Statutes
Statutes, or state laws, give the Arizona Lottery Commission and the Executive Director authority to operate a state lottery. The Arizona State Lottery Statutes can be found in the Arizona Revised Statutes at Title 5, Chapter 5.1.
Rules
Rules are the framework by which the Arizona Lottery actually accomplishes what has been authorized by the Arizona Legislature. The Arizona State Lottery Rules can be found in the Arizona Administrative Code at Title 19, Chapter 3.
Substantive Policy Listing
Substantive policy statements inform the public of Arizona Lottery’s current approach to statute or rule requirements that affect Arizona Lottery Retailers, players, or the general public. Substantive policy statements are advisory only and do not impose additional requirements on retailers or players.
Current Arizona State Lottery substantive policies include:
- Tribal Consultation Policy – Arizona Administrative Register Volume 24, page 2033; (July 20, 2018)
- License Fee Waiver Policy – Arizona Administrative Register Volume 24, page 2434; (August 31, 2018)
- Compensation Paid to Arizona Lottery Commissioners - Arizona Administrative Register
Volume 25, page 726; (March 22, 2019) - Financial Assurance Discretionary Waiver – Arizona Administrative Register Volume 25,
page 2132; (August 23, 2019) - Fast Play Game Development - Arizona Administrative Register Volume 26, page 117;
(January 17, 2020) - Arizona State Lottery Waiver of Service Policy - Arizona Administrative Register Volume 27, page 42; (January 8, 2021)
- Individuals Prohibited from Playing Arizona Lottery Games - Arizona Administrative Register Volume 27, page 2926; (December 17, 2021)
Regulatory Agenda
The Arizona Lottery provides the following list of rule-makings intended for the calendar year via our Regulatory Agenda. However, statute does permit the Lottery to undertake a rule-making even if the rule-making is not included on this annual regulatory agenda.
Small Business Regulatory Bill of Rights
Arizona law requires state agencies to create and post a Small Business Bill of Rights on their website that details the rights a person has to ensure fair and open regulation by state agencies including licensing decisions, participation in rule-making, and disclosures that must be provided in writing to a business on initiation of an audit or inspection.
Your Right to a New Administrative Law Judge (A.R.S. § 41-1092.07)
If you are a party in a legal dispute with a state agency, you have specific rights regarding the administrative law judge assigned to your case. According to Arizona law, you have two ways to request a different judge:
- Requesting a change without a reason: You are entitled to a new administrative law judge one time without needing to provide a specific reason. This is called a "peremptory change."
- Requesting a change with a reason: You can also file a formal request, called a nonperemptory motion, to have an administrative law judge disqualified from your case if they have:
- A bias or prejudice against you.
- A personal or financial interest in the case's outcome.
- A conflict of interest.
- Acted as a material witness in the action.
- Lacked the necessary technical expertise for the hearing.
All such motions must be filed with the director of the Office of Administrative Hearings.
