RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE HOOSIER LOTTERY 2025 myLOTTERY STATE FAIR PROMOTION
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The State Lottery Commission of Indiana (“Lottery” or “Hoosier Lottery”), hereby promulgates these rules and procedures (“Official Rules”) governing the Hoosier Lottery myLOTTERY 2025 State Fair Promotion (“Promotion”), authorized under 65 IAC 1-7-4. This Promotion is open to players who become eligible for participation by complying with these rules and procedures.
A. PURPOSE
The Promotion will be held to support the Hoosier Lottery's player program (myLOTTERY) and the Hoosier Lottery Free Stage at the Indiana State Fair (“Fair”) by providing members the opportunity to enter for the chance to win an all-inclusive Indiana State Fair prize package and a chance to win a cash prize up to thirty five thousand dollars ($35,000).
B. PROMOTION PERIOD
Promotion period will begin at 12:00 AM (ET) on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, and the Promotion entry deadline will be at 11:59 PM (ET) on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
C. PROMOTION & PRIZE DESCRIPTIONS
- The Promotion will be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, and rules and will occur at the following time for the listed Prize:
Entry Dates | Drawing Date (on or about) | Number of Prizes: | Description of Prize |
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM (ET) - Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM (ET) | Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | One (1) Grand Prize | Grand Prize: - Six (6) tickets to the Indiana State Fair ($16 per ticket = $96 value)
- One (1) Indiana State Fair Parking Pass ($10 value)
- $300 in Fair Bucks ($300 value)
- One (1) $50 gas card
- One (1) Hoosier Lottery myLOTTERY Prize Pack ($50 in Scratch-offs, $50 in myLOTTERY merchandise)
- The winner will also participate in an on-site promotion at “Hoosier Lottery Free Stage” at Indiana State Fairgrounds (date to be determined) for the chance to win between $3,500 and $35,000.
- Six (6) Hoosier Lottery Free Stage front row seats for the concert on the date of the on-stage promotion.
Total Value: $556, PLUS additional winnings ranging from $3,500 - $35,000.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM (ET) - Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM (ET) | Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | Five (5) Secondary Prizes | Secondary Prize: - Six (6) tickets to the Indiana State Fair ($16 per ticket = $96 value)
- One (1) Indiana State Fair Parking Pass ($10 value)
- $300 in Fair Bucks ($300 value)
- One (1) Hoosier Lottery myLOTTERY Prize Pack ($50 in Scratch-offs, $50 in myLOTTERY merchandise)
Total Value: $506
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- The one (1) Grand Prize Winner of the Promotion, or their proxy, must be present and check in at the predetermined date, time and location at the Indiana State Fairgrounds to be eligible for the on-site promotion and prizes. Proxy representatives are allowed. Any remaining and unused prizes for the on-site promotion will be reused at the discretion of the Lottery.
- At least one (1) of the Grand Prize Winner’s guests for the Promotion must be 18 years or older should children be in the group. Only the Grand Prize Winner will participate in the on-stage promotion.
- Hoosier Lottery tickets and prize pack items awarded will be at the discretion of the Lottery.
- All dates listed within the Official Rules are subject to change.
D. ELIGIBILITY
- This Promotion is open to legal residents of Indiana who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry.
- State Lottery Commission of Indiana members, officers, and employees, and any relative(s) (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and/or person(s) residing in the same household of such member, officer, or employee are not eligible to participate in this Promotion. This restriction applies mutatis mutandis to the Lottery’s Integrated Service Provider, IGT Indiana, LLC, (“IGT”).
- Members, directors, officers, or employees of a major procurement vendor of the Hoosier Lottery and/or IGT, and any relative(s) (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and/or person(s) residing in the same household of such persons are not eligible to participate in this Promotion.
- No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.
E. HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- To enter, a participant must visit hoosierlottery.com/StateFair, click “ENTER NOW” and confirm myLOTTERY account details or sign up for myLOTTERY which is free.
- If an entrant does not have a myLOTTERY account, the entrant can sign up for a free account by selecting “CREATE AN ACCOUNT” on the promotion’s web page or at www.HoosierLottery.com/mylottery to register and complete the myLOTTERY account sign up.
- Once the entrant confirms their account on the Promotion’s web page, entrants must confirm their name, email address, phone number, and date of birth. Entrant’s name must match the name on their government-issued ID.
- One (1) entry per person. Duplicate entries will be removed at the time of the drawing.
- An automated “Thank You” message will be displayed to notify the participant of a completed entry into the Promotion. The “Thank You” message notification is only evidence that an entry has been received and does not indicate that the entry is valid.
- All entries submitted in the manner as described in these Official Rules will be eligible for an entry in this Promotion. Hand delivered or mailed in entries will not be accepted for this Promotion and will be deemed invalid and destroyed.
F. ODDS OF WINNING
- The odds of winning a prize are dependent upon the total number of entrants.
- Grand Prize participant on-site promotion odds to win $35,000 is 1 in 25:
- Round 1
- The participant will win a cash prize of $3,500 or advance to Round 2.
- Odds to select the Hoosier Lottery logo (the “Winning Message”) to advance to Round 2 is 1 in 5.
- All other prizing is $3,500.
- Round 2
- The participant will win a cash prize of $3,500 or $35,000.
- Odds to win $35,000 is 1 in 5.
- All other prizing is $3,500.
G. DRAWING, WINNER NOTIFICATION AND CLAIMING OF PRIZE
- Six (6) winners will be selected in the Drawing (with one (1) Grand Prize Winner and five (5) Secondary Prize Winners). These winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received by using a random number generator from random.org under the supervision of a member of the Lottery Security team and independent auditor. The first winner selection will preliminarily be awarded the Grand Prize; the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth will be preliminarily awarded the secondary prizes. The secondary Prize Winners may only be notified and claim after the Grand Prize has been claimed. Winner selections will be matched to prizes in a descending order as winners are disqualified. (E.g., the second drawn entrant will be the first alternate for the Grand Prize, and so on.)
- A total of eight (8) alternates will also be selected by using a random number generator from random.org under the supervision of the Lottery Security team and independent auditor after all six (6) potential winners for the drawing have been selected. Alternates will be matched to prizes in a descending order as winners are disqualified or decline the prize.
- The winning entry for the Grand Prize will be notified in writing via email and phone call using the contact information provided in the winner’s myLOTTERY member account. Upon notification, the winner must claim the prize within four (4) business days. After four (4) business days, if the winner fails to complete and return all requested forms and provide proper identification, the winner will automatically forfeit the prize and the next winner/alternate will be contacted using the contact information provided in the winner’s myLOTTERY member account. The next winner/alternate will have three (3) business days to claim the prize, and so on.
- Once the Grand Prize Winner has officially claimed, all other Prize Winners will be notified in writing via email and phone call using the contact information provided in the winner’s myLOTTERY member account. The Prize Winners must claim the prize within four (4) business days. After four (4) business days, if the winner fails to complete and return all requested forms and provide proper identification, the winner will automatically forfeit the prize and the next alternate will be contacted using the contact information provided in the winner’s myLOTTERY member account. The next alternate will have four (4) business days to claim the prize, and so on. If all alternates are exhausted, the prize(s) shall be forfeited.
- To claim a prize, winning participants shall be required to provide necessary information, including, but not limited to a valid government ID.
- Upon timely presentation of winner information, the entry will be validated, and eligibility will be verified as described in Section D of these Official Rules.
- Once verification and authorization of the winner are complete, the prize will be provided to the winner.
- Prize may be claimed by email or in-person, but the winner must have an Indiana address.
- Prize may only be awarded to Promotion entrant.
- Promotion winners may be required to participate in publicity and marketing efforts. Examples include, but are not limited to, an interview with Hoosier Lottery individuals, television, radio and/or newspaper reporters and/or photographers/ videographers. This information may be used in future media, the Hoosier Lottery’s website and social media, in-store Point of Purchase materials or other marketing efforts without additional consent or compensation to the Promotion winner.
H. ON-SITE PROMOTION SPECIFICS FOR GRAND PRIZE WINNER
- Two (2) sets of five (5) large display Cards will be used in the Promotion.
- The contestant will have one (1) attempt at the Promotion.
- The Promotion shall consist of at least one (1) Round, with the potential for two (2) Rounds. In each potential Round, the contestant will pick one (1) and only one (1) Card. At the time of selection, the prize value message will be revealed.
- Each set of five (5) Cards shall be displayed such that the prize value messages are completely obscured from view.
- In Round 1, the one (1) contestant will randomly select exactly one (1) Card from the set of five (5) Cards designated for Round 1.
- Cards for Round 1 - The set of Cards provided for Round 1 shall consist of five (5) Cards printed with prize value messages as follows: one (1) and only one Card with the Hoosier Lottery logo, and four (4) Cards each with $3,500 prize value messages.
- Prize values on the five (5) Round 1 Cards:
- Hoosier Lottery logo
- $3,500
- $3,500
- $3,500
- $3,500
- If the contestant selects the one (1) Card with the Hoosier Lottery logo, the contestant will advance to Round 2; if the contestant selects one (1) of the four (4) Cards with the prize value of $3,500, the contestant will win $3,500 and the promotion concludes.
- If the one (1) contestant proceeds to Round 2, he/she will randomly select exactly one (1) Card from the set of five (5) Cards designated for Round 2.
- Card Boards for Round 2 - The set of Cards provided for Round 2 shall consist of five (5) Cards printed with messages as follows: one (1) and only one Board with the Winning Message of $35,000 and/or Hoosier Lottery logo, and four (4) Boards with the $3,500 prize value message.
- Prize values on the five (5) Round 2 Cards:
- $35,000 and/or Hoosier Lottery logo
- $3,500
- $3,500
- $3,500
- $3,500
- If the contestant selects the one (1) Card with the $35,000 and/or Hoosier Lottery logo, the contestant will win $35,000; if the contestant selects one (1) of the four (4) Cards with the prize value of $3,500, the contestant will win $3,500. Either way, the promotion concludes.
- SCA and Hoosier Lottery shall have the right to have a representative on-site at the time of the Promotion to review the Cards prior to the Promotion and the placement of the Cards.
- The Lottery must ensure that the message on each Card is obscured from view at all times until a given Card is selected.
- If the message on any Card becomes visible prior to the selection of that Card by the contestant, the SCA security representative shall have the right to halt and immediately institute security procedures for maintaining the fairness of the Promotion.
I. GENERAL RULES AND PROVISIONS
- The rules and procedures set forth in these Official Rules shall govern this Promotion. These rules may be amended at any time by the Lottery without advance notice.
- The Lottery’s Executive Director or her designee may, at any time, announce a suspension or termination of the Promotion, without advance notice and in the Executive Director’s sole discretion, at which point no Prize shall be awarded. None of the Lottery, the Executive Director, IGT, or any employee thereof, shall have any liability whatsoever for any such termination.
- By participating in the Promotion each person agrees to comply with and abide by Indiana law, rules, and regulations as well as the terms and conditions of the Lottery website and all final decisions, policies, or procedures of the Lottery in relation to the conduct of this Promotion. Any dispute arising which relates to any aspect of this Promotion shall be governed by the laws of Indiana.
- In the event of a dispute arising out of these Official Rules, the player’s remedy is limited to entry in another promotion with prizes of a similar value.
- The Lottery, IGT, and their agents are not responsible for error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations, theft or destruction, unauthorized access to or alterations of the Promotion, failure to receive claim, winner, or other Promotion information for any reason whatsoever.
- The Lottery is not responsible for issues with Promotion entries due to technical problems associated to software, hardware compatibility or internet access.
- At the time of claim of the Grand Prize, the Lottery will determine if the Prize Winner has an outstanding debt to the state, owes delinquent taxes, or is past due on child support pursuant to IC 4-30-11-11. If a debt is discovered, the finalist will be required to pay the balance prior to the claim deadline. If the finalist does not pay the outstanding debt, the finalist will forfeit the prize and an alternate will be contacted.
- Federal and state withholding tax will be deposited by the Hoosier Lottery on behalf of a winner when required by the State of Indiana and IRS tax rules. Relevant IRS forms will be provided to winners when required. The Hoosier Lottery advises its customers to consult with a tax professional when preparing taxes. Additional costs, taxes, including state and federal taxes, fees and any expenses associated with the acceptance of a prize are the sole responsibility of the winner, unless otherwise indicated.
- By entering this Promotion, each entrant agrees to follow these Official Rules and to indemnify, hold harmless, and waive any claims against the Hoosier Lottery and any of the affiliates, associates, directors, officers, agents, representatives and assigns of the Hoosier Lottery arising directly or indirectly, out of, or in any way connected with, this Promotion or the prizes awarded in connection therewith.
- The Lottery and IGT will be collecting personal data about Participants online, in accordance with their privacy policies, as posted on https://hoosierlottery.com/privacy-policy and https://www.igt.com/en/privacy-notice. By participating in the Promotion, Participants consent to the Lottery’s and IGT’s collection and use of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted the Lottery’s and IGT’s privacy policies. The Prize Winners, by acceptance of the prize, except where legally prohibited, grant permission for the Lottery and IGT and their designees, to use their names, residential locations, photographs, performance, personal statements, voices, or other likenesses, and prize information for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes without further compensation, except as an endorsement of any commercial product or enterprise other than the Lottery’s, or IGT’s in all media now known, or hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity, without notice, review, or approval.
J. SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR
This Promotion is sponsored and administered by IGT Indiana, LLC on behalf of the State Lottery Commission of Indiana, 1302 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.
All of which is EXECUTED and ORDERED this 29th day of May 2025.