Conducting a Sports Tipboard Game
What is a Sports Tipboard?
A sports tipboard is a tipboard game in which the player wins by matching numbers to the outcome of a professional sporting event.
Sports Tipboard Restrictions
Description of several restrictions placed on the conduct of sports tipboards.
Revealing the Winners
Procedures for revealing and determining the winners of a sports tipboard.
Prize Payouts
Prizes may not be awarded to any player for a lost, marked, defaced, resold or an altered ticket. Prize receipts are required for winning sports tipboard prizes of $100 or more.
Closing the Game
A sports tipboard game is considered closed when all chances have been sold or when the seals are opened, whichever occurs first. No chances may be sold after the game has closed.
Auditing a Tipboard Game
All tipboard games, including sports tipboard games, must be audited. The final audit of the game must be done by someone other than the seller and/or the person who prepared the deposit.
Fund Loss
If a fund loss is discovered, notify local law enforcement within five days of discovering the loss, and notify the Gambling Control Board. Fund losses not reported will not be considered by the Board.
Questions and Answers
Several common questions are answered regarding the conduct of sports tipboard games.