OAR 177-010-0003: Definitions

(1) “Business day” means the period beginning at 5 a.m. of a calendar day and ending at 4:59 a.m. on the morning of the next calendar day. (2) “Business week” means the period beginning at 5 a.m. on a Sunday and ending at 4:59 a.m. the following Sunday morning. (3) “Business year” means the period beginning at 5 a.m. on the Sunday immediately following the last Saturday in June, and ending at the end of the business day of the last Saturday of the following June. (4) “Commissioner” has the meaning given in ORS 461.010(1). (5) “Director” has the meaning given in ORS 461.010(2). (6) “Drawing coordinator” means the Lottery employee designated by the Assistant Director for Security, subject to the approval of the Director, to develop and implement procedures for conducting drawings. (7) “Gaming device” means any type of equipment or method, including any electronic or manual equipment or combination thereof, or video device, on which a game authorized by the Oregon State Lottery Commission is played. The device must display the amount that may be won, the amount wagered and any play credits available to the player. A gaming device may include a device that is intended primarily for personal or business use. A gaming device does not include a Video Lottery game terminal. (8) “Gaming device game” means any procedure authorized by the Oregon State Lottery Commission that is a game on a gaming device, whereby the opportunity to win includes a wagering process using a methodology that is based predominantly on chance to determine the outcome of the wager. The outcome of the wager may involve skill, as long as the element of chance plays a predominant role. The methodology used must be testable by an independent testing laboratory. (9) “Immediate family” and “family member” mean a natural person’s spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent by blood or adoption. (10) “Lottery” or “State Lottery” has the meaning given in ORS 461.010(3). (11) “Lottery Commission” or “Commission” has the meaning given in ORS 461.010(4). (12) “Lottery contract” means any contract entered into by the Lottery for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods or services. (13) “Lottery contractor” or “contractor” has the meaning given in ORS 461.010(5). (14) “Lottery game” or “game” has the meaning given in ORS 461.010(6). (15) “Lottery game retailer” or “retailer” has the meaning given in ORS 461.010(7). (16) “Lottery Headquarters” means the Debbs Potts Oregon State Lottery Commission building located at 500 Airport Road SE, Salem, Oregon. (17) “Lottery Kiosk” means a location, other than Lottery Headquarters, designated by the Director as a Lottery Kiosk, where Lottery tickets or shares are sold directly to the public by Lottery employees. (18) “Lottery sales location” means a Lottery Kiosk, Lottery Headquarters, any location designated by the Director for the sale of Lottery tickets and shares, or sales by the Lottery through electronic means. (19) “Lottery vendor” or “vendor” has the meaning given in ORS 461.010(8). (20) “Person” has the meaning given in ORS 461.010(9). (21) “Prize” means any award of economic value, monetary or otherwise, that may be distributed to a Lottery player for submitting a valid claim based on a winning Lottery ticket or share, or for a winning entry in a second chance drawing. (22) “Retailer contract” means any written contract entered into by the Lottery with a retailer for selling Lottery tickets or shares to the public. (23) “Second Chance Drawing” or “2nd Chance Drawing” means a drawing in which an eligible non-winning Oregon Lottery ticket or share is submitted to the Lottery for entry into a drawing for a chance to win a prize. (24) “Share” means an opportunity to win a prize in a Lottery game that does not use certificates or tokens, such as in Video Lottery or sports betting games. (25) “Ticket” means a certificate or token of the opportunity to win a prize in a Lottery game. (26) “Traditional Lottery games” means the following lottery games offered by the Oregon State Lottery: (a) Scratch-its; (b) Lottery Raffle Game; (c) Megabucks; (d) Pick 4; (e) Lucky Lines; (f) Powerball; (g) Sports Action; (h) Win for Life; (i) Keno; (j) Mega Millions, (k) Cash Pop; (l) Second chance drawing; and (m) Any other Lottery game designated by the Oregon State Lottery Commission as a Traditional Lottery game. (27) “Unclaimed prize” means any prize offered in a Lottery game which has not been submitted to the Lottery for validation and prize payment within the specified prize claim period and for which the Lottery has data or evidence that the ticket or share was sold or distributed to the public. (28) “Video Lottery game” means any procedure authorized by the Oregon State Lottery Commission that is a game on a Video Lottery game terminal, whereby the opportunity to win includes a wagering process using a methodology that is based predominantly on chance to determine the outcome of the wager. The outcome of the wager may involve skill, as long as the element of chance plays a predominant role. The methodology used must be testable by an independent testing laboratory. (29) “Video Lottery game retailer” or “Video Lottery retailer” has the meaning given in ORS 461.217. (30) “Video Lottery game terminal” means a type of video device for the playing of Video Lottery games which is in a console that contains a game platform with a video display and a random number generator, is connected to and monitored by a central system, and accepts cash payments to permit a person to play the Video Lottery games offered on the terminal for the opportunity to win a prize. Unless the context or a specially applicable definition indicates otherwise, any reference to a “Video Lottery terminal,” “video lottery terminal,” or “video terminal” in OAR chapter 177, a Lottery retailer contract, or Lottery form in effect or in use on or after the effective date of this rule shall be deemed to refer to a “Video Lottery game terminal” as defined in this section. Video Lottery Game Terminal does not include personal digital devices or any other device determined by the Oregon State Lottery Commission not to be a Video Lottery game terminal. (31) “Website” means the Lottery’s Internet address at www.oregonlottery.org, or any other website that may be specified by the Lottery for a particular game, promotion, or promotional program. (32) “Winner claim form” means a form provided by the Lottery to a player for the purpose of claiming a prize.