NORTH AMERICAN GAMING REGULATORS ASSOCIATION

Standards on Pull-tabs

Revised December 2005

HISTORYHISTORY

► Adopted October 12, 1991Adopted October 12, 1991

► Collaborative ProcessCollaborative Process PurposePurpose

► Product IntegrityProduct Integrity► UniformityUniformity

► Revised October 20, 1998Revised October 20, 1998

► Revised December 12, 2005Revised December 12, 2005

The 2005 RevisionsThe 2005 Revisions► The ProcessThe Process

Proposed in 2004Proposed in 2004 Developed by NAGRA pull-tab standards Developed by NAGRA pull-tab standards

committee in collaboration with industrycommittee in collaboration with industry Adopted after membership vote 12-12-05Adopted after membership vote 12-12-05

► The PurposeThe Purpose Modernize and simplifyModernize and simplify

► DefinitionsDefinitions► Restructuring of materialRestructuring of material

Update and include information for newer gamesUpdate and include information for newer games► OpacityOpacity► RandomizationRandomization► Minimum InformationMinimum Information► PackagingPackaging► Seal card, progressive/cumulative, and event gamesSeal card, progressive/cumulative, and event games

DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONS

► 19911991

► Pull-tabPull-tab► Banded ticketBanded ticket► DealDeal

20052005

Pull-tabPull-tabBanded TicketBanded TicketDealDealEvent gameEvent gameExtended payout structureExtended payout structureFlareFlareLast sale gameLast sale gameManufacturerManufacturerNon-repeating Numerical GameNon-repeating Numerical GamePayout StructurePayout StructurePersonPersonProgressive or Carryover gameProgressive or Carryover gameSeal CardSeal CardSerial NumberSerial NumberWinner ProtectionWinner Protection

RestructuringRestructuring

►Eliminate commentaryEliminate commentary

►Create sections and subsections with Create sections and subsections with common elementscommon elements Construction standardsConstruction standards

UpdatesUpdates► OpacityOpacity

Eliminate “500 watt with or without a focusing lens”Eliminate “500 watt with or without a focusing lens”► RandomizationRandomization

Eliminate “statistical” testingEliminate “statistical” testing► Minimum InformationMinimum Information

Expand the ticket size categories from 2 to 3Expand the ticket size categories from 2 to 3► 2.5 square inches or more (standard pull-tab)2.5 square inches or more (standard pull-tab)► 1.6 square inches to 2.5 square inches (“tabbies” or 1.6 square inches to 2.5 square inches (“tabbies” or

“chips”)“chips”)► Less than 1.6 square inches (jar tickets)Less than 1.6 square inches (jar tickets)

Require manufacturer’s name, form and serial Require manufacturer’s name, form and serial number to remain when all window tabs are number to remain when all window tabs are removedremoved

► PackagingPackaging Heat sealed bagsHeat sealed bags Bar codesBar codes

Specific StandardsSpecific Standards

► Seal CardsSeal Cards

Requirements for the Requirements for the seal cardseal card

Specific language Specific language dealing with dealing with “peeking”“peeking”

Specific StandardsSpecific Standards

► Progressive or Progressive or carryover gamescarryover games

Identification of Identification of amount dedicated amount dedicated to the progressive to the progressive jackpotjackpot

Tracking of gamesTracking of games Flare Flare

requirementsrequirements

Specific StandardsSpecific Standards

► Event GamesEvent Games

Requirements for Requirements for “hold” cards“hold” cards

Exempt from bingo Exempt from bingo prize limitsprize limits

Rules of PlayRules of Play

►Delete suggestion of “check off Delete suggestion of “check off system”system”

►Add “assistants” to those prohibited Add “assistants” to those prohibited from playing from playing

► Include seal cards and progressive Include seal cards and progressive cards as records required to be keptcards as records required to be kept

Record KeepingRecord Keeping

►Expands licensing of manufacturers to Expands licensing of manufacturers to include those persons who:include those persons who: Print, cut, fold and/or band, laminate, Print, cut, fold and/or band, laminate,

pack or otherwise fabricate…a deal of pack or otherwise fabricate…a deal of pull-tabspull-tabs

►Mandates capturing of serial numbers Mandates capturing of serial numbers by manufacturers for reporting by manufacturers for reporting purposespurposes