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. 

All defacing must allow for auditors to determine the value of the prize on the ticket. Using hole punches, pens or other methods for defacing can obscure vital information on the ticket, so those methods should be used with caution. Tearing a paper pull-tab ticket is not considered defacing and is not allowed.