Pull-tab

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This article is about the fundraising gambling tickets. For the can openings also known as "ring pulls", see Beverage can.

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 and $2 and have prizes as high as $1,000. [conflicting information, hello]

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.

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