Section 1770.195  High-Frequency Prize Winners: Review, Penalties and Hearings

a)         The Department will conduct an investigation of a High-Frequency Prize Winner, as defined in this Part, to determine if the submission of at least 20 claims for Lottery prizes, each with a value of at least $1,000, within any period of 365 days, is factually or statistically improbable. If the Director makes a determination of factual or statistical improbability, the Director will impose a prize claim suspension in accordance with subsection (b).

b)         The Department will suspend High-Frequency Prize Winners from claiming any Lottery prizes with a value of more than $600 for the following time periods:

A)        up to 90 days for a first violation;

B)        up to 180 days for a second violation;

C)        up to 365 days for three or more violations.

c)         A High-Frequency Prize Winner shall be entitled to a hearing before any prize claim suspension goes into effect, provided that the hearing request is in writing and received by the Secretary at the location specified on the suspension notice before the 21^st calendar day from the date which appears on the suspension notice. If the High-Frequency Prize Winner is aggrieved by the decision of the Director, they may appeal to the Board for a hearing pursuant to the Lottery Law and 11 Ill. Adm. Code 1700. Any such appeal shall be in writing and made to the Secretary at the location specified on the suspension notice within 30 days of the Director's level decision.

(Source:  Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 13924, effective September 18, 2023)