Paper, Scissors, Stone Interactive Instant Win Game

Background
As operator of the National Lottery, Camelot is required to ensure that any material designed to encourage or enable a player to enter into or play a Lottery game is accurate, does not mislead players and is compatible with the relevant game rules and procedures.

“Paper Scissors Stone” is an interactive instant win game, available to registered players on the National Lottery website.

Condition
Condition 9 (31) of the second Licence to operate the National Lottery granted under Section 5 of the National Lottery etc Act 1993 (as amended).

Description
During December 2007 Camelot received a complaint from a player who believed that a £5 win on the Papers Scissors Stone game should have been a £10 win. The player revealed a £5 instant win symbol in addition to revealing two £5 prize symbols and believed these should have been matched with the instant win symbol to bring total winnings to £10. The screen statement which led them to believe this was ‘match 3 prize amounts to win one of those amounts.’ The player received a prize of £5 for revealing the Instant Win symbol only, in accordance with the game’s prize payout structure. On receipt of the complaint the game was disabled and steps were taken to correct the information before the game was re-enabled.

*Regulatory Action *The Commission considered the information it obtained from Camelot and concluded that there had been a contravention of the Licence. A Licence breach was recorded on 24 March
2009.

Outcome
The correct information is now provided to players.