Rule 3770:1-6-02 | Play of lottery games by the public.
(A) A person will be able to play any game operated by the state lottery by purchasing a ticket authorized by the state lottery.
(B) Regarding draw-based lottery games, each purchaser of a ticket for a given price will have the same probability of winning any prize offered in that game as every other purchaser of a ticket at the same price.
(C) Regarding preprinted instant lottery games, chances of winning and the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as prizes are won, or as tickets are lost, stolen, destroyed or voided.
(D) Instant tickets may also be in other than preprinted formats, and odds of winning are subject to change as prizes are won.
(E) The director will seek to obtain the widest possible participation and play by the public, excluding minors, in the games of the state lottery except that the director may limit any block orders by any person(s) attempting to purchase all combinations in a given game or if any such block orders interferes with the ability of other players to place their bets in a timely fashion.
(F) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each lottery game is established by the creation of an operating procedure or by promulgating a game rule, which governs the play of that game.
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