The Great Minnesota Pull-Tabs 🎰 Library
The uniquely idiotic gambling game found in Minnesota (and parts of Wisconsin).
Think of it as a slot machine made out of paper. Imagine the scene: the split beer stink of a dive bar, a glass of perspiring alcohol nestled against a plate of piping-hot tater tots, a plastic green discard basket, and a stack of un-ripped pull-tabs.
So here’s a personal library of pull-tabs – an ode to their whimsical designs and to the never-ending quest to win hard and lose gracefully.
I Like Big Booty at Gabe’s
![several pull-tabs ripped open on a wooden table with a theme of pirate symbolism like treasure, parrot, golden goblets, and pineapple](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2024/i-like-big-booty.jpeg)
Pub Crawl at Mancinis
![pull tab with illustrations of big mugs of beer, cocktails, and barrels with a red-yellow theme](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2024/pub-crawl.jpeg)
Fog Cutter at Mancinis
![pull tab ripped open with illustrations of drunk sailors, captains, sailboat, and lanterns](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2024/fog-cutter.jpeg)
Drunk Punch at Black Hart
![pull tab with themed illustrations of drink punch bowls, beer pong cup stacks, etc. in blue and pink colors](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2024/img-3208.jpeg)
Shots at Monies in Maple Plain
![Pull-tab on counter called Shots](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2024/shots-pulltab.jpeg)
Bank Roll at No Neck Tony’s in Lake Elmo
![Ripped open pull-tab on left, back-side of pull tab called Bank Roll on right, sitting on dark table](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2024/bank-roll-pulltabs.jpeg)
Don’t Bug Me at Dark Horse in Saint Paul
![back side of a pull-tab that is titled Don’t bug me](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/ce29e9bfee.jpg)
Meat Heads at Brian’s in Stillwater
![back side of a butcher and meat-oriented pull-tab](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/24e1f7e5c7.jpg)
Skol Vikes at Curly’s in Duluth
![pile of a pull-tabs with Viking imagery on a wood tabletop](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/8472b43078.jpg)
Hot Diamonds at Halftime Rec in Saint Paul
![small stack of pulltabs labeled Hot Diamonds to the left of a pull tab sheet that has been ripped open, all losers](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/img-2082.jpeg)
Pull-tab on Sidewalk in Saint Paul
![a lone pink pull-tab on a grisly sidewalk with a leaf](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/pull-tab-on-sidewalk.jpeg)
Bet the Max at Black Hart in Saint Paul
![small stack of pull-tabs titled Bet the Max on wood tabletop](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/bet-the-max.jpeg)
It’s Lit & a Win at Billy’s on Grand
![Stack of pull-tabs with branding 'It's Lit'](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/img-1884.jpeg)
![Pulled-open pull-tabs with wins on several](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/715830809209ac715ca-7c7c-49ab-98dd-55580d8b2d12.jpeg)
Money Stalks at Billy’s on Grand in Saint Paul
![Small stack of pull-tabs labeled Money Stalks on marble bar top](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/493d9e827f.jpg)
The floor of Curly’s in Duluth
![Looking down at floor with piles of pull-tabs](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/media.jpg)
Stack em high at Mancini’s in Saint Paul
![the rack em stack em pull-tab](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/rack-em-stack-em-at-mancinis.jpeg)
Bananas at Jimmy’s Bar in Minneapolis
![banana-themed pull tab open at wood bar top](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/bananas-pull-tabs-at-jimmys-bar.jpeg)
Nice little win at Stillwater’s No Neck Tonys, probably paid for dinner
![opened pull-tab win in dimly lit bar](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/won-pull-tabs-at-no-neck-tonys-in-stillwater.jpeg)
Fun Fair at Mancini’s in Saint Paul
![Fun Fair theme of pull-tabs, raised in a hand in front of the pull-tab kiosk](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/fun-fair-at-mancinicswon.jpeg)
Forgotten location:
![blue-tinted image of a ripped-open pull-tab](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/pull-tabs.jpeg)
A stack of snappers at Mancini’s in Saint Paul
![stack of Snappers-branded pull-tabs on table](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/stack-of-snappers-at-mancinis.jpeg)
A fat, fat win that my father-in-law pulled at Mancini’s in Saint Paul
![Blurry pull-tab win for $1,000](https://defiantsloth.com/uploads/2023/monterusso-pull-tab-win-at-mancinis.jpeg)