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. Pull-tabs are typically sold for 25¢, 50¢, $1 and $2 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.

In some states, no pull-tab game may offer a single prize higher than a certain amount and/or may not cost more than a certain amount. For instance, in Pennsylvania, pull tabs cannot cost more than $1 per play, and no single prize can be more than $500.

See also

• Coin board
• Scratch card
• Popp opens

External links

• Pull-tabs at bars in Washington State
• Pull-tab games used by the Iowa Lottery
• Alaska gambling forum with more information on pulltabs in Alaska