53ER10-55: LUCKY LINES™ Retailer Bonus Sales Commission
SUMMARY: The Florida Lottery will pay double the sales commissions to retailers that sell LUCKY LINES™ tickets.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Louisa H. Warren, Senior Attorney, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011
THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:
53ER10-55 LUCKY LINES™ Retailer Bonus Sales Commission.
(1) Beginning October 11, 2010 through October 31, 2010, the Florida Lottery will conduct, as a retailer sales incentive, a LUCKY LINES™ Retailer Bonus Sales Commission program in which the Florida Lottery will double the sales commissions to retailers.
(2) The Florida Lottery will pay retailers a 5% bonus sales commission on each LUCKY LINES sale in addition to the regular commission set forth in Rule 53ER05-14, F.A.C., for a total of $.10 for each $1.00 LUCKY LINES sale, $.20 for each $2.00 LUCKY LINES sale, $.30 for each $3.00 LUCKY LINES sale, and $.50 for each $5.00 LUCKY LINES sale.
(3) The bonus commission will be reflected on the retailer’s weekly Settlement Report.
(4) Retailers whose Florida Lottery contracts are terminated or inactivated prior to payment of the bonus commissions shall be paid the commissions earned provided said termination or inactivation was not due to noncompliance with Chapter 24, F.S., Chapter 53, F.A.C., or contract terms.
(5) Bonus commissions will be considered compensation to the retailer for Internal Revenue Service purposes. The Florida Lottery reserves the right to apply a bonus commission earned against a retailer’s outstanding debt to the Florida Lottery, and to award the remaining balance of the commission(s), if any.
Proposed Effective Date is October 11, 2010.
Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(i), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(i), 24.112(1) FS. History–New 10-11-10.