I use a SBA dollar for scratching, the large size and reeded edge makes quick/clean work of most scratchers.
But for the bingo/crossword games, I usually don't even play them in the store. Call me boring but I just scrape the barcode and scan it. Or if I take them away to scratch later, I enter them in replay website to check them, and then only *play* it if its a winner.
Found a $100 on Gold Bar Bingo today: $50 Fast Spot plus $20 line and $30 4-corners:
I think I might quit this game while I'm ahead.(running at a slight profit on this game) I'll go back to simple games like Triple 777 and Fantastic 10's. I like games where you can play them fast and take a quick glance to see what you won. None of this hunt and peck and re-check and fix missing numbers and all that crap like with bingo and crossword.
Haven't been playing a lot of scratchers lately, been loading up on Hot Spot Bulls-Eye Keno since they have the promotion now till Feb 17th.