Abstract: A game system, for soliciting donations to charities and organizations as a promotion to expose charitable groups or other organizations to a wider range of potential donors as well as to expand the locations currently available. To encourage such donations the system includes a sub-system that provides the donor and non-donors alike with an opportunity to play a game of chance with the credits that the person receives with each donation. The donor may then save such credits or play them, and to the extent a person wins, a promotional prize will be awarded.

Abstract: A system and method for promoting and dispensing collector's cards to a plurality of users. The system includes a microprocessor connected to a currency acceptor, a collector's card dispenser, and a game piece dispenser. When currency is inserted into the currency acceptor, the microprocessor registers the signal provided by the currency acceptor and directs the collector's card dispenser to distribute at least one collector's card according to the amount of currency entered. As a promotion to encourage the sale of the collector's cards, the system also dispenses a game piece simultaneously with the collector's card, that allows the user to play a game of chance.

Abstract: A system for dispensing collector's series cards to a collector includes a currency acceptor and card dispenser controlled by a computer. As a promotion to encourage the sale of the collector's cards, the system includes a game sub-system that provides the purchaser with an opportunity to play a game of chance with the credits that the person receives with each collector's series card purchased. The purchaser may then save such credits or play them, and to the extent that a person wins, a promotional prize will be awarded.