So, what are they used for? Im suddenly given the option to "convert to tokens" instead of tickets.

Tyvm :>

If you hover over your tokens you'll get alittle tooltip:

http://i.imgur.com/tSLwrhf.jpg

Also, Tiny talks about them alittle here:

https://solidice.com/forums/544/topic/gamer-hardware-raffle-for-next-week

Sorry for the confusion :3