A winning ticket (and seal tab, if any) must be stapled to the prize receipt.
The information below clarifies this requirement and provides recommendations on how to attach a winning ticket to the prize receipt so that closed games may be easily and accurately audited by an organization, the Gambling Control Board and other regulatory agencies.
Staple the winning ticket to the front of the prize receipt in the upper left-hand corner so that the face of the winning ticket and the prize receipt information are visible. That allows more of the essential prize receipt information to be viewed without having to lift up the ticket.
Do not “double staple” the prize receipt.
For example, some organizations put a staple in the upper left-hand corner, but then also put another staple in the middle of the ticket, presumably to make absolutely certain that the ticket won’t become separated from the prize receipt. However, this makes the game harder to audit as the extra staple must be removed to see all of the information on the prize receipt.
Do not fold the prize receipts. Every folded prize receipt must be unfolded during an audit of that game.
Do not fold the prize receipt around the winning ticket and then staple it. This makes games very difficult to audit because all the staples must be removed and the prize receipt unfolded before the auditor can view it.
Store the completed prize receipts and winning tickets with the other remnants of the game in a secured area.
For example, prize receipts for each game should not be stored in a separate file from the other closed game materials.
When putting the closed game remnants together for storage, it’s also good to have all prize receipts for that game paper-clipped or banded together. If the game came with preprinted prize receipts, keep the unused ones together and store them with the closed game materials. They may be useful when trying to figure out what caused a discrepancy.
It is recommended to use a storage area that is not susceptible to flooding.