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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 36.02.04.03" title_num="36" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="04" heading="Methods of Purchase.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This regulation does not apply to instant ticket lottery machines under COMAR 36.02.09.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Playslips and ePlayslips.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Playslips and ePlayslips are not valid as a receipt to claim a prize or proof of purchase of a ticket.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If a playslip or an ePlayslip may be used to play a draw game, the playslip or ePlayslip shall be available at no cost to the purchaser and may be used by the purchaser for selection of game data.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A playslip shall include instructions on how to complete the playslip.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If game play by playslip or ePlayslip is authorized and a playslip or an ePlayslip is unavailable, the retailer may manually enter into the terminal the game data selected by the player.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The Agency or a retailer may seize and destroy an invalid playslip.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Purchase by Playslip Through Retailer.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the player chooses to play by playslip, the player shall present a completed playslip to the retailer.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A player may play as many panels or play areas as are available on the playslip.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A player shall mark all necessary areas on the playslip.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If a player does not mark all necessary areas, the retailer shall return the playslip to the player or the terminal may select game data necessary to complete the playslip.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A playslip shall be manually marked and may not be marked by an electromechanical, electronic printing, or automated device.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A playslip marked by a method other than a method authorized by this section shall be invalid.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A ticket produced by an invalid playslip is invalid.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Purchase by ePlayslip Through Retailer.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the player chooses to play by ePlayslip, the player shall present a completed ePlayslip to the retailer.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A player may play as many panels or play areas as are available on the ePlayslip.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A player shall select all necessary areas on the ePlayslip.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Purchase Using a Player-activated Terminal. If a game may be played using a player-activated terminal, the player shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Enter selections from the choices provided on the player-activated terminal screen; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Insert a playslip or scan an ePlayslip.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Purchase by Subscription.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Subscription Plans.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Lottery may offer subscription plans.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Director shall determine the price of a subscription plan.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The Director may reduce the price of a subscription plan for a specified number of drawings.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The Director may cancel a subscription and issue a refund for the subscription based on:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Game changes; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Ineligibility of a purchaser.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Application for a Subscription.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A player that wants to purchase a Lottery subscription shall be a resident of Maryland or have a Maryland address subscription.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If a game may be purchased by subscription, a subscription application shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Identify the game being played; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Require the purchaser to supply identifying information as determined by the Agency.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A subscription application shall allow the purchaser to designate:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The number of drawings or games to be played, or the length of the subscription; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>If a game allows a player to select game data, the player’s decision to supply particular game data or to allow the system to select random game data.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A subscription application may require the player to provide any other information the Agency requires.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Group Subscription Applications.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An application for a subscription in the name of more than one person:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Is a group subscription;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Shall designate a single group member to be the group manager;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The group manager shall be:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A Maryland resident or have a Maryland mailing address; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Authorized to be the sole recipient of prizes up to an amount determined by the Director.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An application for a group subscription shall include identifying information for each group member, as determined by the Agency.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The application for a group will only be accepted if the application is fully completed and all required information is provided about each group member.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Confirmation of Subscription. The Agency shall provide a subscription purchaser or, if a group purchaser, the group’s representative, a subscription confirmation email.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Subscription Play and Winning.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A subscription player shall be automatically entered in each drawing or game during the period when the subscription is active.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Agency shall pay subscription prizes as provided for in COMAR 36.02.06.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The Agency may allow a subscription to be renewed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>