La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § I-1773

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-1773 - Assembly and Packaging of Pull Tabs

A. Manufacturers of pull tabs shall manufacture, assemble, and package each pull tab series in such a manner that none of the winning pull tabs, nor the location or approximate location of any of the winning pull tabs can be determined, in advance of opening the pull tabs in any manner or by any device; including, but not limited to, any pattern in manufacture, assembly, packaging, markings, or by the use of a light.

B. Winning pull tabs shall be randomly distributed and mixed among all other pull tabs in the series. The series shall be assembled and packaged with special care so as to eliminate any pattern as between series, or portion of series, from which the location or approximate location of any of the winning tabs may be determined.

C. When the series is packaged in more than one package, box or other container, the entire series of individual pull tabs shall be mixed in such a manner that no person can determine the position or approximate location of any of the winning pull tabs or determine whether any one package or portion of a series contains a larger or smaller percentage of winning pull tabs than the balance of the series. The packages, boxes or other containers shall not be numbered or marked in any way so as to distinguish one from the other. When a series is packaged in more than one package, the entire series or deal shall be put into play at the same time. Each series of pull tabs shall contain a packing slip placed inside the package containing the name of manufacturer, series number, date the series was packaged, and the name or identification of the person who packaged the series. This information may be printed on the back of the flare or the outside of the packages, boxes or containers in which the pull tabs are packed.

D. No distributor or manufacturer of pull tabs shall sell or otherwise provide to any person in this state, or for use in this state, any pull tabs series that does not conform to the following:

1. maximum 4,000 tickets per deal;

2. $500 maximum prize for an individual ticket;

3. minimum payback percentage:

Ticket Price	Minimum Payback
$0.25	65%
$0.50	65%
$1.00	70%
$2.00	75%

4. Ticket price shall not exceed $2.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § I-1773

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police, LR 12:158 (March 1986), amended LR 13:104 (February 1987), LR 18:283 (March 1992).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1485.4.