2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
Principal Departments
Article 35 - Department of Revenue
Part 2 - State Lottery Division
§ 24-35-201. Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Cash prize" means any prize paid in cash in its entirety, including any expenditures made to fund Colorado or multistate prize reserves.

(1.5) "Commission" means the Colorado lottery commission.

(1.7) "Department" means the department of revenue.

(2) "Director" means the director of the state lottery division.

(3) "Division" means the state lottery division.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of revenue.

(5) "Lottery" means any and all lotteries created and operated pursuant to this part 2, including, without limitation, the game commonly known as lotto, in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers conforming to numbers selected at random, electronically or otherwise, by or at the direction of the commission, and any multistate lottery or game that is authorized by a multistate agreement to which the division is party. All references in this article to "the lottery" shall be construed to include any or all lotteries within the meaning of this subsection (5). "Lottery" shall not include a promotional drawing as defined in subsection (8) of this section.

(6) "Multistate agreement" means an agreement entered into by the division and at least one other state's lottery authority that authorizes the division to allow Colorado residents to participate in one or more multistate lotteries pursuant to rules promulgated by the commission.

(7) "Non-cash prize" means any prize paid in merchandise or a combination of cash and merchandise.

(8) "Promotional drawing" means a prize promotion involving the conduct of giveaways through the use of free chances, including the use of nonwinning tickets from existing or prior games, for purposes of commercial advertisement of the lottery, the creation of goodwill, the promotion of new lottery products, or the collection of names.