NDAC 10-16-03-08.1
Pick & Click iLottery play
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code § 10-16-03-08.1
1.
A player shall purchase an iLottery play only from, and the financial transaction for that online
play must be only with, the lottery through the North Dakota Lottery Players Club® website
and payment processor. A player may use automated clearinghouse, debit card, authorized
credit card, mobile payment services, or WebCash voucher to pay for an iLottery play.
2.
An individual must be at least eighteen years of age.
3.
An individual shall provide the following information when registering as a player, or a member
of a group, for the iLottery play service:
a.
Name;
b.
Address;
c.
Date of birth;
d.
Telephone number;
e.
Valid email address; and
f.
Last four digits of their social security number.
4.
An individual must be physically located within the borders of North Dakota and shall pass all
verification processes used by the lottery during the player's registration process.
5.
A player may purchase one or more iLottery plays for one or more games. Each iLottery play
is limited to one play for a draw for one game. A player may purchase an iLottery play for up to
twenty-eight days. An iLottery play is not refundable or cancelable by a player unless the
game group makes a matrix change to the game at which time, the iLottery play must be
canceled by the lottery and funds used to purchase the iLottery play must be refunded to the
player's wager account through the iLottery play service, based on the number of draws
actually held under the former game matrix in relation to the total number of draws purchased.
6.
To be valid, an iLottery play must be properly and validly registered with the lottery on its
player data base at its central computer site which meets the requirements established by the
product group and MUSL security and integrity committee. All data on a player is confidential.
7.
The owner of an iLottery play is the individual whose name is validly and properly registered
with the lottery.
8.
After the lottery properly and validly registers an online play, the lottery shall send a
confirmation email to the player. The confirmation email is the player's evidence of an actual
play in a draw and there is no actual ticket. The confirmation email must include:
a.
Name of game. For the game of POWERBALL®, indication of whether the play has the
power play option. For the game of LOTTO AMERICA®, indication whether the play has
the All Star Bonus® option;
b.
Number of and starting and ending dates of the draws;
c.
Numbers, letters, or symbols of the play;
d.
The player is responsible for ensuring that all player information and game play numbers,
letters, or symbols are correct; and
e.
Explanation of how a prize will be awarded.
9.
Except as provided by subsection 10, an online play is valid for only the date range of draws
specified in the confirmation email. The effective date of a new online play will be valid for the
present draw in the game, if it is purchased by 8:58 p.m. central time for POWERBALL,
LOTTO AMERICA, MEGA MILLIONS, MILLIONAIRE FOR LIFE, and 2BY2.
10.
If the value of a prize on a winning POWERBALL, LOTTO AMERICA, MEGA MILLIONS,
LUCKY FOR LIFE, MILLIONAIRE FOR LIFE, or 2BY2 iLottery play for a draw is:
a.
Less than six hundred dollars, the lottery shall automatically deposit the funds into the
player's winning account.
b.
Equal to or more than six hundred dollars, the lottery shall contact the player by email
and phone to arrange payment of the prize, less withholding of income tax required by
federal or state law and any debt setoff according to North Dakota Century Code section
53-12.1-12.
11.
The registered winner of an iLottery play with a value of six hundred dollars or greater shall
complete the required claim process within one hundred eighty days of the date of the draw
for which the prize was won. If the winner does not complete the claim process as prescribed,
the prize expires.
12.
If the owner of an iLottery play changes the owner's name, the owner shall provide the lottery
with a notarized letter of the change. If the owner of an iLottery play dies, the lawful
representative of the owner's estate shall provide the lottery with a notarized statement of the
death and the lottery shall change the ownership of the iLottery play to "The Estate of" the
owner.