Pull-tab

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A pull-tab is a gambling ticket that is used in a pull-tab game to raise money for government agencies or for licensed, charitable nonprofit organizations.

The game manager operates the game by selling tickets and distributing cash prizes. The tickets may also be provided by mechanical pull-tab dispensers. The pull-tab tickets are multi-layered paper tickets containing symbols hidden behind perforated tabs. Several different games may be offered for sale at any one time; each may have different prices and payouts. Tickets are typically sold for $1 or $2 each, and may have winning amounts as large as $500. Pull-tabs are sold for 25¢, 50¢, $1 & $2 in Missouri (although they are much harder to find than their much more popular counterparts, scratch-offs), and have prizes as high as $1,000.

Each ticket has two sides. One side lists the winning combinations of symbols, the cash payout for each combination, the number of tickets that contain each winning combination, and the total number of tickets in the game. This information is also posted in a large printed sheet called a flare.

The other side of the ticket contains the perforated tabs. After purchasing the ticket, the player pulls the perforated tabs to reveal their winnings, if any. Cash prizes may be claimed immediately.

Pull-tab games are especially popular in restaurants and bars in Minnesota.

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