To win an amount of money in this scratch game the player has to find it three times under the scratch area. To win an amount of money in this scratch game the player has to find it three times under the scratch area.

A scratchcard (also called a scratch off, scratch ticket, scratcher, scratchie, scratch-it, scratch game, scratch-and-win, instant game or instant lottery) is a small token, usually made of cardboard, where one or more areas contain concealed information: they are covered by a substance (usually latex) that cannot be seen through, but can be scratched off.

Applications include gambling (especially lottery games), quizzes, and to conceal PINs for telephone calling cards and other prepaid services.

In some cases, the entire scratchable area needs to (or may be) scratched to see whether a prize has been won, or to reveal the secret code; the result for the cardholder does not change based on what portions are scratched off or not. In other cases, selected areas have to be scratched; this may apply in a quiz, where the area corresponding to the right answer is scratched, or in gambling, where depending on which areas are scratched one wins or loses. In these cases the card becomes invalid if too many areas are scratched. After losing one can scratch all areas to see if, how, and what one could have won with this card.

Such cards are vulnerable to attack by devices which allow individuals to see through the concealing substance without physically disturbing it.

Two scratchcards as sold in Berlin, Germany. Two scratchcards as sold in Berlin, Germany.

Second chance sweepstakes

Many state lotteries also run a second chance sweepstakes in conjunction with the retail sale of state lottery scratch cards in an effort to increase consumer demand for scratch cards and to help control the litter problems associated with the improper disposal of non-winning lottery tickets.[1] As lottery tickets and scratch cards are considered in the United States to be bearer instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code, these scratch card promotions can be entered with non-winning tickets that are picked-up as litter.

Break opens

Break Opens, also known as breakopens, break open cards, strip tickets, or in some Bingo Halls as "pickles" are lottery or bingo cards on which there are concealed letters, numbers, or symbols that have been predetermined as winners. The cards are often made of cardboard and contain perforated cover window tabs, behind which the combinations are printed. The purchaser must "break open" the card, or pull up the pull-tabs, to see the information printed within, and then must confirm with winning combinations printed on the back of the card, various cards may have come from the printer highlighted as winning under the tabs. The winning combination will be highlighted, making the identification of winning tickets easier.

References

  1. ^ Tennessee Lottery. Play It Again Program - FAQ.

 

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