Charitable Games - Sealed Tickets
Under the sealed ticket law, nonprofit permittees shall purchase the games from the Department of Consumer Protection at ten percent of their resale value, until the current supply is exhausted. Then organizations will purchase tickets from vendors permitted by the Department of Consumer Protection.
Obtain a Sealed Ticket Permit and/or an Individual Sales Permit Number (ISP)
- First-Time Applicant
- Previous Applicants
- Individual Sales Permit Number (ISP) Applicants
- Sample Completed Applications
First-Time Sealed Ticket Applicants (For Organizations that never sold sealed tickets in the past)
- Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Organization) (CGS-4) fillable PDF
- Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Organization) MONTHLY (CGS-4A) fillable PDF (Complete this form rather than the CGS-4 application ONLY if applying to sell sealed tickets one day per month)
- Sealed Ticket Amend Form
- Sealed Ticket Application Supplemental Form (CGS-4C) fillable PDF
- Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Individual) (CGS-2/2A) fillable PDF or
- Sample application forms with written instructions
- Connecticut General Statutes governing Sealed Tickets (Sec. 7-169h)
- Administrative Regulations, Distribution And Sale Of Sealed Tickets
- Public Act 03-178 - "An Act Concerning Charitable Bingo And Sealed Ticket Sales"
- Policies regarding sealed ticket sales activity
PLEASE NOTE: If your organization has never sold sealed tickets in the past, it must complete a CGS-4 (or a CGS-4A for monthly sales activity) and CGS-4C application, and each of its volunteer members who will assist with the sale of sealed tickets must complete a CGS-2 and CGB/S-2A application. The person designated on the application for the sealed ticket permit who will be responsible for the sale of sealed tickets must review and be familiar with the provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Administrative Regulations, Distribution And Sale Of Sealed Tickets, and Public Act 03-178, as well as important policies regarding sealed tickets. The designated Member In Charge of sealed ticket sales should keep these laws, regulations and policies available for reference and use
Previous Sealed Tickets Applicants
- Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Organization) (CGS-4) fillable PDF
- Sealed Ticket Application Supplemental Form (CGS-4C) fillable PDF
- Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Individual) (CGS-2/2A) fillable PDF
- Sample application forms with written instructions
- Connecticut General Statutes governing Sealed Tickets (Sec. 7-169h)
- Administrative Regulations, Distribution And Sale Of Sealed Tickets
- Public Act 03-178 - "An Act Concerning Charitable Bingo And Sealed Ticket Sales" PDF
- Policies regarding sealed ticket sales activity
PLEASE NOTE: If your organization has sold sealed tickets in the past, it would only need to complete a CGS-4 and CGS-4C application for a sealed ticket permit. New volunteer members who will assist with the sale of sealed tickets, but have never applied for or received an Individual Sales Permit Number (ISP) with your organization in the past, must complete a CGS-2 and CGB/S-2A application. The person designated on the application for the sealed ticket permit who will be responsible for the sale of sealed tickets must review and be familiar with the provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Administrative Regulations, Distribution And Sale Of Sealed Tickets, and Public Act 03-178, as well as important policies regarding sealed tickets. The designated Member In Charge of sealed ticket sales should keep these laws, regulations and policies available for reference and use.
PLEASE NOTE: If your organization has new volunteer members who will assist with the sale of sealed tickets, but have never applied for or received an Individual Sales Permit Number (ISP) with your organization in the past, those individuals must complete the following application forms:
- Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Individual) (CGS-2/2A) fillable PDF
- Letter of Permission from the applicant's parent/legal guardian (Only if applicant is 16 or 17 years of age)
- Sample application forms with written instructions
Individual Sales Permit Number (ISP) Applicants (For individuals to apply to assist their organizations with sealed ticket sales activity)
- Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Individual) (CGS-2/2A) fillable PDF
- Letter of Permission from the applicant's parent/legal guardian (Only if applicant is 16 or 17 years of age)
- Sample application forms with written instructions
If the applicant will be the Member In Charge of its organization's sealed ticket sales activity, the following material must also be reviewed and complied with:
- Connecticut General Statutes governing Sealed Tickets (Sec. 7-169h)
- Administrative Regulations, Distribution And Sale Of Sealed Tickets
- Public Act 03-178 - "An Act Concerning Charitable Bingo And Sealed Ticket Sales"
- Policies regarding sealed ticket sales activity
PLEASE NOTE: The designated Member In Charge of sealed ticket sales should keep these laws, regulations and policies available for reference and use.
Samples of Completed Sealed Ticket Applications
- SAMPLE Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Individual) (CGS-2/2A)
- SAMPLE Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Organization) (CGS-4)
- SAMPLE Application for Permit to Sell Sealed Tickets (Organization) MONTHLY(CGS-4A)
- SAMPLE Sealed Ticket Application Supplemental Form (CGS-4C)
- SAMPLE Application to Amend - Sealed Tickets (CGS-5)