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TICKET ® THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE FOR OHIO LOTTERYS RETAILERS March/April 2021 | VOL. 3 NO. 17 eller Money Multiplier On sale March 30, 2021 TICKET SELLER March/April 2021 Contents 4! Lottery Operations update. ® Get the latest information to keep sales humming. A message 6! Instant Big Winners. See where the largest scratch-off prizes were from the Director sold for the month of January and the It’s hard to believe a whole year has gone by since first three weeks of February. the start of the pandemic. You’ve rallied behind your 7! Keeping Lottery game community, adjusted everyday business practices to safely serve customers and made sacrifices to keep everyone playing fun. Finding the right balance safe. We’ve also made our own adjustments, utilizing staff for responsible play and getting help in new ways and enhancing our use of technology to support your business in when needed, in recognition of Problem these unprecedented times. Gambling Awareness Month. We are pleased to share some good news. Sales are strong, up 25.4% for the 8! KENO Clutch 3. Get ready for first half of the fiscal year, July through January, compared to the same period spring with a value-added promotion for the prior year. That means increased commissions and other benefits for your Keno players. Enjoy the promotion you. Numbers games, scratch-offs, EZPLAY® Games and Keno are all seeing during the best of college tournament sustained growth. Portable, convenient and fun, our games are providing a basketball. break from the everyday. 14! Taking Care of Business. As we look towards spring, we have a number of new offerings to share. The Dealing with an equipment issues? Best first is the debut of $10 Money Multiplier with our March 30 scratch-off practices for working with a tech. release. The latest Gigantix ticket offers five games to play on a single ticket and prize multipliers too, a player favorite. If you’re new to selling these supersized games, we encourage you to give this game a try. Your sales representative would be happy to provide you with a game dispenser. Overall, we’ve found that higher-priced games like the upcoming $10 game are attractive to customers and boost retailer sales. For retailers who excel with Keno and other social games, we’re happy to announce a new promotion, Keno Clutch 3, as college basketball tournament ................................................................................. season reaches its peak. The promotion provides customers with a free, $1 All efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of three-spot play good for three consecutive drawings, with a $20 single-ticket the information provided. However, the Ohio Keno purchase. The promotion starts March 19 and runs on select tournament Lottery makes no warranties or representations games days from noon to midnight. See page 8 to learn more. as to the accuracy of the information supplied herein. Winning numbers and jackpot amounts can only be verified through our gaming sys- March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month. The Ohio Lottery and the lottery tem, accessible at any Ohio Lottery office. industry as a whole use this time to re-enforce strategies for healthy play, educating retailers and customers about the support systems available to help The Ohio Lottery is an Equal when gambling causes problems and is no longer fun. Opportunity Employer and Service Provider. See page 7 to learn more. Take a few minutes to share the information with employees and post these tips to keep the experience of Ohio Lottery game play 1-800-686-4208 www.ohiolottery.com fun. Pat McDonald, Executive Director A publication of the Ohio Lottery's Office We’ve come so far throughout the pandemic. We’ve done that by working of Communications. together, making adjustments and helping each other as we seek a path to a Contributors healthy, happy and more prosperous future. Thank you for your ongoing support. Marie Kilbane Seckers, Editor Molly Fanta, Rebecca McLemore Sincerely, Editorial input provided by the Offices of Marketing and Sales Management. Regional liaisons: Jillann Kinn, Victoria Nacci, TJ Pasquale, Kelly Krause. 24/7 Problem Gamblers Helpline: 1-800-589-9966 Pat McDonald, Executive Director Please Play Responsibly The Ohio Lottery 2 | Ticket Seller | March/April 2021 Instant Spotlight: $10 Money Multiplier #650 (Gigantix) Money Multiplier offers lots of play and great value. Be sure to include this scratch-off among your selection of games. On sale March 30, 2021 Money Multiplier #650 Top prize: $500,000 Give the big Top prize odds: 1 in 960,000 game a try! Overall odds: 1 in 3.63 Percentage payout: 73.0% If you enjoy multiplier games, this game’s for you. Each ticket has a 5x, 10x, 25x and 50x multiplier game to play, and includes a bonus game – five games in all on a single ticket. Each ticket provides 55 chances to win. Need a Gigantix game box? Talk to your sales representative today. Retailer Incentive An EZ way to Play This Game Again. Scan QR Code Now! Program, Q2 Starting April 4, 2021 WWW.OHIO LOTTERY.COM FY2021 PRINTED ON 06/01/2021 15:42:06 00000 00128 00681 57441 42331 16988 04307 $1, $100 Karat During the past quarter (October-December 2020), 3,716 WIN UP TO $100! Top prize: $100 retailers qualified for a Retailer Incentive Program Bonus, Odds: 1 in 7.52 sharing $4.8 million in bonuses. These retailers secured an Payout: 80.0% additional $114.8 million in sales, compared to the same WWW.OHIO LOTTERY.COM quarter the prior year. Play style: Symbol ODDS 1:7.52 PAYOUT 80% match. Includes WINNING SPINS More than 3,200 retailers did not activate at least one book “doubler” feature. = $100 of each new game sent in the Oct. 13 and Nov. 24 ticket = $50 deliveries, forfeiting almost $1.8 million in bonuses. Ending April 4, WWW.OHIO LOTTERY.COM = $20 2021 Who’s a top performer? = $10 $1 Lucky Visit https://www.ohiolottery.com/Retailers/Retailer-Resources Leprechaun = $2 and click on the “Ticket Seller News” page to learn more. = $1 WWW.OHIO LOTTERY.COM YOUR SPINS 3 SPIN 1 March/April 2021 | Ticket Seller | SPIN 2 SPIN 3 SPIN 4 WWW.OHIO LOTTERY.COM Win by matchingHOW “YOUR TO WIN SPINS” symbols in exact order to the symbols above and win the prize. Each SPIN played horizontally and separately. WWW.OHIO LOTTERY.COM TOTAL = $1.00 FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY Game Rule # 3770:1-9-909 101002-101002 01 000000000008* TR:0000000002431 ABCDE12345678910ABCDE12345678910ABCDE1234 00000 00044 00000 00034 16027 73954 14253 WWW.OHIO LOTTERY.COM Lottery operations update Look for signage to promote the March 30 scratch-off release Updates Display the poster that comes with the delivery of new scratch- offs on March 30. Place the On Sale* poster on your dispenser or self- Feb. 16, 2021 serve vending machine, anywhere March 30, 2021 within the line of sight for your customers. Stinkin’ Rich ($1), #647 7 ($2), #648 Take the call – Make it a priority to accept the weekly scratch-off order call by your Lady Luck ($5), #649 Sci Games Tel-Sell representative. Money Multiplier ($10), #650 $2,000,000 Extreme Cash ($20), #651 Need supplies? If you need bet cards or paper, please let your Tel-Sell representative know during their regularly scheduled scratch-off order call. Closing March 1-11, 2021 More retailer signage Xtra Bonus ($1), #525 You can find a variety of posters to support your business, including posters on Lots of $500s ($5), #527 jackpot awareness, cashing, Keno and more under “Promotional Materials” in Million Dollar Cash Bonanza ($10), #529 Retailer Resources menu on the Ohio Lottery website: Double Doubler ($1), #532 https://www.ohiolottery.com/Retailers/Retailer-Resources Triple Tripler ($1), #533 Lucky Loot HD ($10), #537 Integrity is everything: Keep your business in good standing Cool 7s ($1), #544 The Ohio Lottery conducts random background checks to ensure the integrity of Snow Me the Money ($2), #545 all Ohio Lottery retailer operations. Be sure your business principals meet all Ohio Winter Winnings ($5), #546 Lottery guidelines. Monopoly 50x ($10), #558 * These game releases are current as of Feb. Questions? Please contact the Office of Investigations and Security, or Licensing and 28, 2021. All dates tentative. Inventory levels Bonding, at 1-800-686-4208. may change current schedule. Contact your sales representative for the latest update. Have a bond coming due? Keep your business organized and current with a timely renewal of your Ohio Lottery bond. Questions? Contact Licensing and Bonding at ** Important note on expired tickets 1-800-686-4208. Customers who hold a winning ticket that expires during the Governor’s State of Emergency Order may submit their claim by Have concerns about your Ohio Lottery bank account? Contact Retailer Accounts at mail or in-person at any Ohio Lottery Regional 1-800-686-4208 for assistance. Office no later than 30 days after Ohio’s State of Emergency Order has been lifted. The Ohio Lottery will validate and pay prizes that meet these guidelines. What’s New For additional information and important claiming updates, please visit https://www.ohiolottery.com/Claiming/Index to learn more. See-thru plexiglass clings Plexiglass clings to advertise Lottery games are now available for retailers. If you are interested in including see- thru, Ohio Lottery decals on plexiglass dividers you may have at the checkout line or customer counter, please contact your sales representative. 4 | Ticket Seller | March/April 2021 Check ‘em out coming your way soon Please note that all on-sale dates are tentative. These game releases are current as of Feb.