If you are hoping to find pull tabs in Georgia, there is no legal version of them here. Georgia has one of the more restrictive gambling frameworks in the country, and its law authorizes only three forms of gambling, the state run Georgia Lottery, charitable bingo, and raffles. Pull tabs, sometimes called break-opens, Nevada tickets, or jar tickets, are not on that list. Because they are not carved out anywhere in the charitable gaming law, they fall under Georgia's general prohibition on gambling.
What Georgia actually allows
Georgia recognizes only three legal forms of gambling. Those are the Georgia Lottery, charitable bingo, and raffles. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of State both describe bingo as one of only three legal forms of gambling in the state, alongside the lottery and raffles.
Charitable gaming is governed by O.C.G.A. Title 16, Chapter 12, Article 2. Bingo sits in Part 2, at sections 16-12-50 and following, and raffles are addressed in Part 1. Only licensed nonprofit, tax exempt organizations may run bingo, and the proceeds must be used for the group's charitable purpose. Since July 1, 2021, the Georgia Secretary of State's Charities Division regulates bingo licensing and enforcement, a role that previously sat with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Raffles are handled separately and are licensed at the county level by local sheriffs.
Why pull tabs are not legal here
Georgia's charitable gaming law lists the specific games nonprofits are permitted to conduct, and pull tabs are not one of them. Because the law authorizes bingo and raffles by name and nothing else in that category, pull tabs, break-opens, and similar instant ticket games remain illegal gambling under the state's general gambling statutes.
State regulators have made this explicit even in the electronic context. The bingo rules for electronic devices, at Ga. Comp. R. and Regs. R. 92-2-.29, provide that the dauber unit shall be used only for bingo and that no pull-tabs or other games may be loaded onto it. So both paper pull tabs and tablet based electronic pull-tabs are off the table in Georgia.
What you can play instead
Residents who want licensed charitable gaming in Georgia are limited to bingo and raffles run by qualified nonprofits. For bingo, the minimum age to play is 18, and under O.C.G.A. 16-12-58 a person under 18 may only play if accompanied by an adult and may not conduct or assist in conducting a game. These games are run by churches, veterans groups, fraternal organizations, and other tax exempt nonprofits that hold a valid license.
This framework has been stable, with the main recent change being the 2021 transfer of bingo oversight to the Secretary of State. If you see pull tab style tickets being sold somewhere in Georgia, they are not operating under any charitable gaming license, because the state does not issue one for pull tabs.
Where can I play pull tabs in Georgia?
Pull tabs are not offered legally anywhere in Georgia; the only charitable gaming you will find is licensed bingo at nonprofit and fraternal halls and raffles run by local nonprofits.
Find a spot288 places to play pull tabs in Georgia