Abstract: Lottery ticket selling systems and methods of operating the systems that enable the purchase of a draw lottery ticket using a ticket purchase trailer for draw lottery ticket images, wherein the system includes an electronic ticket retail server, a bet processor, and a lottery terminal.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine including a housing, a ticket drawer column in the housing, the ticket drawer column including a plurality of ticket drawers, each of the ticket drawers configured to hold one or more packs of lottery tickets, and a ticket burster in the housing, the ticket burster defining a ticket inlet and a ticket outlet, the ticket burster movable to a plurality of different ticket receipt positions, each different ticket receipt position associated with and in alignment with a different one of the ticket drawers, the ticket burster including, in various embodiments, one or more or all of a ticket pack sensor, a ticket exit sensor, a barcode sensor, and a ticket drawer sensor.

Abstract: A lottery ticket selling system including an electronic ticket courier server configured to communicate with an electronic player device having a courier mobile application downloaded thereon, a wager details display device, a lottery terminal with an associated scanner and configured to communicate with a lottery central system, a lottery ticket printer, and a code reader assembly configured to read codes on lottery tickets printed by the lottery ticket printer.

Abstract: Lottery ticket selling systems and methods of operating the systems that enable the purchases of draw lottery tickets and includes an electronic ticket courier server, a wager details display device, a lottery terminal with a scanner, a draw lottery ticket printer positioned to sequentially print a plurality of draw lottery tickets on an elongated sheet of a paper such that the plurality of draw lottery tickets are connected draw lottery tickets, and a draw lottery ticket scanning assembly comprising: a draw lottery ticket feeder positioned to receive the connected draw lottery tickets from the draw lottery ticket printer, a draw lottery ticket scanner positioned to sequentially receive from the draw lottery ticket feeder and scan each of the draw lottery tickets of the connected draw lottery tickets, and a draw lottery ticket rewinder positioned to receive from the draw lottery ticket scanner each of the draw lottery tickets of the connected draw lottery tickets and to rewind the connected draw lottery ticke

Abstract: Lottery ticket selling systems and methods of operating the systems that enable the purchases of draw lottery tickets and include an electronic ticket courier server, a wager details display device, a lottery terminal, a lottery ticket printer, a draw lottery ticket printer, a draw lottery ticket rewinder, and a printer and rewinder cradle comprising a support, a printer holder formed on the support, and a rewinder holder formed on the support at a static distance from the printer holder to enable precise positioning of the draw lottery ticket printer and the draw lottery ticket rewinder relative to each other on the support and to prevent longitudinal and transverse movement of the draw lottery ticket rewinder relative to the support and of the draw lottery ticket printer relative to the support.

Abstract: A lottery ticket selling system including a wager details display device, a ticket courier server causes a display of a code associated with an ordered draw lottery ticket by the wager details display device, a lottery terminal and associated scanner, a lottery ticket printer, and a lottery ticket printer sensor such as optical sensor configured to indicate that the lottery printer printed a first draw lottery ticket associated with the code, and cause the ticket courier server to remove a display of a code associated with that draw lottery ticket by the wager details display device.

Abstract: A lottery ticket selling system including a wager details display device, a ticket courier server causes a display of a code associated with an ordered draw lottery ticket by the wager details display device, a lottery terminal and associated scanner, a lottery ticket printer, and a lottery ticket printer sensor including an electric power level change detector configured to indicate that the lottery printer printed a first draw lottery ticket associated with the code, and cause the ticket courier server to remove a display of a code associated with that draw lottery ticket by the wager details display device.

Abstract: Lottery ticket selling systems and methods of operating the systems that enable the purchase of a draw lottery ticket using a ticket purchase trailer for draw lottery ticket images, wherein the system includes an electronic ticket retail server, a bet processor, and a lottery terminal.

Abstract: A POS lottery ticket data interceptor for a point-of-sale system, and systems and methods employing such POS lottery ticket data interceptor with POS systems that enable the activation, purchase, validation, and/or redemption of lottery tickets having variable purchase prices and/or variable payout amounts for winning lottery tickets through such POS systems.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine including a housing, a ticket drawer column in the housing, the ticket drawer column including a plurality of ticket drawers, each of the ticket drawers configured to hold one or more packs of lottery tickets, and a ticket burster in the housing, the ticket burster defining a ticket inlet and a ticket outlet, the ticket burster movable to a plurality of different ticket receipt positions, each different ticket receipt position associated with and in alignment with a different one of the ticket drawers, the ticket burster including, in various embodiments, one or more or all of a ticket pack sensor, a ticket exit sensor, a barcode sensor, and a ticket drawer sensor.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine the lottery ticket state for each of a plurality of ticket drawers of the lottery ticket vending machine and, for each of the ticket drawers display an indication of the lottery ticket state for that ticket drawer of the lottery ticket vending machine.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to obtain code image data (such as bar code image data) from a leading lottery ticket in each of the lottery drawers in the lottery ticket vending machine, and use the code image data for activating or verifying activation of the lottery tickets loaded in the ticket drawers. This expedites the ticket loading process by eliminating the need for an operator to manually and/or separately scan a code (such as a bar code) for each ticket pack loaded into the ticket drawers.

Abstract: A lottery ticket selling system and methods of operating the system that enable the purchase of a lottery ticket by a player using an electronically created play slip. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket selling system and methods of operating the lottery ticket selling system, wherein the lottery ticket selling system includes a player electronic device, a courier server, a CIS reader emulator, a lottery terminal (including a CIS reader), and a lottery ticket printer.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to obtain code image data (such as bar code image data) from a leading lottery ticket in each of the lottery drawers in the lottery ticket vending machine, and use the code image data for activating or verifying activation of the lottery tickets loaded in the ticket drawers. This expedites the ticket loading process by eliminating the need for an operator to manually and/or separately scan a code (such as a bar code) for each ticket pack loaded into the ticket drawers.

Abstract: A lottery ticket selling system and methods of operating the system that enable the purchase of a lottery ticket by a player using an electronically created play slip. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket selling system and methods of operating the lottery ticket selling system, wherein the lottery ticket selling system includes a player electronic device, a courier server, a CIS reader emulator, a lottery terminal (including a CIS reader), and a lottery ticket printer.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to obtain code image data (such as bar code image data) from a leading lottery ticket in each of the lottery drawers in the lottery ticket vending machine, and use the code image data for activating or verifying activation of the lottery tickets loaded in the ticket drawers. This expedites the ticket loading process by eliminating the need for an operator to manually and/or separately scan a code (such as a bar code) for each ticket pack loaded into the ticket drawers.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine including a housing, a ticket drawer column in the housing, the ticket drawer column including a plurality of ticket drawers, each of the ticket drawers configured to hold one or more packs of lottery tickets, and a ticket burster in the housing, the ticket burster defining a ticket inlet and a ticket outlet, the ticket burster movable to a plurality of different ticket receipt positions, each different ticket receipt position associated with and in alignment with a different one of the ticket drawers, the ticket burster including, in various embodiments, one or more or all of a ticket pack sensor, a ticket exit sensor, a barcode sensor, and a ticket drawer sensor.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine the lottery ticket state for each of a plurality of ticket drawers of the lottery ticket vending machine and, for each of the ticket drawers display an indication of the lottery ticket state for that ticket drawer of the lottery ticket vending machine.

Abstract: A lottery ticket selling system and methods of operating the system that enable the purchase of a lottery ticket by a player using an electronically created play slip. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket selling system and methods of operating the lottery ticket selling system, wherein the lottery ticket selling system includes a player electronic device, a courier server, a CIS reader emulator, a lottery terminal (including a CIS reader), and a lottery ticket printer.

Abstract: A lottery device, system and method incorporate lottery and non-lottery transaction capabilities within a single device that also provides for paperless wagering and payment of winnings. As part of the present invention, a transaction instrument facilitates typical consumer transactions as well as transactions related to lottery offerings and can use a reader terminal component to associate lottery tickets with the transaction instrument.