by the Texas Lottery of any prize, the Texas Lottery
shall deduct:
1. A sufficient amount from the winnings of a prize winner who has
been finally determined to be:
a. delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money to a state agency
and that delinquency is reported to the Comptroller under Government
Code 403.055;
b. in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code; or
c. in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code;
and
2. delinquent child support payments from the winnings of a prize
winner in the amount of the delinquency as determined by a court or a
Title IV-D agency under Chapter 231, Family Code.
E. If a person is indebted or owes delinquent taxes to the State, other
than those specified in the preceding paragraph, the winnings of a per-
son shall be withheld until the debt or taxes are paid.
2.4 Allowance for Delay of Payment. The Texas Lottery may delay
payment of the prize pending a final determination by the Executive
Director, under any of the following circumstances:
A. if a dispute occurs, or it appears likely that a dispute may occur,
regarding the prize;
B. if there is any question regarding the identity of the claimant;
C. if there is any question regarding the validity of the Ticket presented
for payment; or
D. if the claim is subject to any deduction from the payment otherwise
due, as described in Section 2.3.D of these Game Procedures. No lia-
bility for interest for any delay shall accrue to the benefit of the claimant
pending payment of the claim.
2.5 Payment of Prizes to Persons Under 18. If a person under the age
of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize under $600 from the "HAPPY
HOLIDAYS" Instant Game, the Texas Lottery shall deliver to an adult
member of the minor's family or the minor's guardian a check or war-
rant in the amount of the prize payable to the order of the minor.
2.6 If a person under the age of 18 years is entitled to a cash prize
of $600 or more from the "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" Instant Game, the
Texas Lottery shall deposit the amount of the prize in a custodial bank
account, with an adult member of the minor's family or the minor's
guardian serving as custodian for the minor.37 TexReg 6996 August 31, 2012 Texas Register
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