Common use of Theft of Lottery Tickets Clause in Contracts

Theft of Lottery Tickets. Retailers who are victims of criminal acts which result in the theft or loss of Lottery Tickets may be credited with such loss under the following conditions: a. The loss is due to the criminal conduct of a person(s) other than the Retailer or Retailer, employee, agent, or representative. b. The crime is immediately reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency and to the Lottery Security Division. c. The Retailer cooperates in the investigation with the appropriate law enforcement agency and the Lottery Security Division. d. The investigating law enforcement agency and the Lottery Security Division conclude that the loss is due to the criminal conduct of a person(s) not connected in any way with the Retailer and the Lottery Ticket loss is not due to a continued pattern of neglect in handling Lottery Tickets. A continued pattern of neglect may occur when the Retailer has had more than one prior theft, loss, or incident of Lottery Ticket damage or destruction, which has resulted in an investigation by the Lottery Security Division and a recommendation to the Director and the Retailer as to what measures should be taken to correct the defects noted. e. It shall be within the discretion of the Director to determine how many such events shall constitute a continued pattern. f. Credit for stolen Lottery Tickets may be given upon approval of the Director after a report is filed by the Lottery Security Division. g. Lottery PullTab inventory is not transferable, assignable or sellable in the instance of any change of ownership of a Retailer’s business, including any sale of the business. All PullTab Tickets must be destroyed. Credit will not be provided for those Tickets.