Section: 30-9900

DEFINITIONS

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 10/3/2025 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Section 4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code §§ 36-601.06(a) and 36-601.13 (2016 Repl.)), and Office of the Chief Financial Officer Management Control Order No. 25-01, effective April 1, 2025.

Source : Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7439, 7465 (October 2, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 872 (February 1, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 1520 (February 14, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 3705 (May 9, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10135 (November 28, 2003); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 50 DCR 10656 (December 12, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 2406 (March 5, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 3063 (April 14, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 6445 (June 29, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 7489 (August 3, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 8738 (November 6, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 974 (January 22, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 10832, 10911 (November 19, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 2677, 2687 (March 25, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9834, 9837 (November 18, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9838, 9840 (November 18, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 9201, 9205 (August 3, 3012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 5140 (April 5, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 6653 (May 10, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 6656 (May 10, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 14816 (October 18, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 14824 (October 18, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 4941 (May 16, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 8506 (August 15, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 10266 (October 3, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 1603 (February 6, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 13017 (October 2, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 10543 (October 20, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 2274 (March 2, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 5669 (May 18, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 003898 (April 4, 2025); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 010754 (October 3, 2025).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055170 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
10/3/2025
N142458 Final Rulemaking Lottery and Gaming, Office of – Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 30 DCMR Ch. 5, etc. - Lotto America Regulations and Repealing Hot Lotto and Sizzler View Text 10/3/2025
Vol 72/40
N142025 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Gaming, Office of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 30 DCMR Ch. 5, etc. - Lotto America Regulations and Repealing Hot Lotto and Sizzler View Text 8/15/2025
Vol 72/33
R0054910 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
4/5/2025
N140394 Final Rulemaking Lottery and Gaming, Office of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 30 DCMR Ch. 6, etc. - Mega Millions Game View Text 4/4/2025
Vol 72/14
N139788 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Gaming, Office of – Amending 30 DCMR Ch. 6, etc. - Mega Millions Game Changes View Text 2/21/2025
Vol 72/8
R0035411 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
5/20/2018
N0069778 Final Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games, Office of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - The Lucky One® Game View Text 5/18/2018
Vol 65/20
R0035080 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
3/11/2018
N0067750 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games, Office of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amendments are to implement The Lucky One game. View Text 3/9/2018
Vol 65/10
N0067687 Final Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games, Office of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Regulations to implement the Agency's new DC 2 Game View Text 3/2/2018
Vol 65/9
N0066998 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games, Office of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Regulations for the new DC 2 Game. View Text 1/12/2018
Vol 65/2
R0033472 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
10/28/2017
N0065807 Final Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games, Office of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - These rules implement changes to the Mega Million game effective October 28, 2017 View Text 10/20/2017
Vol 64/42
N0065253 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - To implement changes to the Mega Millions game starting Oct 31, 2017 View Text 9/8/2017
Vol 64/36
N0042343 Final Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, D.C. - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Rule adoption for changes to Hot Lotto Game View Text 5/10/2013
Vol 60/20
R0017716 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
10/4/2015
N0055241 Final Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC- Notice of Final Rulemaking-These rules are for the changes to matrix and prizes for the Powerball game. View Text 10/2/2015
Vol 62/41
N0054750 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Changes to Powerball Game effective Oct 5, 2015 View Text 8/21/2015
Vol 62/35
R0016902 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
2/6/2015
R0016610 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
10/3/2014
N0049927 Final Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC - Notice of Final Rulemaking - These rules finalize the Monopoly Millionaires' Club Game View Text 10/3/2014
Vol 61/41
R0016319 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
8/15/2014
N0048517 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - These rules are necessary for the new Rolling Jackpot Smokin' Hot Dice Fast Play Game View Text 6/27/2014
Vol 61/27
R0015633 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
5/16/2014
N0047765 Final Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC - Notice of Final Rulemaking - These rules finalize the 50/50 Raffles rules for Charitable Foundations affiliated with Collegiate or Professional Sports Teams View Text 5/16/2014
Vol 61/21
N0047457 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC - Notice of Third Proposed Rulemaking - 50/50 raffles conducted by charitable organizations affiliated with professional and collegiate sports teams. View Text 4/25/2014
Vol 61/18
N0046769 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC - Notice of Second Proposed Rulemaking - To allow Professional and Collegiate Sport Affiliated Charitable Organizations to conduct 50/50 Raffles View Text 3/7/2014
Vol 61/10
N0045348 Proposed Rulemaking These proposed rules are for raffles for Charitable Foundations affiliated with a Professional Sports team. View Text 11/22/2013
Vol 60/50
R0014455 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
10/18/2013
N0044853 Final Rulemaking These rules finalize rule changes to the DC3, DC4 lottery games. View Text 10/18/2013
Vol 60/45
N0044854 Final Rulemaking These rules finalize changes to the Mega Millions lottery game. View Text 10/18/2013
Vol 60/45
N0044383 Proposed Rulemaking These proposed rules are for the DC3 & DC4 Plus or Minus games. View Text 9/13/2013
Vol 60/39
N0044389 Proposed Rulemaking These proposed rules are for implementation of the new Mega Millions game changes. View Text 9/13/2013
Vol 60/39
R0013102 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
5/10/2013
N0042340 Final Rulemaking Rule adoption for debit card purchases for lottery games. View Text 5/10/2013
Vol 60/20
N0041781 Final Rulemaking Rules Finalizing DC Tap & Play Games View Text 4/5/2013
Vol 60/15
N0041782 Proposed Rulemaking These admendments will allow D.C. Lottery Agents the option of accepting debit cards for Lottery purchases. View Text 4/5/2013
Vol 60/15
N0041784 Proposed Rulemaking These rules are necessary to implement unilateral changes to the National Hot Lotto Game. View Text 4/5/2013
Vol 60/15
N0040862 Proposed Rulemaking These rules are necessary for the new DC Tap & Play Games. View Text 2/1/2013
Vol 60/5
R0012700 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
8/3/2012
N0028211 Final Rulemaking These final rules are necessary for the DC Jackpot Game View Text 8/3/2012
Vol 59/31
N0025889 Proposed Rulemaking Implementation of the DC Jackpot Fast Play Game. View Text 6/29/2012
Vol 59/26
R0011187 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
11/18/2011
N0017352 Final Rulemaking Final Rulemaking for Plus or Minus DC3 View Text 11/18/2011
Vol 58/46
N0017353 Final Rulemaking Final Rulemaking for Plus or Minus DC4 View Text 11/18/2011
Vol 58/46
R0010396 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
3/25/2011
N0007827 Final Rulemaking These rules finalize the published proposed rules for DC Fast Play Games View Text 3/25/2011
Vol 58/12
N0006535 Proposed Rulemaking Introduction of DC Fast Play Games:Break The Bank, Wild Cherry Slots, Red Hot Numbers & Tic Tac Rock. View Text 2/18/2011
Vol 58/7
R0009622 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
11/19/2010
N0004979 Proposed Rulemaking These rules are necessary to start the DC KENO game called Race 2 Riches View Text 10/15/2010
Vol 57/42
N0001187 Final Rulemaking Mega Millions Game (Chapter 99) View Text 1/22/2010
Vol 57/4
R0008403 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
1/22/2010
N0000789 Proposed Rulemaking Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board: Rules to Implement the Mega Millions Game (Chapter 99) View Text 12/18/2009
Vol 56/51
N0000403 Final Rulemaking Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act Definitions View Text 11/6/2009
Vol 56/45
R0022743 Adopted Rule DEFINITIONS View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
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