§ 3A-723. Prices of tickets or shares – Restrictions on sales.

A.  No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price other than established by the Oklahoma Lottery Commission unless authorized in writing by the executive director.  No person other than a duly certified lottery retailer shall sell lottery tickets or shares.  This subsection shall not be construed to prevent a person who may lawfully purchase tickets or shares from making a gift of lottery tickets or shares to another.  Nothing in the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act shall be construed to prohibit the Commission from designating certain of its agents and employees to sell or give lottery tickets or shares directly to the public.

B.  Lottery tickets or shares may be given by retailers as a means of promoting goods or services to customers or prospective customers eighteen (18) years of age or older subject to prior approval by the Commission.

C.  No lottery retailer shall sell a lottery ticket or share except from the locations listed in the contract of the retailer and as evidenced by the certificate of authorization unless the Commission authorizes in writing any temporary location not listed in the contract.

D.  No lottery tickets or shares shall be sold or given to persons under eighteen (18) years of age, and no prize or any portion of a prize shall be paid upon any ticket that was purchased by a person under eighteen (18) years of age.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 58, § 24, adopted at election held on Nov. 2, 2004.