South Carolina Code 59-150-210. Sales restrictions
(B) Lottery game tickets or shares shall not be purchased and given by merchants as a means of promoting goods or services to customers or prospective customers, except as approved in writing by the commission.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-150-210
- Commission: means the South Carolina Lottery Commission. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Lottery retailer: means a person who sells lottery game tickets or shares on behalf of the South Carolina Lottery Commission pursuant to a contract. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
- Prize: means an award, gift, or anything of value regardless of whether there are conditions or restrictions attached to its receipt. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
- Proceeds: means all lottery revenue derived from the sale of lottery game tickets or shares and all other monies derived from the lottery or received by the commission. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
- Share: means an intangible interest in a lottery ticket, by way of assignment, contractual participation, or other claim or right. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
- Ticket: means tangible evidence issued by the South Carolina Lottery Commission to provide participation in a lottery game. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
(C) A lottery retailer shall not sell a lottery game ticket or share except from the locations listed in the lottery retailer’s contract and as evidenced by the lottery retailer’s certificate of authorization unless the commission authorizes, in writing, a temporary location not listed in the lottery retailer’s contract.
(D) Lottery game tickets or shares must not be sold to persons under eighteen years of age, but a person eighteen years of age or older may purchase lawfully lottery game tickets or shares and make a gift to a person of any age. If a minor lawfully receives a winning lottery game ticket, the commission may direct payment of proceeds of a lottery prize in an amount not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars to the parent or guardian of the minor without court approval and without appointment of a conservator. In the case of a lottery prize greater than two thousand five hundred dollars and not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, payment must be made in accordance with the procedures outlined in § 62-5-103 as they relate to distribution. In the case of a prize in an amount greater than twenty-five thousand dollars, payment must be made to a duly appointed conservator to be held for the benefit of the minor, pursuant to § 62-5-433.
(E) A lottery ticket or share must not be sold on the date of any general or primary election; for a lottery game other than that defined in § 59-150-20(7); or for a lottery game with corporate sponsorship.
(F) A lottery ticket or share must not be sold on the campus of a public institution of higher learning as defined in § 59-103-5.