Abstract: A gripping device includes a handle extended from a housing, an extension slidably attached onto the housing, a casing attached to the extension, a pair of pawls mounted in the casing and movable toward and away from each other for gripping a ticket, a trigger having a carrier pivotally attached to the handle, and a connecting device having a cable coupled to the pawls and the carrier of the trigger for allowing the pawls to be selectively moved toward each other with the carrier of the trigger and the cable. The gripping device includes fewer parts or elements to be easily and quickly manufactured and assembled with a decreased assembling procedure and with a decreased manufacturing cost.