Defacing Winning Tickets

The paper pull-tab seller must deface each winning ticket when it is redeemed. 

Defacing means the paper pull-tab ticket is marked in some way so that it can be easily identified as a winning ticket for which a prize has been awarded. The defacing method must allow the paper pull-tab ticket symbols to remain visible and not affect the ticket count. 

Methods of defacing a paper pull-tab ticket include: 

• using a bingo dauber; 
• writing the seller’s initials or name across the ticket (not on the frame); 
• using a stamp with the paper pull-tab seller’s name; 
• drawing across the ticket with a marker or pen; or 
• punching a hole. 

Tearing a paper pull-tab ticket is not considered defacing and is not allowed.