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Have game machines? You must keep records.

September 23, 2026 · Coam Tracker · 3-minute read

By hand or an app — your pick. There is no choice on keeping records. If COAM machines are in your store, the records go with them. That is the deal.

What you write down

Every redemption. Every single one:

Who
Who redeemed the ticket.
When
The day and the time.
How
Which of the four legal ways — replays, lottery products, non-reloadable or reloadable gift cards. Never cash.
The ticket
The ticket amount — redeemed one of the four ways above, never as cash.

Why there is no choice

The Lottery has said its inspectors check prize redemption and records on every visit — and they visited 599 locations in July 2026 alone. The day an inspector, the bank, or your Master asks, the records are what you show. A store with its records ready has a short visit. A store without them has a problem.

By hand works — if you really do it

A notebook at the counter is allowed. But it only works if every clerk writes every redemption, every shift, every day — and if you can find last Tuesday when someone asks. Most stores that keep a notebook keep it well for a week. Then it gets busy.

The easy way

Coam Tracker is one tap per ticket. The clerk taps, the record is made — who, when, which way, the ticket amount — and it is ready the day someone asks. Any phone or tablet. English & Español. It helps you keep the records Georgia law asks stores to keep — without the notebook.

Where this comes from

Coam Tracker logs every redemption in one tap — see how →

This page shares general information about Georgia law from public sources, with links. It is not legal advice. Coam Tracker helps you keep records. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by the Georgia Lottery Corporation or GAMOA.

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