RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE myLOTTERY 2024 INDIANA FEVER ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE PROMOTION
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The State Lottery Commission of Indiana ("Hoosier Lottery" or “Lottery”), hereby promulgates these rules and procedures ("Official Rules") governing the Hoosier Lottery's 2024 myLOTTERY Indiana Fever Ultimate Fan Experience Sweepstakes ("Promotion”) in accordance with 65 IAC 1-7-4. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited.
A. PURPOSE
The Promotion will be held to support the Lottery's member program (myLOTTERY) by providing myLOTTERY members the opportunity to enter the Promotion for a chance to win one (1) of three (3) prize packages (one (1) Grand Prize, and two (2) Secondary Prizes). Descriptions of the prizes are found below.
B. PROMOTION PERIOD & DRAWING DESCRIPTION
- The Promotion period will begin on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time and the entry deadline will be Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (the “Promotion Period”).
- There will be one (1) drawing held on or about Tuesday, July 23, 2024 to randomly select the winners of the Promotion. The drawing will be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, rules and procedures.
C. PROMOTION & PRIZE DESCRIPTIONS
- All dates listed within these Official Rules are subject to change based on WNBA scheduling.
- There will be three (3) total winners as part of this Promotion (one (1) Grand Prize winner, two (2) Secondary Prize winners). Prize awarded to each winner to be determined by Hoosier Lottery in its sole discretion.
GRAND PRIZE: The one (1) Grand Prize winner will receive:
- Two (2) lower-level tickets to an Indiana Fever home game on Friday, September 6, 2024 ($495 total value)
- One (1) VIP experience for two (2) to watch pregame warm-ups
- One (1) honorary captain experience for winner
- One (1) Indiana Fever autographed jersey ($100 value).
- One (1) Harry and Izzy’s gift card ($250 value)
- One (1) myLOTTERY prize pack which will include a combination of myLOTTERY premium items and $425 in Hoosier Lottery Scratch-offs ($500 value)
- $500 cash prize
Total estimated retail value of Grand Prize is $1,845.
SECONDARY PRIZES: The two (2) Secondary Prize winners will each receive:
- Two (2) tickets to an Indiana Fever home game on Sunday, September 8, 2024 ($225 total value)
- One (1) VIP Experience for two (2) to watch the pregame warm-ups
- One (1) Indiana Fever autographed jersey ($100 value)
- One (1) myLOTTERY prize pack which will include a combination of myLOTTERY premium items and $125 in Hoosier Lottery Scratch-offs ($200 value)
Total estimated retail value of each Secondary Prize is $525.
- Hoosier Lottery prize pack items awarded will be at the discretion of the Lottery.
- Retail value(s) reflect unautographed merchandise. Retail value of hand signed merchandise is subject to fluctuation based on the featured player and current market value at the time of prize award.
- The winning prize is non-transferable to any other person, including relatives or friends. Winners will be listed at HoosierLottery.com/Fever.
- Prize winners and their guests must agree to comply with all WNBA arena and/or venue rules (as well as any event-specific rules and regulations), all Indiana Fever rules, all Gainbridge Fieldhouse rules, all regulations relating to the use of WNBA regular and post-season tickets (as applicable) and all regulations at all events related to this Promotion and, in accordance therewith, agree not to act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with any intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at such game. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of prize or prize element.
- For all prizes awarded, guest of winner must be at least 18 years of age or older unless child or legal ward of the winner.
D. ELIGIBILITY
- This Promotion is open to legal residents of Indiana who are 18 years of age or older at the time of the entry.
- Lottery members, employees, and officers, 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 Lottery and/or IGT, and any relative(s) (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) or person(s) residing in the same household of such persons are not eligible to participate in this Promotion.
- Employees and immediate families of employees (spouse, parents, siblings and children) of Fever Basketball, LLC d/b/a Indiana Fever (“Fever”), the Women’s National Basketball Association and its Teams, WNBA Enterprises, LLC and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities, as well as each of the aforementioned parties’ respective directors, officers, owners, members, employees and agents are not able to enter or win this Promotion.
E. HOW TO ENTER
- Entrants can enter the Promotion during the Promotion Period by visiting www.HoosierLottery.com/Fever to create or verify a myLOTTERY account.
- Entrants must have a current myLOTTERY account in good standing to enter this Promotion.
- 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 provide their name, email address, phone number, and date of birth.
- An entrant may only enter the Promotion once. Duplicate entries will be removed at the time of the drawing.
- An automated "Thank You" message will notify the entrant of a completed entry into the Promotion. The "Thank You" message 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.
- Prize winners must submit a valid claim form and provide a valid government ID to Hoosier Lottery to claim a prize.
F. ODDS OF WINNING
The odds of winning a prize are dependent upon the total number of entries received.
G. DRAWING, WINNER NOTIFICATION AND CLAIMING OF PRIZE
- Three (3) total winners will be selected in the drawing (one (1) Grand Prize winner, two (2) Secondary Prize winners). Winners will be selected from among all entries received by using a random number generator from random.org under the supervision of a member of the Lottery Security team.
- Six (6) alternate winners will also be selected. These alternate winners will also be selected using the random number generator from random.org under the supervision of a member of the Lottery Security team, after all potential winners have been selected. Alternates will be matched to prizes in descending order as winners are disqualified or decline the prize.
- The winning entries for this Promotion will be notified in writing via email and phone call, using the information provided from the winners’ myLOTTERY member accounts.
- Upon notification, winners will have five (5) business days to respond and to claim a prize. If a selected winner fails to respond within the designated time, an alternate winner will be selected. If all alternates are exhausted, then the prize will be forfeited.
- If the Grand Prize winner declines or forfeits the prize, the next winner selected will be offered the Grand Prize and so on until the Grand Prize is claimed. Once the Grand Prize is claimed, the remaining winners will be contacted in order as Secondary Prize winners.
- Upon timely presentation of winner information, the entry will be validated, and eligibility will be verified as in Section D outlined above (“Eligibility”).
- Physical prizes will be provided in-person if claiming at Hoosier Lottery Headquarters, located at 1302 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Indiana Fever tickets will be provided digitally.
H. 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 Hoosier 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, Fever, the Women’s National Basketball Association and its Teams, WNBA Enterprises, LLC or any employee thereof, shall be liable for 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 entrant’s remedy is limited to entry in another promotion with prizes of a similar value.
- The Lottery, IGT, Fever, the Women’s National Basketball Association and its Teams, WNBA Enterprises, LLC and their agents are not responsible for error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations, theft or destruction, unauthorized access to or alterations of Promotion, failure to receive claim, winner, or other Promotion information for any reason whatsoever.
- The Lottery, IGT, Fever, the Women’s National Basketball Association and its Teams, WNBA Enterprises, LLC and their agents are not responsible for issues with account accessibility or Promotion entries due to technical problems associated to software, hardware compatibility or internet access.
- Except where prohibited by law, in consideration for being permitted to participate in this Promotion and the opportunity to win the prizes offered in this Promotion, each entrant hereby agrees and consents, without further authorization, compensation or remuneration of any kind, to the use of the entrant’s name, likeness, voice, photograph, performance, personal statements and/or biographical information in any and all advertising, promotions and other publicity conducted by Lottery, IGT, Fever and/or the Women’s National Basketball Association and its Teams, WNBA Enterprises, LLC and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, licensees, successors and assigns.
- For the Grand Prize winner, 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 winner will be required to pay the balance prior to the claim deadline. If the potential winner does not pay the outstanding debt, the potential winner will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be contacted.
- Federal and state withholding tax will not be deposited by the Hoosier Lottery on behalf of a winner unless required by the State of Indiana and IRS tax rules. Grand Prize winners will be responsible for any tax liability related to claiming their prize. 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. No substitution, cash equivalent or transfer of prize permitted except at Hoosier Lottery’s option for a prize of comparable or greater value. All expenses not specifically mentioned herein are not included and are solely the winner’s responsibility, including but not limited to, meals, transportation, merchandise, parking, tips and gratuities.
- By entering this Promotion, each entrant agrees to follow these Official Rules and forever releases, discharges, and waives any and all claims, liabilities and actions of any kind, howsoever caused or arising and whether by negligence, any intentional act or otherwise, that entrant may have or that may arise against the Hoosier Lottery, IGT, Facebook, Instagram, Fever, the Women’s National Basketball Association and its Teams, WNBA Enterprises, LLC and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and related entities, as well as each of the aforementioned parties’ respective associates, directors, officers, owners, shareholders, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”), with respect to or arising directly or indirectly, out of, or in any way connected with, (i) entrant’s participation in this Promotion; or (ii) the receipt or use of the prizes (including but not limited to the substitution or changing of any prizes) awarded in this Promotion. By entering, each entrant further agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties and their insurers against any and all damages, costs, judgments, or expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees or other legal fees) they may incur as a result of claims made against them in connection with either (i) entrant’s participation in this Promotion; or (ii) the receipt or use of the prizes (including but not limited to the substitution or changing of any prizes) awarded in this Promotion. This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Meta or Instagram. Entrants understand that they are providing their information to Lottery and/or IGT and not Meta or Instagram.
- 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.
I. 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 13th day of May, 2024.