Popp-Opens® are also called pull tabs, break opens, Nevada tickets, cherry bells, pickle cards, instant bingo and bowl games. The object of the game is to open the perforated windows on the back of the ticket and match the symbols inside the ticket to the winning combinations on the front of the ticket face or the flare card. The winning ticket is turned in for a monetary prize.
To
increase the integrity of the pull tab game, Arrow
was the first manufacturer to add security features
that are now the industry standard. These features
include the Cash Pay Out® and Win Guard® protection
system
.
According to the most current NAFTM Annual Report, charity game operators netted nearly $1.4 billion from charitable and community activities across North America alone. Bingo and Popp-Opens pull tabs continue to be a source of financial support for charities and civic organizations such as the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the American Red Cross, art museums, little league baseball teams, fire and rescue organizations, fraternal and veterans organizations, etc.
That same survey reveals in states and provinces where charity game tickets are popular, it was reported that pull tabs ticket sales generate annual gross receipts in excess of $4.5 billion - And this figure does not include Indian gaming and states that do no require reporting of pull tab sales! On average, bingo halls generate up to 70% of their total profit from pull tab sales.