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Instructions

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORKBOOK ARE TABS. WHEN YOU CLICK ON THESE TABS, YOU OPEN THAT SELECTED SHEET.

THERE ARE TEN SHEETS CONTAINED IN THIS WORKBOOK. THE LAST THREE SHEETS ARE FOR PRINT USE ONLY.

"INTRODUCTION"

THIS SHEET IS USED FOR HELP AND REFERENCE. THERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HERE TO HELP YOU GET STARTED.

"SETUP PAGE"

THIS SHEET WILL SETUP YOUR INSTANT TICKET STATIONS. FILL IN THE WHITE CELLS WITH THE INFORMATION ASKED. ENTER BOOK NAMES, THE NUMBER OF TICKETS IN EACH FULL BOOK, AND THE DOLLAR VALUE OF EACH TICKET.

REMEMBER THAT BOOKS MUST START WITH THE HIGHEST TICKET NUMBER BEING SOLD FIRST. I.E.- IF THE BOOK STARTS AT #299, THAT TICKET MUST BE SOLD FIRST AND THEN IN SEQUENCE DOWN TO TICKET #000. IN MASSACHUSETTS TICKET NUMBER "000" MUST BE ENTERED AS "0". IF THE SLOT IS EMPTY THEN LEAVE THAT CELL EMPTY.

"INSTANT"1-35", "INSTANT"36-70", "INSTANT"71-105"

THESE ARE THE WORKSHEETS THAT YOU WILL ENTER THE ENDING TICKET NUMBERS OF EACH SHIFT INTO. WHEN ENTERING NUMBERS YOU SHOULD WATCH THE "TOTAL VALUE" COLUMN TO THE RIGHT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ENTERING THE CORRECT NUMBERS. THE RED COLUMNS ARE ONLY USED IF YOU SELL A COMPLETE BOOK OF TICKETS DURING ONE SHIFT. SINCE THIS RARELY HAPPENS THESE COLUMNS SHOULD ALWAYS BE "0"! IF 1 COMPLETE BOOK IS SOLD DURING A SHIFT THEN THIS COLUMN SHOULD HAVE A "1" ENTERED.

"INSTANT TOTALS"

THIS SHEET IS USED BY STORES WHO DO NOT HAVE A SEPARATE DRAW FOR LOTTERY MONEY. THE NUMBERS HERE WILL GIVE YOU THE TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE OF INSTANT TICKETS THAT WENT OUT DURING THAT SHIFT. THIS NUMBER SHOULD MATCH AN "INSTANT LOTTERY" KEY AMOUNT FROM A TRADITIONAL REGISTER'S "Z" REPORT.

THIS SHEET IS ALSO USED BY ACCOUNTS WHO HAVE A SEPARATE DRAW FOR NUMBERS GAMES ONLY. (SEE BELOW)

"LOTTERY COMPUTING(3)"

THIS SHEET IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH "INSTANT TOTALS". THIS SHEET WILL CALCULATE TOTALS FOR ACCOUNTS WHICH USE A LOTTERY DRAW FOR NUMBERS GAMES ONLY AND RING INSTANT LOTTERY INTO A NORMAL REGISTER.

INSTANT TICKET TOTALS ARE CALCULATED BY USING THE "INSTANT TOTALS" SHEET, AND NUMBERS GAMES TOTALS ARE CALCULATED BY USING THIS (LOTTERY COMPUTING(3)" SHEET.

"LOTTERY COMPUTING(2)"

THIS SHEET IS USED BY STORES THAT HAVE A SEPARATE DRAW FOR LOTTERY MONEY BUT ALSO INCLUDE INSTANT LOTTERY MONEY IN THAT DRAW. YOU WILL NOTICE THE COLUMN "INSTANT SALES" INCLUDED IN THIS SHEET. THIS FIGURE IS ADDED IN WITH NUMBERS GAMES SALES AND PAYOUTS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS SHEET YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SHORTAGES COME FROM INSTANT TICKETS OR NUMBERS GAMES.

CONFIGURATION SUMMARY

    1. USING "INSTANT TOTALS" ALONE. (THIS WILL VERIFY INSTANT TICKET TOTALS ONLY.)
    2. RECOMMENDED: USING "INSTANT TOTALS" & "LOTTERY COMPUTING(3)". THIS WILL LET YOU KNOW IF SHORTAGES ARE COMING FROM NUMBERS GAMES, INSTANT TICKETS, OR BOTH.
    3. USING "LOTTERY COMPUTING(2)". THIS COMBINES BOTH NUMBERS GAMES AND INSTANT TICKETS. THEREFORE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TELL EXACTLY WHERE SHORTAGES ARE COMING FROM.

 

 

THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHEN THERE ARE SHORTAGES:

  1. BE SURE ALL NUMBERS GAMES REPORTS HAVE BEEN ENTERED CORRECTLY.
  2. BE SURE INSTANT TICKET ENDING NUMBERS HAVE BEEN ENTERED CORRECTLY.
  3. BE SURE STARTING CASH AND ENDING CASH FIGURES ARE CORRECT.
  4. MAKE SURE REPORTS THAT ARE TAKEN ARE RUNNING TOTALS FOR THE DAY, NOT "FIGURES PER SHIFT" REPORTS.
  5. IN SOME STATES, WHEN CASHING LARGER TICKETS, THE MACHINE WILL PROMPT EMPLOYEES BY ASKING IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO A PARTICULAR PAY OUT. THIS IS CALLED A CLAIMS INQUIRY. THIS IS ONLY AN INQUIRY. FOR YOU, AS AN AGENT, TO GET CREDIT, THE CASHIER MUST HIT ANOTHER KEY TO ACTUALLY CASH THE TICKET. IF HE/SHE DOES NOT, AND PAYS THE AMOUNT SHOWN, HE/SHE WILL BE SHORT THE AMOUNT OF THE PAY OUT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRAIN YOUR EMPLOYEES PROPERLY.
  6. SOMETIMES BOOKS ARE PUT IN BACKWARDS. BOOKS MUST BE PUT IN WITH THE HIGHEST TICKET NUMBER BEING SOLD FIRST. THE STARTING TICKET SHOULD BE 299.