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trahloc t1_itrmjka wrote

Reply to comment by Iamjacksgoldlungs in Passing this along by Wildjosh

If it's covered up by a sticker vs the scratch off material that'd be an indication it's been uncovered. They mention "cvs sticker" and every gift card I've ever used had the same material on it as a lottery scratcher. If those could be easily put back on it would destroy the entire gambling scratcher industry.

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Iamjacksgoldlungs t1_itrt03m wrote

Lottery tickets are heavily monitored for fraud and locked up in stores. Gift cards are not.

The scratch off on a ticket isn't a sticker like it is with cards either

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trahloc t1_itryk0g wrote

Huh that must be a change then to save costs. It's been a fair minute since I sold them so they must have changed in the last decade or two.

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Cash_Visible t1_itrpc0m wrote

I will say on some gift cards I've bought before the scratch off material is on a piece of plastic? or some material unlike actual scratch tickets. I have definitely pulled off the scratch portion on gift cards before. Sometimes I've tried to see if I can get it off without having to find a penny. However, if I recall I don't think you can even access the scratch off portion without tampering with the paper holder the card is in? but I forget.

Regardless I think one should see some signs of tampering if the scratch off was removed in some fashion.

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