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What is the proper way to deface a winning ticket after it has been redeemed?

April 26, 2017deface redeemed winning

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What is the proper way to deface a winning ticket after it has been redeemed?

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Lottery retailers must retrieve and destroy all winning tickets they redeem to avoid having a winning ticket cashed at another retailer location. For online winning tickets, the correct way to deface a winning ticket is to tear the ticket in half. Instant tickets may be torn in half or a retailer can punch out the 3-digit box code and the bar code located on the front of the winning ticket.