2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery
Section 461.230 - Method for determining winners; rules.


(2) If a lottery game utilizes a manual drawing of winning numbers, a manual drawing among entries or a manual drawing among finalists:
(a) The drawing must be open to the public;
(b) The drawing must be witnessed by an independent certified public accountant or a professional representative of an independent certified public accountancy organization;
(c) Any equipment used in the drawing must be inspected by the independent certified public accountant or the professional representative of an independent certified public accountancy organization and an employee of the lottery both before and after the drawing; and
(d) The drawing and such inspections shall be recorded on both video and audio tape.
(3)(a) When a drawing is held out of this state in conjunction with other state lotteries, the Oregon State Lottery shall conduct periodic studies of the drawing’s security procedures. Any equipment used in a manual drawing must be inspected both before and after the drawing by a professional representative of an independent certified public accountancy organization and a representative of the state lottery designated by the director.
(b) Any manual drawing and such inspections shall be recorded on both video and audio tape.
(4) The lottery may use any of a variety of existing or future methods or technologies in determining winners. [1985 c.2 §4(4); 1985 c.302 §4(4); 1985 c.458 §1(4); 1985 c.520 §1(4); 1991 c.613 §2; 1997 c.146 §1; 1997 c.625 §2; 1999 c.322 §40; 2003 c.59 §1]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment

Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery

Section 461.010 - Definitions.

Section 461.030 - Local laws preempted; applicability of other laws; severability.

Section 461.100 - Oregon State Lottery Commission; members; duties; meetings.

Section 461.110 - Criminal identification information available to lottery; fingerprints; service and execution of warrants.

Section 461.120 - Commission exempt from certain laws; rulemaking; applicability of Administrative Procedures Act.

Section 461.130 - Authority of commission; delegation; contracts for security services.

Section 461.140 - Annual budget report.

Section 461.150 - State lottery director; appointment; assistant directors; duties and powers.

Section 461.180 - Studies; accountability; audits; delegation.

Section 461.200 - Operation of lottery; Oregon State Lottery Responsible Gambling Code of Practice.

Section 461.210 - Security measures; ticket content; rules.

Section 461.215 - Video lottery games.

Section 461.217 - Video lottery game regulation; limitation on number and placement of terminals; rules.

Section 461.220 - Number and value of prizes; required information on lottery tickets; rules; advertising.

Section 461.230 - Method for determining winners; rules.

Section 461.240 - Sale price of tickets and shares; rules.

Section 461.250 - Validation and payment of prizes; tabulation of sales and prizes; assignment of prizes; payment on behalf of deceased winner; claim period; ineligibility of lottery employees; rules.

Section 461.253 - Voluntary assignment of prizes; petition for judicial order; issuance of order; commission intervention in proceeding.

Section 461.257 - Judicial order suspending voluntary assignment laws upon finding of adverse tax consequences for all prize winners.

Section 461.300 - Selection of retailers; rules; contracts.

Section 461.330 - Display of certificate of authority; bond or letter of credit; payments for tickets or shares.

Section 461.335 - Temporary letter of authority; grounds for revocation.

Section 461.410 - Vendor disclosure for major procurements.

Section 461.430 - Contractor required to comply with applicable laws; performance bond.

Section 461.445 - Policy on payment to contractors.

Section 461.500 - Lottery to be self-supporting; allocation of revenues.

Section 461.510 - State Lottery Fund; types of disbursements.

Section 461.512 - Management of lottery moneys received by county; report on use of moneys.

Section 461.520 - Establishment of checking accounts and petty cash fund.

Section 461.540 - Administrative Services Economic Development Fund.

Section 461.543 - Sports Lottery Account; distribution of revenues.

Section 461.544 - Use of proceeds of video lottery games.

Section 461.547 - Distribution of certain video lottery revenues to counties for economic development.

Section 461.548 - Video lottery proceeds to be treated separately from other lottery proceeds.

Section 461.549 - Use of video lottery proceeds for treatment of gambling-related behavioral problems.

Section 461.553 - ODAS Economic Development Distributions Fund.

Section 461.555 - Capital Construction Trust Fund; sources; uses.

Section 461.557 - DOT Economic Development Distributions Fund.

Section 461.559 - Reversion of lottery allocations.

Section 461.560 - Taxation of sales and prizes.

Section 461.600 - Sales to minors.

Section 461.700 - Additional disclosure requirements; costs of investigation.

Section 461.715 - Holding of certain lottery prizes for child support; rules; procedure.

Section 461.719 - Holding of certain lottery prizes for overpayment of assistance; rules; procedures.

Section 461.725 - Enforcement officers to enforce prohibition on gray machines.

Section 461.740 - Policy on hiring by firms receiving lottery-funded benefits.

Section 461.810 - Definitions.

Section 461.820 - Promotion of responsible gambling.