# COMAR Title 36 — Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency

## Subtitle 02 — Lottery Provisions

### Chapter 06 — Claims Procedures

#### Regulation .08 Ticket Validation — Draw Tickets.

*COMAR 36.02.06.08*

A. In addition to the requirements of Regulation .07 of this chapter, for a winning draw ticket submitted to the Agency to be validated, the draw ticket shall satisfy all of the conditions of this regulation.

B. A draw game ticket with that exact date and ticket data may not have been previously paid.

C. The draw ticket shall have been:

  (1) Sold for the specific drawing;

  (2) Sold in the designated period prior to the specific drawing; and

  (3) Generated:

    (a) From an Agency ticket terminal or PAT; and

    (b) By the Agency through a licensed retailer or as a subscription entry.

D. The draw ticket validation number shall:

  (1) Be submitted in its entirety; and

  (2) Correspond, using the computer validation file, to the:

    (a) Selected playable symbols or numbers; and

    (b) Date or date range printed on the game ticket.

E. The ticket data on the draw ticket shall:

  (1) Be recorded in the Agency’s central computer system before the drawing; and

  (2) Match the computer record in every respect.

F. The official file of winning draw tickets shall match the information that appears on the winning draw ticket, including the:

  (1) Playable symbols or numbers;

  (2) Validation number data; and

  (3) Date of the drawing.