So the only information you are likely to get about the number of winners from a batch left in a bin would be based on your own purchases. A bin does not have to run empty before a new batch of pull-tabs is added to it. The store will have lots of bins from which to choose. In Alaska, pull-tab stores can be found in some small strip malls. Second, pull-tabs are printed in batches of about 3,000 to 10,000, with a specified number of each possible prize per batch. First, on a lottery ticket you scratch the card to see what you won, whereas on a pull-tab you pull up flaps on the card. There are two primary differences between lottery tickets and pull-tabs. I was told that 30% of net profits (gross receipts less cashout from winning pull-tabs and taxes) is supposed to go towards Alaska charities. The following information on pull-tabs is based on pull-tabs purchased and information gathered at a pull-tab store near the airport in Anchorage, Alaska.Ī pull-tab could loosely be compared to a scratch-off lottery ticket, in that both usually cost $1, are instantly resolved by the player, and a portion of the purchase price goes towards state-run projects or charities.
