Bonus Policy

THE PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY'S 
PA iLOTTERY SYSTEM  
BONUS POLICY 
 
The Pennsylvania Lottery may offer Promotions for use or in conjunction with the PA iLottery System, at the Lottery's sole discretion. In order to participate in a Promotion offered through the PA iLottery System, You are required to be eighteen years of age, have a valid and verified Lottery Account, have accepted, acknowledged and agreed to the"Terms and Conditions, and must not be self-excluded or participating in a cool-off period. This Bonus Policy does not apply to Second-Chance Drawings offered by the Lottery. Second-Chance Drawings are governed by the rules posted for each individual Second-Chance Drawing. 

Please be advised that individual Promotions may be governed by specific rules. However, if there is a conflict between the specific rules Promotion and this Bonus Policy, the specific rules shall prevail. In the event there is a conflict between the specific rules for a Promotion and the Terms and Conditions, the Terms and Conditions shall prevail. Rules for each individual Promotion offered through the PA iLottery System will be contained in the Promotions page. 

The Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend a Promotion at any time, and for any reason. 
 

Definitions 

The following definitions are applicable to the Bonus Policy: 

"Bonus Money" means restricted, non-withdrawable funds issued to You that can be used to purchase Plays on the PA iLottery System. Bonus money can also be converted to cash, which may be withdrawn from Your Lottery Account, after You have satisfied the Play-through Requirement. Plays purchased using Bonus Money do not satisfy the requirements to convert Bonus Money to cash. 

"Bonus Money Promotion" means a Promotion where You will be awarded Bonus Money if You enable the promotion, and in which You may be required to meet specified wagering or funding requirements. 

"Bonus Share Promotion" means a Promotion that requires You to play a specific game or games during a specified time period to earn a share of a designated amount of Bonus Money to be split among qualifying players. 

"Cashback Bonus Promotion" means a Promotion that requires You to play a specific game or games during a specified time period, and in which You can earn a portion of Your cash wagering back, up to a specified dollar amount during the Promotion period as either cash or Bonus Money. 

"Cool-Off Period" means a responsible gambling tool available in Your Lottery Account that allows You to opt out of playing Games available on the PA iLottery System for up to 30 days and locks Your Lottery Account for the duration of the Cool-Off Period. 

"Deposit Bonus Promotion" means a Promotion that requires You to deposit a specific amount of money into Your Lottery Account during a specified time period, and in which You will be required to play through the qualifying deposit, Bonus Money, or both, a specified number of times before the Bonus Money specific to the Promotion can be converted to cash. 

"Draw" means a Lottery Product, sold at brick-and-mortar retailers and through the PA iLottery System, where a player selects from a designated set or sets of numbers which match all or a specified combination of the winning numbers in a drawing conducted by the Lottery, or another party designated by the Lottery. 

"Entrants" means all of the qualifying Lottery Accounts submitting entries into a Prize Draw Promotion, and from among which the Lottery will conduct a Prize Draw Promotion drawing. 

"Expiration Date" means the last date by which wagering and/or funding requirements for a Promotion must be met before the ability to participate in the Promotion expires, or the last date by which Bonus Money can be used before it expires. 

"Fast Play" means instant win Lottery Product sold at brick-and-mortar retailers, which is printed from a Lottery terminal, that is not preprinted, and where there is no coating to remove or a drawing to determine the identity of a prize-winning ticket. 

"Game or Games" means internet instant Games and other Products offered through the PA iLottery System.   

"Instant" means a Lottery Product, also referred to as a scratch-offs, sold at brick-and-mortar retailers, which is preprinted, and where there is a coating to remove to determine the identity of a prize-winning ticket. 

"Lottery Account" means an account established and accessed through the PA iLottery System, which may be used to purchase Products and Plays and to participate in Promotions, Second-Chance Drawings and other Lottery events and offerings. 

"PA iLottery System" means the Lottery's online gaming system comprised of and accessed through the PA iLottery website (PAiLottery.com), any Lottery mobile platforms, and mobile optimized PA iLottery website. 

"Pennsylvania Lottery," "Lottery," or "the Lottery" means the bureau of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue which is responsible for the administration of the Pennsylvania State Lottery. 

"Play" or "Plays" means an opportunity, for a predetermined price, to participate in an iLottery Game. The term also includes chances or shares.  

"Play-through Requirement" means the pre-determined, minimum wagering requirements the player must meet using the Bonus Money in order to convert it into cash. 

"Prize Draw Promotion" means a Promotion that requires You to engage in a specified activity, such as making a qualifying deposit or wagering cash on a specific game or games, during a specified time period, and in which You can earn an entry or entries into a drawing that includes various prizes, such as cash, Bonus Money or physical prizes. 

"Products" means Plays, shares or chances offered by the Lottery as well as Lottery property that may be exchanged for Plays, shares or chances. The term includes, but is not limited to, instant tickets, terminal-based tickets, raffle games, play-for-fun games, Lottery vouchers, Subscriptions and gift cards authorized for sale under the State Lottery Law. 

"Promotions" means marketing initiatives designed to enhance player engagement and experience by offering bonuses, coupons and other rewards. 

"Second-Chance Drawings" means opportunities to win a prize in a drawing conducted by the Lottery by entering non-winning Instant and Fast Play game tickets, as well as winning or non-winning Draw Game tickets. 

"Self-Exclusion Period" means a responsible gambling tool available in Your Lottery Account that allows You to opt out of playing online Lottery Games available on the PA iLottery System for up to 5 years and locks Your Lottery Account for the duration of the Self-Exclusion Period. 

"Subscriptions" means a payment, advance payment or promise of payment for multiple Products over a specified period of time, including payment through the PA iLottery System. 

"Terms and Conditions" means the PA iLottery System Terms and Conditions of Use and Account Agreement as periodically revised by the Lottery. 

"You" and "Your" means the user or owner of a Lottery Account. 

Threshold Requirements 

While other requirements and restrictions will apply, You are required to meet all the following threshold requirements to participate in Promotions offered in connection with Your use of the PA iLottery System: 

     1. You must be 18 years of age or older.
     2. You must have a registered Lottery Account. To create a Lottery Account, visit http://www.pailottery.com. Creating a Lottery Account is free.
     3. You must have accepted, acknowledged and agreed to the Terms and Conditions.
     4. You must be physically located within the geographical boundaries of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in order to place any wagers required as part of a Promotion. 


Promotion Rules and Requirements 

The following is an overview of rules and requirements that apply to all Promotions. These rules and requirements are applicable to every Promotion offered through and in connection with the PA iLottery System, unless otherwise specifically stated in the Promotion rules. 

     1. Each Promotion is limited to one per Lottery Account.
     2. You must claim Promotions in order to qualify for them. Most Promotions can be enabled through the My Bonuses section of Your Lottery Account. Other Promotions may require a code be entered. If a code is required for a Promotion requiring a deposit to qualify, the code must be entered prior to completing the qualifying deposit.
     3. To be eligible for a Promotion, You may be required to meet certain wagering or funding requirements as described in the requirements for that specific Promotion.
     4. All Games shall be eligible for a Promotion, including Games introduced after the beginning of the Promotion.
     5. A Promotion may not be used in combination with any other Promotion offered through or in conjunction with the PA iLottery System.
     6. Wagers placed to satisfy the wagering requirements for one Promotion may not contribute to satisfying the wagering requirements of any other Promotion.
     7. Promotional awards will be issued in Bonus Money. Bonus Money does not constitute cash.
     8. If You request a withdrawal from Your Lottery Account prior to fulfilling the wagering requirements specific to a Promotion, the request may result in forfeiture of the remaining balance of Bonus Money.
     9. For any wager placed while a Promotion is active, funds are deducted from Your cash balance, unless there is no cash available in Your Lottery Account.  Wagers placed using Bonus Money do not count toward wagering requirements.
     10. Wagering or funding requirements for a Promotion must be met prior to the date specified in the specific requirements for a Promotion. If the wagering or funding requirements are not met prior to the Expiration Date, Bonus Money and any winnings generated from the wagering of such Bonus Money will be forfeited.
     11. Promotion awards, including Bonus Money, cannot be withdrawn until the wagering or funding requirements for that specific Promotion are satisfied.
     12. Following the satisfaction of the Play-through Requirement, Bonus Money will be converted to cash and added to Your cash balance, which is eligible to be withdrawn.
     13. Notwithstanding the foregoing, wagering on all Draw Games (including Mega Millions and Powerball) may be performed using Bonus Money." Prizes won on Draw Games, where the wager was performed with Bonus Money, will be paid out in cash, regardless of the remaining Play-through Requirement on the Bonus Money used to conduct the wager.
     14. The Lottery is not responsible for late, lost, or misdirected entries not entered into a Promotion.
     15. The Lottery is not responsible for Your failure to receive notice of a Promotion.
     16. The Lottery is not responsible for Your failure to properly claim or enter a Promotion because of incompatible internet browsers, mobile application failure, or other technical issues.
     17. Employees of the Pennsylvania Lottery, MUSL, Scientific Games, LLC, MDI Entertainment, LLC, 9 Rooftops Marketing, LLC and their subcontractors, or a spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person are not eligible to participate in a Promotion." 
     18. Offer(s) void where prohibited or restricted.
     19. If You have self-excluded Yourself from Your Lottery Account, You are ineligible to participate in a Promotion or to receive any Bonus Money, award or prize associated with any Promotion.
     20. If You have elected to participate in a Cool-Off Period, You are ineligible to participate in a Promotion or to receive any Bonus Money, award or prize associated with any Promotion.
     21. To be eligible to participate in Promotions after a self-exclusion period, Your Lottery Account must be reinstated.  Eligibility to participate in Promotions after a Cool-Off Period will be automatically reinstated once the Cool-Off Period ends, but any progress made to an active Promotion prior to entering a Cool-Off Period will be lost.
     22. If You have elected to establish responsible gaming limits through PA iLottery System, including deposit limits, spend limits and time-based limits, You may be ineligible to participate in a Promotion or to receive any Bonus Money, award or prize associated with a Promotion if participation in the Promotion exceeds Your established gaming limits.  Responsible gaming limits will not prevent You from receiving any Bonus Money, award or prize associated with a Promotion if the award has already been earned.
     23. If You close Your Lottery Account prior to the Expiration Date for a specific Promotion or before the award, prize or Bonus Money is credited to Your Account, You will be disqualified from the Promotion and You will not be eligible to receive an award, prize or Bonus Money in the Promotion.
     24. The Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend a Promotion and change the Promotion rules if a Promotion cannot be conducted as planned due to errors in the Promotion rules or advertising, in the event of unauthorized intervention, tampering, fraud, technical errors, viruses, worms, bugs, or any other cause beyond the control of the Lottery or its vendor(s) that, in the Lottery's sole judgment, could corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Promotion.
     25. All entries shall be subject to verification by the Lottery.
     26. The Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify a participant found to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of the Promotion rules, Bonus Policy, Terms and Conditions, or applicable law.
     27. Promotions are governed by the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and by the Terms and Conditions, which must be agreed to prior to participation in a Promotion." 
     28. You are responsible for all taxes arising from or in connection with any prize or award won through participation in a Promotion.
     29. Promotion offers and Promotion codes are not transferrable.
     30. Prizes, Bonus Money or awards received as a result of participation in a Promotion are not transferable.
     31. Games played in demo mode are excluded from Promotions.
     32. Any references to time of day in rules for a Promotion refer to Eastern Prevailing Time.
     33. Other restrictions may apply. 


Types Promotions that May be Offered through the PA iLottery System 

The following are descriptions of general categories of Promotions that may be offered through the PA iLottery System: 

     1. Deposit Bonus Promotions 
     2. Cashback Bonus Promotions 
     3. Prize Draw Promotions 
     4. Bonus Share Promotions 
     5. Bonus Money Promotions

Details of each Promotion offered for the PA iLottery System will appear on a web page or in an email specific to the Promotion and will include: wagering and/or funding requirements for the Promotion; instructions on how to claim or participate in the Promotion; Expiration Date of the Promotion; Expiration Date of any Bonus Money awarded as part of the Promotion; any Games that must be played to participate in the Promotion; and any other details relevant to the Promotion. The following are descriptions of general categories of Promotions that may be offered through the PA iLottery System: 

 
Additional Rules and Requirements Specific to Net Loss Cashback Bonus Promotions

The following is an overview of the additional rules and requirements only applicable to net loss Cashback Bonus Promotions that reward You a percentage of Your net loss unless otherwise specifically stated in the Promotion rules. 

     1. Net loss is equal to the sum of Your cash wagering minus the sum of Your cash winnings during the promotional period as set forth in the specific rules for each Cashback Bonus Promotion." A net loss for any Cashback Bonus Promotion must be greater than $0.
     2. Cash wagering includes wagering of cash, excluding Bonus Money, during the promotional period."
     3. Cash winnings includes all cash You win from Your cash wagers placed during the promotional period. Wagers placed using Bonus Money are excluded from cash winnings.
     4. Once Bonus Money is converted to cash, following the fulfillment of wagering requirements for the applicable promotion, wagering activities with the converted funds will apply to cash wagering and net loss calculations during the promotional period.
     5. Promotional periods, as referenced herein, will be set forth in the specific rules for each Cashback Bonus Promotion.
 

Additional Rules and Requirements Specific to Prize Draw Promotions

The following is an overview of those additional rules and requirements only applicable to Prize Draw Promotions. These rules and requirements are applicable to every Prize Draw Promotion offered by the Lottery through PA iLottery System, unless otherwise specifically stated in the Promotion rules. 

     1. The Lottery will conduct one drawing from among all of the qualifying Entrants.
     2. The Lottery will use a computer-generated randomizer to select the winning Entrants from among the qualifying Lottery Account holders.
     3. Each Prize Draw Promotion will include a minimum of one prize. The maximum number of prizes to be awarded will be set forth in specific Prize Draw Promotion rules.
     4. Lottery will notify winning Entrants of their prizes via email within three (3) business days of the drawing date set forth in the specific Prize Draw Promotion rules.
     5. Prizes awarded will be posted to the winning Entrants" Lottery Accounts within three (3) business days of the drawing date set forth in the specific Prize Draw Promotion rules.
     6. The odds of a qualifying Lottery Account holder being selected as a winning Entrant in a Prize Draw Promotion depends upon the number of qualifying Lottery Account holders participating in the specific Prize Draw Promotion.
     7. Prize Draw Promotion Entrants may only win the prize for which they are first selected in that specific Prize Draw Promotion. Subsequent entries, from the same Entrant, selected in the drawing will be disqualified, and a replacement entry will be selected in accordance with Lottery procedure.
 

Our Commitment

The PA iLottery System is operated by the Lottery, which is committed to promoting responsible play and supports the state and national councils on problem gambling. The Lottery works to generate funding to benefit older Pennsylvanians in a socially responsible way. 

Healthy Play®

We want to ensure that all of our players always play responsibly. That means playing within their financial means and only for entertainment, and ensuring our players are of legal age.  
Tools and information on healthier play are available on the Lottery's website: Pennsylvania Lottery. 

If you or someone you care about are experiencing gambling-related harms, please call 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) for free and confidential assistance. Help is available 24 hours a day. Know the signs. Have the conversation. 

Players can also reach out via the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania website at pancouncil.com, where they can access the helpline by phone, chat, or text.  

Please play responsibly. 

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