Lotteries Commission (Saturday Lotto) Amendment Rules 2008 (WA)
6 June 2008 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2253
Lotteries Commission Act 1990
Lotteries Commission (Saturday Lotto)
Amendment Rules 2008
Made by the Lotteries Commission under section 28(1) of the Act.
1. Citation
These rules are the Lotteries Commission (Saturday Lotto)
Amendment Rules 2008.
2. Commencement
These rules come into operation as follows:
(a) rules 1 and 2 — on the day on which these rules are published in the Gazette; (b) the rest of the rules — 8 June 2008.
3. The rules amended
The amendments in these rules are to the Lotteries Commission
(Saturday Lotto) Rules 1996.
4. Rule 3 amended
Rule 3 is amended as follows:
(a)
in the definition of “agent’s component” by deleting “set out in Schedule 1A” and inserting instead —
“
calculated in accordance with the formula set out
in Schedule 1
”;
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(b)
in the definition of “entry” by deleting “9(2);” and inserting instead —
“
9(2) or an entry as a result of redemption of a
promotional coupon;
”;
(c) in the definition of “game board” by deleting “the section of an entry coupon” and inserting instead — “ a portion of a playslip ”;
(d) in the definition of “receipted ticket” by deleting “an entry coupon” and inserting instead — “ a playslip, accepting a promotional coupon ”;
(e) by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical positions — “
“player’s card” means a card issued following a
request under rule 31;
“player’s card number” includes a PRS number
issued under these rules prior to 9 June 2008, if the
PRS number is still valid under rule 31;
“playslip” means an entry form, whether for a single
game or multiple games and for all types of play;
“promotional coupon” means a coupon or an offer
initiated by the Commission that allows a
receipted ticket to be produced for a subscriberwithout full payment being required;
”.
5. Rule 4 amended
Rule 4 is amended by deleting “an entry coupon” and inserting
instead —“ a playslip ”. [Note: The heading to this rule will now read “Playslip”.]
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6. Rule 5 amended
(1) Rule 5(1) is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph (a) by deleting “an entry coupon” and inserting instead — “ a playslip ”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (b) by deleting “rule 9,” and “
rule 9; or
(c)
using the “ticket repeat” method set out in rule 8A,
”;
(c)
by deleting “as set out in Schedule 1.” and inserting instead —
“
as calculated using the formula set out in Schedule 1.
”.
(2) After rule 5(1) the following subrules are inserted — “
(1A) A person may enter Saturday lotto by redeeming a
promotional coupon and, in that case, may be required
to pay less than the amount payable under subrule (1).(1B) A person may enter Saturday lotto as a part of a
syndicate in accordance with Part 2A.
”.
(3) Rule 5(2) is amended by deleting “An entry coupon” and
inserting instead —“ A playslip ”.
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(4) Rule 5(3) is amended by deleting “a coupon” and inserting
instead —“ a playslip ”. 7. Rule 8 amended
(1) Rule 8(1) is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting “an entry coupon,” and inserting instead — “ a playslip, ”;
(b) in paragraph (a) by deleting “the entry coupon;” and inserting instead — “ the playslip; ”;
(c) in paragraph (b) by deleting “the entry coupon.” and inserting instead — “ the playslip. ”.
(2) Rule 8(2) is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting “entry coupon” in the 2 places where it occurs and inserting instead in both places — “ playslip ”;
(b) by deleting “11” and inserting instead — “ 17 ”;
(c) by deleting “$99 999.00.” and inserting instead — “ $100 000. ”.
(3) Rule 8(3) is amended by deleting “entry coupon” in the 2 places
where it occurs and inserting instead in both places —“ playslip ”. (4) Rule 8(4) is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting “An entry coupon — ” and inserting instead — “ A playslip — ”;
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(b) in paragraph (a) — (i) before “blue” by inserting —
“ black or ”;
(ii) by deleting “entry coupon;” and inserting instead —
“ playslip; ”.
(5) Rule 8(5) is amended as follows:
(a) deleting “entry coupon” in the 2 places where it occurs and inserting instead in both places — “ playslip ”;
(b) in paragraph (a) by deleting “12” and inserting instead — “ 18 ”.
[Note: The heading to this rule will now read “Completion of playslip”.]
8. Rules 8A and 8B inserted
After rule 8 the following rules are inserted —
“ 8A. Ticket repeat
(1)
A person may select the numbers and game type required to enter Saturday lotto by presenting an existing receipted ticket and requesting the same type
of game entry and combination of numbers.
(2) If a receipted ticket linked to a player’s card number is
used to generate a repeat selection under subrule (1),
that ticket does not continue to be linked to the number
unless the subscriber’s player’s card is presented as
well.(3) This rule does not apply to a syndicate share receipted
ticket, a syndicate master ticket or to any Super 66
game entered in conjunction with Saturday lotto.
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8B. Favourite numbers
(1) A person who has a player’s card may —
(a) select the numbers and game type required to enter Saturday lotto by presenting his or her player’s card and a playslip filled out with a selection of the “favourite numbers” (and game types) for Saturday lotto that relate to the card; or (b) enter Saturday lotto by presenting his or her
player’s card and orally requesting the selectionselect the numbers and game type required to for Saturday lotto that relate to the card.
(2) Favourite numbers can be selected for one week, or for
2, 5 or 10 consecutive weeks.
”.
9. Rule 9 amended
(1) Rule 9(1) is amended as follows:
(a)
by deleting “an entry coupon,” and inserting instead — “
a playslip or a promotional coupon, and without
requesting a ticket repeat or favourite numbersoption,
”;
(b) by deleting paragraph (ba) and inserting instead — “
(c) if the subscriber selects 6 selected numbers — (i) whether the subscriber wishes the entry to be entered in 12, 18, 25, 30 or 50 games; or
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(ii) where available, exactly how many entered, with a maximum of 50.
”.
(2) Rule 9(2)(a) is amended by deleting “12, 14, 18 or 25 games as
requested under subrule (1)(ba);” and inserting instead —“ the number of games selected under subrule (1)(c); ”. 10. Rule 10 amended
(1) Rule 10(1) is amended in the definition of “postal entry” by
deleting “an entry coupon” and inserting instead —“ a playslip or a promotional coupon ”. (2) Rule 10(4) is amended by deleting “entry coupon.” and
inserting instead —“ playslip. ”. (3) Rule 10(6) is amended by deleting “coupon,” and inserting
instead —“ playslip, ”. (4) Rule 10(7) is amended by deleting “an entry coupon” and
inserting instead —“ a playslip ”. 11. Rule 11 amended
(1) Rule 11(1) is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting “an entry coupon” and inserting instead — “ a playslip ”;
(b) by deleting “that entry coupon” and inserting instead — “ that playslip ”.
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(2) After rule 11(1) the following subrule is inserted — “
(1A) Where a person redeems a promotional coupon in
accordance with these rules and the terms on which the
promotional coupon is issued, the agent must generate
a receipted ticket or tickets accordingly and give it or
them to the subscriber.
”.
(3) Rule 11(3) is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting “an entry coupon” and inserting instead — “ a playslip ”;
(b) by deleting “that entry coupon” and inserting instead — “ that playslip ”.
12. Rule 12 amended
(1) Rule 12(1) is amended by deleting “A” and inserting instead — “ Subject to subrule (2), a ”. (2) After rule 12(1) the following subrule is inserted — “
(2)
The Commission may allow a subscriber to surrender a receipted ticket (other than a shared syndicate receipted ticket) in circumstances outside those set out in
subrule (1), but is under no obligation to do so.
”.
13. Rule 13 amended
Rule 13 is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting “an entry form” and inserting instead — “ a playslip, a promotional coupon, a ticket repeat ”;
(b) by deleting “the entry coupon” and inserting instead — “ the playslip, coupon, ticket ”.
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14. Rule 14 amended
(1) Rule 14(1) is repealed and the following subrule is inserted
instead —“
(1) Subject to subrules (2) and (3), a receipted ticket is
generated by the Commission to indicate that the
details of a valid entry, or of a number of systems
entries, as appearing on the ticket, have been recorded
in the central gaming system records in relation to the
numbered Saturday lotto draw or draws shown on the
ticket.
”.
(2) After rule 14(2) the following subrule is inserted — “
(3) If the details appearing on the receipted ticket are
ambiguous, illegible or appear to be at odds with the
information in the central gaming system records, the
central gaming system records are taken to be the
correct details in relation to that receipted ticket.
”.
15. Part 2A inserted
After rule 14 the following Part is inserted —
“
Part 2A — Syndicate entries
14A. Application of this Part
(1) An “informal syndicate entry” in a Saturday lotto draw
may be organised by a person (whether or not that
person is an agent) by means of a collective
contribution to the payment for an entry, but the
receipted ticket will not acknowledge that more than
one person has contributed to the payment.
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(2) This Part does not apply to an informal syndicate entry
in a Saturday lotto draw.(3)
This Part only applies to syndicate entries if the syndicate entries are offered in accordance with rules 14B to 14H by the Commission or an agent, as
the case may be.
14B. Establishing a syndicate
(1) To create a syndicate, the Commission or an agent
must produce a syndicate master ticket, which confirms
that the particular syndicate with the parameters printed
on that master ticket has been established in the central
lotteries computer system.(2)
A playslip may be used to set up a syndicate under this Part, but cannot be used to purchase a syndicate share.
(3) The Commission or the agent that produces the master
ticket is the holder of the master ticket.
14C. Syndicate share and cost parameters
(1) The minimum number of shares that may be made
available in a syndicate is 10.(2) The maximum number of shares that may be made
available in a syndicate is 1 000.(3) The minimum cost of entry for a syndicate is $25. (4) The maximum cost of entry for a syndicate master
ticket is $100 000.(5) The minimum share cost for a syndicate is $2.50. (6) The maximum share cost for a syndicate is $10 000. (7) The cost of a share in a particular syndicate is
calculated by dividing the total cost for that syndicate
by the total number of shares available in that syndicate
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(then rounding down where necessary to the nearest
sum containing a 5 cent multiple).
14D. Agent’s component of a syndicate share The agent’s component payable on a share in a
particular syndicate is calculated by dividing the total
agent’s component payable for that syndicate by the
total number of shares available in that syndicate (then
truncated to the nearest cent).14E. Syndicate participation parameters
(1) A syndicate cannot be created for more than one draw. (2) A syndicate can be for more than one system entry of
the same system type on the one playslip, but the
aggregate cost of the playslip cannot exceed $100 000.(3) A syndicate under these rules cannot be for a
combination of Saturday lotto and another type of lotto
under the Act.
14F. Types of syndicates
(1) A syndicate entry in a Saturday lotto draw may be
created using one of the following types of entries —(a) a Network syndicate;
(b) a Retailer Group syndicate;(c) a Retailer syndicate.
(2) A Network syndicate is a syndicate created by the
Commission, shares in which may be purchased from
any agent.(3) A Retailer Group syndicate is a syndicate created by a
particular agent, shares in which may be purchased
from up to 20 nominated agents, including the agent
that created it.
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(4) A Retailer syndicate is a syndicate created by a
particular agent, shares in which may be purchased
from the agent that created it.
14G. Syndicate share receipted ticket
(1) A syndicate share receipted ticket in a Saturday lotto
draw may be registered by the subscriber so that a
player’s card membership number is allocated to that
receipted ticket.(2)
A syndicate share receipted ticket in a Saturday lotto draw cannot be cancelled but, where the Commission agrees, the entry fee may be refunded and the ticket
may be returned for resale.
14H. Syndicate master ticket
(1)
All unsold shares in a Retailer Group syndicate or a Retailer syndicate following the close of the selling period for that syndicate are assigned to and shall be paid for by the agent who produced the master ticket.
(2) A master ticket may be cancelled if, at the time of the
request for cancellation, no shares have been sold in
that syndicate.(3) Any truncation adjustments that are required under
rules 14C(7), 14D and 22(5) are to be made against the
master ticket for each syndicate.(4) Any prize amount allocated to a prize winning Retailer
Group syndicate or a Retailer syndicate that remains
after rounding adjustment due to truncation may be
claimed by the holder of the master ticket by presenting
it for validation within the prize payout period.(5)
Any prize amount allocated to a prize winning Network syndicate that remains after rounding adjustment due to truncation is to be treated as unclaimed winnings by the Commission.
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16. Rule 21 amended
After rule 21(2) the following subrule is inserted —
“
(3)
The holders of a syndicate share receipted ticket which contains a systems entry may claim a share in a prize in one division for each notional game making up that
systems entry, resulting in shares in prizes in more than
one division for that entry as set out in Schedule 2.
”.
17. Rule 22 amended
(1) Before rule 22(2) the following subrule is inserted — “
(1) For the purposes of prize distribution, the holders of a
syndicate share ticket that has a winning game are to be
treated as collectively making up one individual
winning game.
”.
(2) After rule 22(4) the following subrule is inserted — “
(5) The holders of a syndicate share ticket that has a
winning game are entitled to a prize calculated by
dividing the total prize or prizes won by that syndicate
by the number of shares in the syndicate (truncated to
the nearest cent).
”.
18. Rule 23 amended
(1) Rule 23(1) is amended by deleting “claims” and inserting
instead —“ wins ”.
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(2) Rule 23(2) is amended by deleting “claims” and inserting
instead —“ wins ”. 19. Rule 25 amended
Rule 25(4)(a) is amended by deleting “claims” and inserting
instead —“ wins ”.
20. Rule 26 amended
Rule 26(2)(b) is amended before “by cheque” by inserting —
“ subject to rule 31A, ”.
21. Rule 27 amended
Rule 27(2)(b) is amended before “by cheque” by inserting —
“ subject to rule 31A, ”.
22. Rule 28 amended
(1) Rule 28(2)(a)(ii) is amended before “in cash” by inserting — “ subject to rule 31A, ”. (2) Rule 28(2)(b)(ii) is amended before “by cheque” by inserting — “ subject to rule 31A, ”. 23. Rule 28A inserted
After rule 28 the following rule is inserted —
“
28A. Claiming a syndicate share prize
(1) To claim a share of a prize in a Saturday lotto draw, the
holder of a winning syndicate share receipted ticket
must present it to an agent within the payout period for
that draw.
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(2) A share of a division 1 prize in a Saturday lotto draw
cannot be paid until after the validation period for that
draw.(3) A share of a prize is to be paid to a holder of a winning
syndicate share receipted ticket —
(a) if it is $500 or less — (i) by the Commission, an authorised payout centre or any other agent; and
(ii) subject to rule 31A, in cash or in any other manner determined by the Commission; and
(iii) after the receipted ticket is presented to centre or agent;
or (b) if it is more than $500 — (i) by the Commission, an authorised payout centre or by any agent to which the ticket may be presented under subrule (1) who has been authorised by the Commission to pay prizes over $500; and
(ii) subject to rule 31A, by cheque or in any other manner determined by the Commission; and
(iii) after the receipted ticket is presented to centre or agent.
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24. Rule 29 amended
(1) Rule 29(1) is amended as follows:
(a) after “prize” by inserting — “ or share of a prize ”;
(b) by deleting “syndicate” and inserting instead — “ group ”.
(2) Rule 29(2) is amended after “prize” by inserting — “ or share of a prize ”. 25. Rule 31 amended
(1) Rule 31(2) is repealed and the following subrule is inserted
instead —“
(2) On and from 9 June 2008, a player’s card will be
issued to a subscriber who requests a number from an
agent under this rule, pays the amount of $10.00 and
provides what the Commission accepts as appropriate
confirmation of identification.
”.
(2) Rule 31(3) is amended by deleting “PRS” and inserting
instead —“ player’s card ”. (3) Rule 31(4) is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph (a) by deleting “PRS” and inserting instead — “ player’s card ”;
(b) after “will” by inserting — “ , subject to rule 31A, ”;
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(c) by deleting “in the PRS.” and inserting instead — “ against that player’s card number. ”;
(4) Rule 31(5) is amended by deleting “PRS number, and
registration by a subscriber with the Player Registration
Service” and inserting instead —
“player’s card number, and possession by a subscriber
of a player’s card
”.
26. Rules 31A and 31B inserted
After rule 31 the following rules are inserted —
“
31A. Player’s card holders may request direct credit of
prizesThe holder of a player’s card may request that payment
of a prize be in the manner of a direct credit to a
subscriber’s nominated account at a particular financial
institution.31B. Registering favourite numbers
(1) A subscriber may register one or more sets of numbers
against his or her player’s card number to be the
“favourite numbers” for Saturday lotto.(2) A subscriber may specify particular types of game
entry and register sets of numbers for those types of
game entry against his or her player’s card number to
be the “favourite numbers” for Saturday lotto.(3) The number of sets of numbers and types of game
entry that may be registered under these rules may be
fixed or varied by the Commission from time to time.
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27. Rule 32 amended
(1) Rule 32(1) is amended by deleting “entry coupon” and inserting
instead —“ playslip or promotional coupon ”. (2) Rule 32(2) is amended by deleting “an entry coupon” and
inserting instead —“ a playslip or promotional coupon ”. 28. Schedule 1 replaced
Schedule 1 is repealed and the following Schedule is inserted
instead —“ Schedule 1 — Calculating the total cost of entry —
Saturday lotto draw
[r. 5(1)]
The unit cost of entering a Saturday lotto draw is made up of a subscription of
50 cents per game and an agent’s component.The agent’s component is calculated as 9% of the total subscription amount for a particular week’s entry, rounded* (where necessary) to the nearest 5 cent multiple.
((G x $0.50) x .09 —> rounded) x W = T
where —
G = No. of games entered in a draw
W = No. of weeks the entry spans
T = Total agent’s component cost payable by the subscriber
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Examples:
The total cost of entry for a Slikpik 25 entry for a single Saturday lotto draw is calculated as follows —
Subscription [25 games @ $0.50 each] = $12.50 9% of subscription [.09 x $12.50] = $1.125 Rounded using “bankers rounding” = $1.10 Total cost of entry = $13.60
The total cost of entry for a System 8 entry for a single Saturday lotto draw is calculated as follows —
Subscription [28 games @ $0.50 each] = $14.00 9% of subscription [.09 x $14.00] = $1.26 Rounded using “bankers rounding” = $1.25 Total cost of entry = $15.25
The total cost of entry for a 6 game board System 9 entry for a single Saturday lotto draw is calculated as follows —
Subscription [6 x 84 games @ $0.50 each] = $252.00 9% of subscription [.09 x $252.00] = $22.68 Rounded using “bankers rounding” = $22.70 Total cost of entry = $274.70
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The total cost of entry for a Slikpik 25 entry spanning 10 weeks of Saturday lotto is calculated as follows —
Subscription for one week
[25 games @ $0.50 each] = $12.50 9% of subscription [.09 x $12.50] = $1.125 Rounded using “bankers rounding” = $1.10 Total cost of entry for one week = $13.60 Total cost of entry for 10 weeks = $136.00
* Rounding is calculated using the method known as “bankers rounding” or
“round-to-even” rounding.
”.
29. Schedule 1A repealed
Schedule 1A is repealed and the following Schedule is inserted
instead —“
Schedule 1A — System entries and
game equivalents
Saturday Lotto
System No. of games per game board
4 820
5 40
7 7
8 28
9 84
10 210
11 462
12 924
13 1 716
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System No. of games per game board
14 3 003
15 5 005
16 8 008
17 12 376
18 18 564
19 27 132
20 38 760
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30. Schedule 3 replaced
Schedule 3 is repealed and the following Schedule is inserted
instead —“ Schedule 3 — Summary of parameters within
which Saturday lotto is conducted
Unit cost for a Saturday lotto draw $0.50 (+ a 9% agent’s
component)Prize fund — % of subscriptions 60.0% Prize pool — % of subscriptions no less than 55.0% Prize reserve fund — % of subscriptions balance of prize fund
after prize pool
(up to 5.0%)Number of divisions 5 Winning numbers drawn 6 Supplementary numbers drawn 2 Forecast range 1 to 45 inclusive Odds of winning — division 1 1 in 8 145 060 division 2 1 in 678 755 division 3 1 in 36 690 division 4 1 in 733 division 5 1 in 298 Systems range 4-5/7-20 inclusive Multiweek options (if available) 2, 5 or 10 weeks Advance sales (maximum) (if available) 10 weeks Games per playslip (minimum) 4
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Systems entries per playslip (maximum) 18
(subject to maximum
aggregate entry cost)Games per playslip (maximum) 18 Games per oral request (default) 12, 18, 25, 30 or 50 Games per oral request (if available) 4 to 50 Syndicate entries may be purchased (if available) (see Part 2A) Systems entries per oral request 1 Prize payout period 12 months Maximum aggregate entry cost $100 000
”.
The Common Seal of the ) Commission was affixed on the
) L.S. 28th day of May 2008, ) by order and in the presence of — ) PAT TASSELL, Chairperson. FREDA CRUCITTI, Member.
RAY BENNETT, Member.
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