Scratch off Secruity-retail level

Reply #12

DoctorEw220 — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 06:11:19 GMT

is there a way to tell without scratching the whole ticket

Reply #11

CASH Only — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:34:10 GMT

You give it to the clerk.

Reply #10

DoctorEw220 — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 00:52:27 GMT

a 4 number code. how do you tell if you've won

Reply #9

CASH Only — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:28:55 GMT

NY tickets have a 4-number code.

Reply #8

DoctorEw220 — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 21:39:22 GMT

ok. ohio has a big number that th retailers have to punch in either part ot all of. also, the three-letter code is not effective at figuring out if you won or not.

Reply #7

JMorenoMars — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 14:59:43 GMT

In PA, the ticket must be scratched for a winner to be revealed. There is a 3 digit code under the latex that must be punched in before it will tell you anything. I know this has been said before, I just wanted to tell you that PA had the same security measures.

Reply #6

DoctorEw220 — Sat, 02 Oct 2004 06:35:29 GMT

supposedly, in FL you can find out if they are winners without scratching them, but there is usually one thing keeping people from foing it: security cameras.

Reply #5

CASH Only — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 21:08:41 GMT

NY scratch tickets have a 4-digit code, and a 3-letter scrambled code.

Reply #4

pick3nj — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 06:32:58 GMT

In our store, (NJ) we have to sell the tickets in order because we do an accounting twice a day using the ticket number in the process. I would not purchase tickets from a vendor who tears them off in advance. If you don't see the ticket torn off the pack before your eyes, I'd be suspicious. As a vendor, if i see a customer buy 2-3 or 4 in a row of the same game and not win, I might buy the next ticket on the hunch that it might win. There is no way for us to tell if a ticket is a winner without... [ More ]

Reply #3

four4me — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 05:26:16 GMT

I would guess that the person who is in charge of the lottery scratch off distribution knows which books have big winners in them. If they didn't it would be possible that a series of winning ticket books could end up in one or two zip codes instead of spread out across the state. There are numbers printed on the front and back of the ticket books/rolls these must be tracking codes as well as security codes.In Maryland if you have a winner they first swipe it thru a scanner. Then they type in th... [ More ]

Reply #2

Justin — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 04:17:25 GMT

1 more thing i have noticed IN WISCONSIN is the $25, $50 winners tend to be after the first 15 of the roll, in the middle, or before the last 13

Reply #1

Justin — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 04:16:04 GMT

Hello!I work in a gas stationthe way we find out a scratch off is a winner is by1. scan barcode2. key in 3 boxed numbers on bottom of scratched off part.....so yes the ticket would have to be scratched off, at least as far as i know, you are safe to buy scratch offs, although if they are taking the rolls apart they may be tracking for winners and i wouldnt buy from them....... :)Justin

Scratch off Secruity-retail level

ONEDAY — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 20:20:35 GMT

Is there away for agents to see if the scratch off ticket is a win without scratching ..if so..what prdvents clerks fro mgoing through a book when it isnt busy..Does the machine tell how much the win is, or just say wininng ticket..also some store sell scratch offs not in books but just off the table in cutoffs of 5, making me suspicous..anyone who knows anything fill me in