OAR 177-050-0100
Official End of Scratch-it Ticket Games and Last Date to Claim a Prize or to Receive Credit for Unsold Scratch-it Tickets


(1)

Director’s Determination: The Director shall determine the official ending date of a Scratch-it ticket game.

(2)

Notice: The Director shall announce the official ending date of each Scratch-it ticket game by any reasonable means, which may include: Notice on the Lottery’s website, media advertisements, or notice through Lottery retail sales sites.

(3)

Last Date to Claim a Prize: In accordance with ORS 461.250 (Validation and payment of prizes)(7), the last date to claim a prize from a winning Scratch-it ticket is one calendar year from the official ending date of the particular Scratch-it ticket game, unless the Lottery Commission defines a shorter time period to claim a prize in a particular Scratch-it ticket game.

(4)

Second Chance Drawings: Prize claims made under second chance drawings utilizing non-winning Scratch-it tickets must be made within the time limits specified in OAR 177-052-0060 (Winner Notification and Claiming of Prizes).

(5)

Unsold Returns: To receive credit for unsold, activated tickets in a Scratch-it ticket game that is ending, a retailer must return the tickets to the Lottery within ten weeks following the date when the Lottery stops activating the tickets in that Scratch-it ticket game. Lottery will announce to the Lottery retail sales sites the date the tickets will no longer be activated. Upon a showing of good cause by the retailer, the Director may authorize credit for unsold, activated Scratch-it tickets returned beyond this ten-week period.

Source: Rule 177-050-0100 — Official End of Scratch-it Ticket Games and Last Date to Claim a Prize or to Receive Credit for Unsold Scratch-it Tickets, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=177-050-0100.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 177-050-0100’s source at or​.us