Break open tickets are instant-win lottery tickets, commonly known as "pull tab" or "Nevada" tickets. The Municipality issues licences to eligible organizations to sell break open tickets.
Your organization must be eligible to manage and conduct lottery events. Find out what is required on the Lottery Licence page.
Application for a Break Open Ticket Licence
Ensure your eligibility is current (we renew eligibility every five years).
Review the Break Open Ticket Licence Terms and Conditions.
Complete and submit a Break Open Ticket Licence Application
along with the following:
- a copy of Gaming Control Act Registration if selling from a third party retail location (ie variety store)
- a cheque from the lottery trust account for the lottery licence fee (3% of the total value of all prizes)
For more information, please see our Break Open Ticket Information Guide
The Licensing Department will process and issue your licence within ten business days once complete applications are received.
Submitting a Break Open Ticket Report
Following the expiry of your Break Open Ticket Licence, sale of your last Break Open Ticket, or the issuance of a new licence, your organization must submit a
Break Open Ticket Licence Report within 30 days of holding the lottery.
Download and complete a Break Open Ticket Licence Report
and include the following:
- lottery trust account bank statements and copies of cheques for the entire licensed period
- copies of invoices matched to the corresponding cheque
Reports can be emailed to cklicensing@chatham-kent.ca or dropped off at any Municipal Office.
Request an Amendment
If your organization wishes to extend or add additional deals, you must complete the
Break Open Ticket Amendment Form
. When adding additional deals you must submit the licence fee of 3% of the total prize value for the additional deals.
Year-End Report
Proceeds collected from lottery events must be deposited into a trust account until they are spent on eligible expenses. In order to ensure accountability and monitor the use of these proceeds, a Year-End Report is required in addition to the report submitted 30 days after the raffle takes place.
The Year-End Report must be submitted by February 15th following the end of a calendar year with the following:
- bank statements for the entire calendar year
- cancelled cheques/receipts to support the expense
For questions or more information on acquiring a Break Open Ticket Licence, call Licensing Services at 519-360-1998 or email cklicensing@chatham-kent.ca.
