<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=48:03:03:04"><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000000">48:03:03:04</span></a><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000001">.  Prize claiming procedures.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> Prizes for validated, winning on-line tickets must be claimed in the following manner:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    (1)  To claim an on-line game prize of </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">one hundred dollars</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> or less, the claimant may present the winning on-line ticket to any on-line retailer, to any lottery regional office, or to the main office of the lottery in Pierre in person. A claim, regardless of the amount, may also be presented to the lottery by mailing the ticket together with a completed claim form to the main lottery office in Pierre;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    (2)  If the claim is presented to an on-line retailer, the on-line retailer </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> validate the claim and, if the ticket is determined to be a winning ticket, make payment of the amount due the claimant. For prizes over </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">one hundred dollars</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">, the claimant shall complete a claim form obtained from the retailer and submit it with the winning ticket. If the on-line retailer cannot validate the claim, the claimant may obtain and complete a claim form and submit it with the disputed ticket to the lottery by mail or in person. If the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">lottery determines that the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">ticket is a winning ticket, the lottery </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> present or mail a check to the claimant in payment of the amount due. If the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">lottery determines that the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">ticket is not a winning ticket, the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">lottery must deny the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">claim and the claimant </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> be promptly notified. Nonwinning tickets will not be returned to the claimant;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    (3)  If the claim is presented to a lottery regional office or to the lottery main office, the claimant </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> complete a claim form for prizes over </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">one hundred dollars</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> and submit it with the winning ticket in person. If the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">lottery determines that the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">ticket is a winning ticket, the lottery </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> present or mail a check to the claimant in payment of the amount due, less any withholding required by federal laws </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7A-52"><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000003">42-7A-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">. If the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">lottery determines that the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">ticket is not a winning ticket, the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">lottery must deny the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">claim and the claimant </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> be promptly notified. Nonwinning tickets will not be returned to the claimant;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    (4)  To claim an on-line prize of more than </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">one hundred dollars</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">, the claimant </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">may</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> obtain and complete a claim form and submit it with the winning ticket to a lottery regional office or to the lottery main office in Pierre. </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">F</span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">or the largest prize category of an on-line game</span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> the lottery may require the prize be claimed and paid from the lottery main office in Pierre. </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">If the lottery determines</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> that the ticket is a winning ticket, the lottery </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> process for payment the amount due, less any withholding required by federal laws </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7A-52"><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000003">42-7A-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">. The amount due </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> be calculated according to the rules adopted for the particular on-line game. If </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">the lottery determines that </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">the ticket is not a winning ticket, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">the lottery must deny </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">the claim and the claimant </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> be promptly notified. Nonwinning tickets will not be returned to the claimant</span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    (5)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">To claim a cash on-line prize of more than one hundred dollars but less than five thousand and one dollars, the claimant may use an electronic device to scan the barcode on the ticket or enter the ticket information as instructed by the lottery. If the lottery determines that the ticket is a winning ticket, the lottery must process payment for the payment due, less any withholding required by federal laws and SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7A-52"><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000003">42-7A-52</span></a><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">. The amount due must be calculated according to the rules adopted for the particular on-line game. If the lottery determines that the ticket is not a winning ticket, the lottery must deny the claim and the claimant must be promptly notified.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> 17 SDR 51, effective October 8, 1990; 39 SDR 100, effective December 5, 2012.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7A-21"><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000003">42-7A-21</span></a><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">(3)</span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">; 51 SDR 55, effective November 18, 2024</span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7A-23"><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000003">42-7A-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7A-34"><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000003">42-7A-34</span></a><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">    </span><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0"> Powerball game rules, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=48:03:06:05"><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0-000003">48:03:06:05</span></a><span class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb23bef-1647-4f70-bbfc-7364834d2b4d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>