PITTSBURGH, PA - PPG Paints Arena - OFFICIAL RULES and INFORMATION
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PITTSBURGH, PA - PPG Paints Arena - OFFICIAL RULES AND INFORMATION Overview: All Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation 50/50 RAFFLE tickets, transactions, participants, purchasers and winners are subject to these Official Rules, and to all applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including but not limited to the Pennsylvania Small Games of Chance Act, Licensing Law, the Rules and Regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and all other applicable rules and regulations adopted by any regulatory and/or enforcement agency having jurisdiction with respect to the activities to which these Official Rules apply. Ticket Purchase: Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation 50/50 RAFFLE fundraisers will be conducted at each Penguins home game at PPG Paints Arena throughout the regular and post-season. Raffle tickets will be sold from the time the gates open through the second intermission. The winning ticket number will be drawn at the start of the 3rd Period. Raffle tickets can be purchased at seven 50/50 RAFFLE kiosks (in the Highmark Lobby, near sections 105, 109, 118, 201, 214 and 226) or from a 50/50 RAFFLE seller roaming throughout the arena. Ticket Prices: Tickets may be purchased with cash only (United States ($) Dollars) as follows: 3 tickets for $5 10 tickets for $10 40 tickets for $20 Each ticket is a receipt for the entrant and represents one (1) entry for that game's Raffle and is not eligible for any past or future Raffle drawings. The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation is not responsible for printing errors in any Raffle-related material or any misdirected, incomplete, lost, late or illegible tickets or other errors or problems that may limit the entrant's ability to participate in or win any Raffle. False or deceptive entries or acts will render the buyer ineligible. Entrants may purchase as many tickets as they wish, subject to availability. No refunds will be made, except as otherwise determined by Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation in its sole discretion. Raffle ticket purchases are not tax deductible. Eligibility: Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation 50/50 RAFFLE is open to all ticket holders to Pittsburgh Penguins home games age eighteen (18) or older as of the date of entry. By purchasing a Raffle ticket, the entrant agrees to abide by all terms of the Official Rules applicable thereto. Subject to all Federal, State, Local and Municipal Laws and regulations. By entering any 50/50 RAFFLE, Entrants agree to abide by all terms of these Official Rules. All 50/50 RAFFLES shall be subject to all Federal, State, Local and Municipal Laws and Regulations. Some restrictions apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation 50/50 RAFFLE staff members Penguins Foundation, Pittsburgh Penguins, Aramark or AEG are not eligible to enter or win. Members of employee’s immediate families (defined for these purposes as including spouse, parents, children, and siblings and each of their respective spouses) and individuals living in the same household, are not eligible to participate or win. Random Drawing: Every transaction is electronically tallied. The running total is periodically displayed and updated in real time on the scoreboard and various locations throughout the arena. The winning ticket number is selected by random drawing through an automated computer program upon conclusion of each game Raffle at the end of the second intermission. Winners need not be present to claim his/her prize. One (1) winner will be chosen out of the pool of purchased tickets for that game. The decisions of Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation are final and binding on all matters relating to any Raffle. Winner Notification: The winning ticket number will be posted on the scoreboard and announced during the 3rd Period. The winning ticket number will also be available at the Guest Relations office on the Main Concourse of PPG Paints Arena. The number will also be posted on www.pittsburghpenguinsfoundation.org within three (3) business days of the game date. Prize: Each prize is cash and the amount depends on the amount of Raffle tickets sold. Each winning prize, in the form of a check, shall be paid to each Raffle winner within five (5) to seven (7) business days of the claim date via US mail. Each Raffle winner will receive one half (1/2) of the total collected by Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation on that game date. To claim your winning prize, potential winners should go to the Dick’s Sporting Goods Box Office in the Highmark Lobby of PPG Paints Arena. The purchased Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation 50/50 RAFFLE ticket is the only valid receipt for claiming a prize and must be redeemed either in person or via mail. The potential Raffle winner will be required to submit his/her valid social security number and/or other identification to Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and shall be required to execute and return a Winning Ticket Claim Form. Upon completion of the corresponding paperwork, a check will be mailed to the winner within five (5) to seven (7) business days of claiming their respective prize. Failure to submit any identification or failure to return required documents to Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Official Rules, or return of any Prize or Prize notification as undeliverable, may result in disqualification and the Prize being forfeited and the Prize money being donated to Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. Potential winners may also choose to waive their right to receive a Prize at which time the Prize from that drawing will be forfeited and the Prize Money will be donated to Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation 50/50 Raffle is governed by Pennsylvania law. All winners will be subject to the IRS rules and regulations regarding gambling winnings. For the season, Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation will complete and file IRS form W-2G and withhold federal income tax of 24% from the winner's proceeds in accordance with IRS guidelines and regulations for prizes at $600 and above. Prize winners who are non-resident aliens for tax purposes will be subject to all applicable withholding and reporting requirements. All Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation 50/50 RAFFLE winners will have until thirty (30) days following the conclusion of the regular season to claim their prize. If a prize remains unclaimed after thirty (30) days following the conclusion of the regular season, the unclaimed prize money will be donated back to Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. Each Raffle winner assumes all responsibility for any state, county or Federal taxes, fees or withholdings. Each Winner is advised to consult his/her own tax advisor(s) with respect to the liabilities that may arise from winning a prize in the RAFFLE. No substitutes for prizes are allowed by any potential RAFFLE winner. Potential RAFFLE winners may waive their right to receive a prize (i.e., decline the prize), at which time the prize from that drawing date will be forfeited and the prize money will be donated to Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and the Pittsburgh Penguins are not responsible for any lost or stolen 50/50 RAFFLE tickets. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS FOUNDATION REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization existing under the laws of Pennsylvania and is a distinct legal entity from the Pittsburgh Penguins, LP, the legal entity which owns and operates the Pittsburgh Penguins National Hockey League franchise. Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation is conducting the 50/50 RAFFLES at PPG Paints Arena with the permission of and limited assistance from the Pittsburgh Penguins, but Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation is solely responsible for the operation and conduct of the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation 50/50 RAFFLES. The official registration and financial information of Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732- 0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: By purchasing a Raffle ticket, buyers agree to release and hold harmless Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the other NHL Entities (defined below) and each of their respective parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies, and each of their respective shareholders, employees, directors, officers, affiliates, representatives, agents, successors, and assigns (collectively, "Released Parties") against any and all liability claims or actions of any kind whatsoever arising directly or indirectly for injuries (including death), damages or losses to persons and property, which may be sustained in connection with the receipt or use of any prize, or while preparing for, participating, in, and/or traveling to any prize-related activity. Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering within the entry process or otherwise in violation of the official Rules. Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the RAFFLE for any reason, including, but not limited to if any RAFFLE is not capable of completion as planned, including but not limited to, infection by tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort, fraud, or acts of God. Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to any RAFFLE. Released Parties make no warranty, guaranty