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1 OFFICIAL GAME RULES 5 Card Cash Table of Contents Part Page Number PART I Term and Brief Game Description 1 PART II Definitions 1 PART III Game Description, Characteristics and 3 Drawing Information A. Game Designation 3 B. Game Design 3 C. Game Purchases 3 D. Ticket Format 3 E. Ticket Stock 3 F. Ticket Price 3 G. Play Restrictions 4 H. Drawing Information 4 PART IV Prizes, Liability Limits, Ticket Validation 5 Requirements and Prize Claim Information A. Progressive Jackpot 5 B. Statistical Information 5 C. Top Prize Liability Limits for Drawing 8 Component D. Entitlement to Prizes by Winners 8 E. Exchange Ticket 8 F. Ticket Validation Requirements 8 G. Procedures for Claiming and Payment of 9 Prizes PART V Disputes 10 PART VI Applicable Law 10

2 OFFICIAL GAME RULES 5 Card Cash PART I TERM AND BRIEF GAME DESCRIPTION. These Official Game Rules (the Official Game Rules ) apply to all 5 Card Cash (the Game ) purchases, claims and payments made in connection with Tickets purchased on or after October 18, All purchases, claims and payments made in connection with Tickets purchased before October 18, 2015 are governed by the May 4, 2014 Official 5 Card Cash Game Rules and the March 20, 2015 Amendment thereto. Upon a decision to terminate the Game, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall publicly announce a termination date. The Game is a Terminal Lottery Game with a base price of two dollars ($2.00) per wager. For each wager, a Player receives a Game Ticket identifying five (5) playing cards associated with a Standard Deck of Playing Cards. As described more fully in Part III of these Official Game Rules, each Game Ticket purchased for the base price features two (2) ways to win: an Instant Win component, in which a Player instantly wins a prize if his/her cards constitute a Winning Instant Hand; and a Drawing component, in which a Player wins a prize if his/her cards match at least three (3) cards out of the five (5) Winning Drawing Cards. A Player can win in the Instant Win component, the Drawing component, or both. For an optional additional one dollar ($1.00) per wager, a Player may purchase an add-on feature, ALL IN, where a Player can win an additional prize for forming some Winning Instant Hands, as described more fully in Part III of these Official Game Rules. PART II DEFINITIONS. A. The cards comprising the Standard Deck of Playing Cards are as follows: Suits Diamonds Spades Hearts Clubs 2 Two of Diamonds 2D 7 Seven of Diamonds 7D J Jack of Diamonds JD 2 Two of Spades 2S 7 Seven of Spades 7S J Jack of Spades JS 2 Two of Hearts 2H 7 Seven of Hearts 7H J Jack of Hearts JH 2 Two of Clubs 2C 7 Seven of Clubs 7C J Jack of Clubs JC 3 Three of Diamonds 3D 8 Eight of Diamonds 8D Q Queen of Diamonds QD 3 Three of Spades 3S 8 Eight of Spades 8S Q Queen of Spades QS 3 Three of Hearts 3H 8 Eight of Hearts 8H Q Queen of Hearts QH 3 Three of Clubs 3C 8 Eight of Clubs 8C Q Queen of Clubs QC Cards 4 Four of Diamonds 4D 9 Nine of Diamonds 9D K King of Diamonds KD 4 Four of Spades 4S 9 Nine of Spades 9S K King of Spades KS 4 Four of Hearts 4H 9 Nine of Hearts 9H K King of Hearts KH 4 Four of Clubs 4C 9 Nine of Clubs 9C K King of Clubs KC 5 Five of Diamonds 5D 10 Ten of Diamonds 10D A Ace of Diamonds AD 5 Five of Spades 5S 10 Ten of Spades 10S A Ace of Spades AS 5 Five of Hearts 5H 10 Ten of Hearts 10H A Ace of Hearts AH 5 Five of Clubs 5C 10 Ten of Clubs 10C A Ace of Clubs AC 6 Six of Diamonds 6D 6 Six of Spades 6S 6 Six of Hearts 6H 6 Six of Clubs 6C 5 Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 1

3 B. ALL IN shall mean an optional add-on feature of the Game where, for an additional one dollar ($1.00) per wager, a Player can win an additional prize for forming a Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, or Flush Winning Instant Hand, as described more fully in Part IV of these Official Game Rules. C. Claimant or Winner shall mean any natural person or legal entity submitting a winning Game Ticket within the prize claim period. D. CLC shall mean the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. E. Drawing shall mean the formal process of selecting Winning Drawing Cards that conclusively determine the number of winning Tickets for each prize level of the Game s Drawing component. F. Game Ticket or Ticket shall mean a Terminal-generated wager accepted by the Terminal Gaming System and meeting the specifications described in these Official Game Rules. G. Hand shall mean five (5) cards randomly selected from a Standard Deck of Playing Cards printed on a Ticket. H. High-Tier Claim Center shall mean a Retailer where CLC prizes of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) can be paid. I. Instant Win shall mean a Hand that constitutes a Winning Instant Hand, as described more fully in Part IV Section B of these Official Game Rules and the corresponding Winning Instant Hands table. J. Liability Limit shall refer to the CLC s limit for paying Top Prize claims in the Game s Drawing component, as described more fully in Part IV Section C of these Official Game Rules. K. Player or Purchaser shall mean a natural person or legal entity buying a Game Ticket in accordance with these Official Game Rules. L. President shall mean the President of the CLC. M. Progressive Jackpot shall mean the variable amount used as the basis for determining the prize amounts for the Royal Flush and Straight Flush Winning Hands when the Game s ALL IN feature is purchased, as described more fully in Part IV of these Official Game Rules. N. Promotions shall mean the CLC s marketing or advertising intended to increase sales of the Game through a discount, rebate, increased prize amounts, or such other means the CLC determines. O. Quick Pick shall mean the random selection of cards resulting in a wager accepted by the Terminal Gaming System. P. Rank shall mean the value of an individual card, consisting of the following thirteen (13) ranks, from low to high: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace. Q. Retailer shall mean a natural person or legal entity licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and authorized by the CLC to sell Game Tickets and pay winning Game Tickets. R. Standard Deck of Playing Cards shall mean fifty-two (52) cards in total, consisting of four (4) Suits, with each Suit having thirteen (13) Rank cards. S. Suit shall be either (diamonds or D ), (spades or S ), (hearts or H ) or (clubs or C ). T. Terminal shall mean a device for selling CLC tickets, including, but not limited to, Retailer Terminals and Self-Service Terminals ( SSTs ) that operate in conjunction with the Terminal Gaming System to issue and/or pay CLC tickets. SSTs may include, but shall not be limited to, Player Activated 5 Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 2

4 Terminals ( PATs ) and Ticket Vending Machines ( TVMs ). U. Terminal Gaming System shall mean the computer wagering system used by the CLC for the purpose of issuing and paying tickets in a Terminal Lottery Game, including the Game. V. Terminal Lottery Game shall mean a CLC game for which wagers are accepted by the Terminal Gaming System. W. Top Prize shall mean the first prize amount awarded in the Game s Drawing component when all five (5) of the cards in a Hand match all five (5) of the Winning Drawing Cards. X. Winning Drawing Cards shall mean the five (5) cards from a Standard Deck of Playing Cards that are randomly selected for the Game s Drawing component and used to determine the winning plays contained on a Game Ticket for that component of the Game. Y. Winning Drawing Hand shall mean, in the Game s Drawing component, when three (3), four (4) or five (5) of the cards in a Hand match three (3), four (4) or five (5) of the Winning Drawing Cards. Z. Winning Instant Hand shall mean, in the Game s Instant Win component, a Hand that has a combination of cards that form a Winning Instant Hand, identified in the Instant Win Table Winning Instant Hands -- in Part IV Section B of these Official Game Rules. PART III GAME DESCRIPTION, CHARACTERISTICS AND DRAWING INFORMATION. A. Game Designation. For purposes of identification, the Game shall have a designated game number in the Terminal Gaming System. B. Game Design. The Game is a five-of-fifty-two (5-of-52) matrix game. Each Game Ticket features five (5) cards, randomly selected by the Terminal Gaming System. Each Ticket can be won as follows: 1. Instant Win Component: When the Hand printed on the Ticket contains a Winning Instant Hand, as described more fully in the Instant Win table Winning Instant Hands in Part IV Section B of these Official Game Rules. 2. Drawing Component: When three (3), four (4) or five (5) of the cards in the Hand match the Winning Drawing Cards for that Drawing. 3. ALL IN Component: If purchased, when the Hand printed on the Ticket contains either a Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, or Flush Winning Instant Hand, as described more fully in the Instant Win table Winning Instant Hands in Part IV Section B of these Official Game Rules. C. Game Purchases. Game Tickets must be purchased from a Terminal operated by a Retailer, an SST, or by such other means as the CLC may approve. Only one (1) Hand is purchased per Game Ticket. All purchases shall be Quick Picks; no playslip is required or permitted for the Game. Players can only purchase Game Tickets for the next occurring Drawing. Advance action (purchasing tickets for future drawings), replay (utilizing barcodes of already purchased tickets to duplicate another ticket with the same game play information), and subscription sales (a ticket sold with an extended, multidraw purchase option) are not available for the Game. D. Ticket Format. Game Tickets must include at least the following information: the Game name; Hand; Ticket cost; Terminal number; barcode; serial number; selling date; time stamp; Drawing date; and whether ALL IN was purchased. E. Ticket Stock. Game Tickets will be sold through the Terminal Gaming System and shall be printed on CLC-approved ticket stock. F. Ticket Price. 1. Cost per wager. Each Game Ticket shall be sold at retail at the prices established by the CLC. 5 Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 3

5 a. Game Tickets may be purchased at a base price of two dollars ($2.00) per wager. The Player receives one (1) Instant Win play and one (1) Drawing play. b. Game Tickets with ALL IN may be purchased for one dollar ($1.00) more than the base wager. The Player receives one (1) Instant Win plus ALL IN feature play, and one (1) Drawing play on a single Ticket, for each three dollars ($3.00) wagered. 2. Tickets as Prizes. The CLC may offer Game Tickets as a Promotion or a prize in any other CLC game. 3. Promotions. The CLC may offer Game Tickets through Promotions, including Promotions that offer a discount, rebate, or increased prize amounts. G. Play Restrictions. 1. Play Restriction. Game Tickets shall not be sold to or purchased by anyone under the age of eighteen (18). No one under the age of eighteen (18) may cash Game Tickets. 2. Ineligible Players. Game Tickets shall not be purchased by, and a prize won by any such Ticket or share, either in whole or in part, shall not be paid to: a. A current CLC employee or a current CLC Board Member. b. Natural persons and legal entities issued a vendor or affiliate license by the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection in connection with the CLC s operations, as authorized under Conn. Gen. Stat a, and anyone otherwise prohibited from playing CLC games by reason of any contract or agreement with the CLC. c. An immediate family party (related by blood, adoption, marriage, domestic partnership or civil union) of an individual described in sections a and b of this Section G.2 residing as a member of such individual s household. 3. Ticket Cancellations Prohibited. Ticket bearers cannot cancel or void a Game Ticket by returning the Game Ticket to a Retailer or to the CLC. A Game Ticket that is accepted by the Retailer as a returned Ticket shall be owned by the bearer thereof. These prohibitions also apply to a Game Ticket that may be printed in error by the Retailer. No Game Ticket, or physical portion thereof, that may be used to claim a prize shall be returned to the CLC for credit. 4. Claims. A Game Ticket, subject to the CLC s validation requirements as detailed in Part IV Section F of these Official Game Rules, shall be the only proof of a Terminal-generated wager, and the submission of a winning Game Ticket to the CLC or its Retailer shall be the sole method of claiming a prize or prizes. 5. Prize Claim Period. The prize claim period for all Game prizes shall be one hundred eighty (180) calendar days from the date of the Drawing stated on a Game Ticket. 6. Prize Payments. The CLC will not pay prizes that are less than or more than the prize amounts established in these Official Game Rules and any applicable Promotion. Retailers shall only pay the prize amounts the CLC establishes. All Game prizes will be paid in a lump sum upon completion of validation procedures. 7. Player Responsibility. It shall be solely the Player s responsibility to verify the accuracy of the Game play and the other data printed on the Game Ticket. The placing of an accurate wager is the Player s responsibility. H. Drawing Information. Drawings shall take place daily (Monday through Sunday) at a time selected in the President s sole discretion. Drawings shall be open to the public. 5 Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 4

6 PART IV PRIZES, LIABILITY LIMITS, TICKET VALIDATION REQUIREMENTS AND PRIZE CLAIM INFORMATION. Prizes are determined separately for the Game s Instant Win component (including ALL IN, if purchased) and the Drawing component. An Instant Win prize is awarded if the Hand makes a Winning Instant Hand as described more fully in the Instant Win Table Winning Instant Hands -- in Section B of this Part IV. If purchased, an ALL IN prize is awarded if the Hand makes a Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, or Flush Winning Instant Hand, as described more fully in the Instant Win Table Winning Instant Hands -- in Section B of this Part IV. A Drawing prize is awarded if three (3) or more cards contained on a Game Ticket match three (3) or more of the Winning Drawing Cards selected for that Drawing. To win any Game prize, a Game Ticket must contain all of the cards in the applicable Winning Instant Hand or Winning Drawing Hand, but those cards can appear in any order on the Game Ticket. A. Progressive Jackpot. The Progressive Jackpot is funded by a portion of the sale of each Game Ticket with ALL IN, has a minimum value of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), and has no maximum limit. 1. Progressive Jackpot Amount. The sale of an ALL IN Ticket with a Royal Flush Winning Instant Hand returns the Progressive Jackpot s value to the minimum amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). 2. Advertised Progressive Jackpot. The advertised Progressive Jackpot is estimated. The official Progressive Jackpot at the time of Ticket purchase may be higher or lower than the advertised Progressive Jackpot because of the time required to transmit updates to the advertised Progressive Jackpot displayed by various means, including but not only on the CLC s website, the CLC s social media platforms, and on a Retailer s monitor. In the event of a conflict between the advertised estimated Progressive Jackpot and the official Progressive Jackpot as contained in the CLC s Terminal Gaming System at the time of Ticket purchase, the information contained in the Terminal Gaming System at the time of Ticket purchase shall prevail. B. Statistical Information. The following tables and information describe how to win, Game prizes, odds of winning, and prize payout. Overall odds of winning a Game prize (Instant Win and Drawing components) with or without ALL IN: 1 in 4.1. Overall prize payout without ALL IN is approximately 74.5% and may vary. Overall prize payout with ALL IN varies by ALL IN participation levels. Instant Win & ALL IN Components Winning Instant Hands Instant Win Prize ALL IN Prize*** Odds of Winning: 1/ Royal Flush (10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace, all of the same Suit) $5, % of the Official Progressive Jackpot* Minimum Progressive Jackpot: $10, , Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 5

7 Straight Flush (5 consecutive cards, all of the same Suit)** $555 10% of the Official Progressive Jackpot* Minimum Prize: $1,000 72, Four of a Kind (4 cards of the same Rank) $100 $100 4, Full House (3 cards of the same Rank, and a pair) $75 $ Flush (All 5 cards are of the same Suit, but are not consecutive) $55 $ Straight (5 consecutive cards of any Suit)** $25 Does Not Apply Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 6

8 Three of a Kind (3 cards of the same Rank) $10 Does Not Apply Two Pair (2 Pairs of cards of the same Rank) $5 Does Not Apply Pair of J, Q, K or A (2 Jacks, 2 Queens, 2 Kings, or 2 Aces) $3 Does Not Apply 7.69 Pair of 5s (2 Fives) Free $2 Ticket ALL IN feature added Overall Odds 1 in 4.2 *See Part IV Section A of these Official Game Rules for information on the Progressive Jackpot. **The Ace card can be included in a Straight or Straight Flush as either the lowest card (Ace ), or the highest card (10-J-Q-K-Ace), but not both. The Ace card cannot be used in any other manner in a Straight or Straight Flush to build a Winning Instant Hand. ***If a Player has a Winning Instant Hand and purchased the ALL IN feature, the applicable prize set forth in this column is added to the prize listed in the Instant Win Prize column. For example, if a Player has a Full House and purchased the ALL IN feature, the Player s total prize is $150 (a $75 Instant Win prize plus a $75 ALL IN prize). 5 Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 7

9 Number of Cards Matched to the Winning Drawing Cards (in any order) Drawing Component Prize Odds of Winning: 1/ 5 $255,555 2,598, $555 11, $ Overall Odds 1 in Split prize liability only applies to the Top Prize. The Top Prize may be split if there are multiple winners, in accordance with the provisions set forth in Part IV Section C of these Official Game Rules. Split prizes may be lower than the published prize amounts. C. Top Prize Liability Limits for Drawing Component. 1. Prizes are based on a liability that will be split equally among the number of Drawing component Top Prize winning Game Tickets. The Top Prize liability is one million twenty- two thousand two hundred twenty dollars ($1,022,220) per Drawing. a. One (1) to Four (4) Top Prize Winning Tickets. If there are one (1), two (2), three (3) or four (4) Top Prize winning Tickets for a Drawing, the prize awarded for each Top Prize winning Ticket shall be two hundred fifty-five thousand five hundred fifty- five dollars ($255,555). b. Five (5) or More Top Prize Winning Tickets. If there are five (5) or more Top Prize winning Tickets for a Drawing, the Top Prize liability for that Drawing shall be capped at one million twenty-two thousand two hundred twenty dollars ($1,022,220) and shall be split equally among all Top Prize winning Tickets. The minimum prize value for this category shall not be less than five hundred fifty-five dollars ($555). c. Payments will be rounded to the nearest whole dollar. d. There shall be no pool rollovers and no prize carry-overs for any Game prize level in any Drawing. D. Entitlement to Prizes by Winners. The holder of a winning Game Ticket shall be entitled only to one (1) prize for each component of the Game (Instant Win and, if purchased, ALL IN; Drawing). The holder of a winning Instant Win Game Ticket shall be limited to the prize corresponding to the highest Winning Instant Hand attained. The holder of a winning ALL IN Game Ticket shall be limited to the prize corresponding to the highest eligible Winning Instant Hand attained. The holder of a winning Drawing Game Ticket shall be limited to the prize corresponding to the highest number of the cards matched to the Winning Drawing Cards. E. Exchange Ticket. A Game Ticket containing a winning Instant Win Hand may be claimed prior to the occurrence of the Drawing stated on that Game Ticket. The Terminal Gaming System will generate an exchange Ticket to replace a Game Ticket that was claimed before the stated Drawing time. An exchange Ticket shall contain the exact Hand and Drawing date appearing on the claimed Game Ticket it replaces. An exchange Ticket must satisfy all the requirements established by the CLC for claiming winning Tickets sold through the Terminal Gaming System, including, but not only, the requirements set forth in Part IV Section F of these Official Game Rules, below. F. Ticket Validation Requirements. 5 Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 8

10 1. The CLC will not pay a prize unless the Game Ticket meets and passes all validation criteria. Such Ticket shall be the only valid proof of the wager placed and must be presented to claim or redeem a prize. It shall be solely the bearer s responsibility to present a Ticket that can be validated in accordance with the validation criteria, as established in the CLC s sole discretion. 2. In addition, all of the following conditions must be met: a. The validation data on the Ticket must be present in its entirety and must correspond, using the Terminal Gaming System s validation files, to the information printed on the Ticket for the Drawing date printed on the Ticket. b. The Ticket must not be stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, issued in error, unreadable, not received, unclaimed, not recorded by the CLC within applicable deadlines, lacking in captions that conform and agree with the play symbols appropriate to the Game, or not in compliance with specific rules and with the confidential validation and security tests. The CLC shall not be responsible for paying any prize in connection with such a Ticket. c. The Ticket must have been issued by a Terminal on approved ticket stock. d. The Ticket must not have been stolen, to the knowledge of the CLC at the time of presentation. e. The Ticket must be submitted for payment in accordance with the CLC s authorized claim procedures. f. The Ticket data must have been recorded in the Terminal Gaming System prior to the Drawing, and the Ticket data must match this computer record in every respect. In the event of a contradiction between information as printed on the Ticket and as accepted by the Terminal Gaming System, the wager accepted by the Terminal Gaming System shall be the valid wager. g. The card selections, Ticket serial number, validation data and the Drawing date of an apparent winning Ticket must appear in the Terminal Gaming System s files of winning Tickets, and a Ticket with that exact data must not have been previously paid. h. The Ticket must not be unregistered, defectively printed or printed/produced in error to the extent that the CLC cannot process and/or validate it. i. There must not be any other violation of these Official Game Rules in relation to the Ticket that, in the opinion of the CLC President, justifies invalidation. j. A Game Ticket shall satisfy all the requirements established by the CLC for validation of winning Tickets sold through the Terminal Gaming System. 3. A Game Ticket submitted for validation that fails any of the preceding requirements shall not be entitled to or paid any prize money. G. Procedures for Claiming and Payment of Prizes. 1. Game prizes may be redeemed or claimed at CLC Headquarters, Retailers or High-Tier Claim Centers. Retailers may cash single winning Tickets up to and including five hundred ninety-nine dollars ($599); High-Tier Claims Centers may cash single winning Tickets up to and including five thousand dollars ($5,000); single winning Tickets over five thousand dollars ($5,000) must be cashed at CLC Headquarters. Prizes of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more must be claimed in person at CLC Headquarters. 2. Winning Tickets shall be processed in accordance with the CLC s authorized cashing and claiming policies and procedures. The bearer of an Instant Win Game Ticket with a Pair of 5s who is entitled to a free Game Ticket cannot claim that prize by mail. 3. State and federal withholding taxes, and any other required deductions, where applicable, shall be withheld from prizes in such amounts as are required by law. 4. Game prizes shall not be paid to any person(s) explicitly prohibited from playing the Game, as described more fully in Part III Section G.2 of these Official Game Rules, or other applicable law. 5. Lost or stolen Game Tickets shall not be honored or processed for payment or replacement. The 5 Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 9

11 CLC shall not be responsible for lost or stolen Game Tickets. 6. Where multiple Claimants are entitled to a prize, the name of all Claimants should appear on the back of the winning Ticket. If that is not possible, the name of at least one (1) Claimant must appear on the back of the Ticket, and the existence of other Claimants must be indicated (for example, by using words to the effect of etc. or et al. ). In such a situation, a list of all Claimants must be submitted, and all CLC cashing and claiming procedures must be followed. The CLC shall be discharged of all liability upon payment to those Claimants indicated on the back of the Ticket or on such list. If a Ticket is owned in unequal shares, the CLC may pay any prize attributable to that Ticket in such unequal proportion, unless doing so would constitute an unreasonable burden upon the CLC, in which case the CLC reserves the right to make payment to one (1) Claimant designated by all the other Claimants. Payment to such designated Claimant shall discharge the CLC from all liability for the payment of that prize to all the other Claimants. 7. Consistent with Connecticut law, the winner s name and city/town, the date/amount of win, and the name/location of the CLC Retailer that sold the winning Ticket are public information and, as such, may be disclosed in a press release or press conference. Winning is a newsworthy event. Therefore, winners may be requested to participate in events such as an interview or a press conference. PART V DISPUTES. If a defective Game Ticket is purchased, if the CLC determines to adjust an error, or if there is a dispute between the CLC and a Game Ticket bearer as to whether the Game Ticket is a winning Ticket, and if the Ticket prize is not paid, the President may, in his/her sole discretion, reimburse the Game Ticket bearer the purchase price of the Ticket, supply a coupon/voucher of equal sales value, or both. This shall be the Game Ticket bearer s sole and exclusive remedy. PART VI APPLICABLE LAW. A. The CLC s Official Procedures for All Scratch Games do not apply to the Game. B. Purchasers and Claimants agree to comply with and be bound by all applicable Connecticut and federal laws, these Official Game Rules, and the CLC Rules of Operation. In the event of any inconsistency among these, the following order of precedence shall prevail in resolving such inconsistency: first, the applicable provisions of the Connecticut or federal law; second, these Official Game Rules; and, third, the CLC Rules of Operation. C. In the event of any occurrence not covered by these Official Game Rules, Purchasers and Claimants shall abide by the decisions of the CLC President, who shall make such decisions in the best interests of the CLC and the State of Connecticut. In all cases of doubt, the CLC President s sole and exclusive determination shall be final and binding. 5 Card Cash Official Game Rules Page 10