NDAC 99-01.3-06-01
Games - Definitions
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 99-01.3-06-01
This chapter applies to a licensed organization that conducts pull tabs, club specials, tip boards,
seal boards, prize boards. The maximum price per chance is two dollars. A prize board, club special,
punchboard, seal board, and tip board are conducted as a single game which may have a cash or
merchandise prize and one or more seal prizes. The value of a seal prize or a last sale prize may
exceed the value of the top tier prize. For pull tabs described by subsection 3, only a cash prize can be
awarded, not a merchandise or seal prize.
1.
"Club special" means a placard used with pull tabs and it contains numbered lines and a seal
covering the winning number of the top tier prize. A player may win a minor prize or, if the
player has a pull tab with a number matching a predesignated number on the placard, would
sign the player's full name on the line. Only one player's name may be signed on a specific
line. When all the lines are signed, a seal is removed to reveal a winning line number. A player
whose signature is on that line wins the seal prize. An organization is responsible for ensuring
that a complete description and retail price of a merchandise seal prize, description of minor
merchandise prizes, or cash prize to be awarded and cost per play is on a flare. The
maximum number of pull tabs in a deal is five hundred. The maximum cash prize, last sale
prize, or seal prize, including the retail price of a merchandise prize, is one hundred fifty
dollars.
2.
"Prize board" means a board used with pull tabs to award cash or merchandise prizes. Coins
of various values may be affixed to the board and, under each coin, a cash prize value is
preprinted on the board. A board must contain numbered lines and a seal covering a winning
number. A player having a pull tab with a number matching a predesignated number on a
board for a seal prize signs the player's full name on the numbered line or supplemental
sheet. Only one player's name may be signed on a specific line. However, if a number or
symbol matches a winning number or symbol assigned to a specific coin or minor prize, the
player wins that coin or prize, and a cash prize value stated under the coin. A last sale prize
may be awarded. When the board is closed, a seal is removed to reveal the winning line
number. A player whose signature is on that line wins the seal prize. No board may be closed
unless all the top tier winning pull tabs have been redeemed, all the pull tabs are sold, all the
seals have been opened, or the board has been conducted for ninety calendar days. An
organization is responsible for ensuring that a complete description and retail price of a
merchandise seal prize, description of minor merchandise prizes, or cash prize to be awarded
and cost per play is on a board. A seal prize and a last sale prize are not considered top tier
prizes. If a coin is not awarded, an organization shall determine the prizes to report on a tax
return by prorating the total cost of the coins, according to their face value, of the coins that
were awarded to the total face value of all the coins. An organization may use an unawarded
prize in another game, sell the prize, or deposit the coin in the gaming account. The maximum
number of pull tabs in a deal is two thousand. The maximum cash prize, last sale prize, or seal
prize, including the retail price of a merchandise prize, is five hundred dollars.
3.
"Pull tab" means a folded or banded ticket (jar ticket), a card with break-open tabs (pull tab), or
a ticket with a latex covering. The terms "pull tab" and "jar ticket" are used interchangeably
unless otherwise stated. A winning pull tab contains certain symbols or numbers and may
contain multiple winning symbols or numbers. A pull-tab game must be played with two or
more deals commingled at any time. The maximum cash prize for a winning symbol or number
on a pull tab or last sale prize is five hundred dollars.
4.
"Punchboard" means a board comprised of holes that contain numbered slips of paper
(punches). A punchboard may include a seal prize, and more than one last sale prize if the
punchboard is split into more than one section. An employee or player extracts a punch from
the punchboard. If the number on the punch matches a number on a flare, the player wins a
prize. No punchboard may be closed unless all the top tier winning punches have been
redeemed, all the punches are sold, or the punchboard has been conducted for ninety
calendar days. A seal prize and a last sale prize are not considered top tier prizes. An
organization is responsible for ensuring that a complete description and retail price of a
merchandise seal prize, description of minor merchandise prizes, or cash prize to be awarded
and cost per play is on a board. The maximum cash prize, seal prize, or last sale prize,
including the retail price of a merchandise prize, is five hundred dollars.
5.
"Seal board" means a placard containing consecutively numbered lines. A seal covers the
winning number. A player buys a blank "line" and signs the player's full name on it. Only one
player's name may be signed on a specific line. After all the lines are signed, the seal is
removed to reveal the winning line number. An organization is responsible for ensuring that a
complete description and retail price of a merchandise seal prize or cash prize to be awarded
and cost per play is on a board. The maximum seal cash prize or retail price of a merchandise
prize is five hundred dollars.
6.
"Tip board" means a placard to which jar tickets or pull tabs are attached. A seal covers the
winning number of the top tier prize. A player may win a minor prize or, if the number of a
player's jar ticket matches a number on the placard, the player signs the player's full name on
the line. Only one player's name may be signed on a specific line. After all the lines are signed
or all the pull tabs have been sold, the seal is removed to reveal the winning number. An
organization is responsible for ensuring that a complete description and retail price of a
merchandise seal prize, description of minor merchandise prizes, or cash prize to be awarded
and cost per play is on a board. The maximum number of jar tickets or pull tabs in a deal is
five hundred. The maximum cash prize, seal prize, or last sale prize, including the retail price
of a merchandise prize, is one hundred fifty dollars.