Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable burster mark former configured to create a burster mark in or on each lottery ticket received by the burster and a suitable burster mark sensor configured to sense at least one burster mark of each lottery ticket received by such burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive signals from the burster mark sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to consistently repeated precisely align its ticket bursters with its ticket collection receptacle of its front door to ensure proper delivery of the lottery tickets from the ticket bursters to the ticket collection receptacle.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable barcode reader configured to sense at least one barcode of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive barcode positional data from the barcode reader and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable reflective sensor configured to sense components of a static section of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive static section signals from the reflective sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable reflective sensor configured to sense at least one form mark of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive form mark signals from the reflective sensors and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine including a housing, a ticket drawer holder in the housing, the ticket drawer holder including a plurality of ticket drawers and a cleaning pad drawer, each of the plurality of ticket drawers configured to hold a plurality of lottery tickets, the cleaning pad drawer configured to hold a cleaning pad, and a ticket burster in the housing, the ticket burster configured to move to a cleaning pad receipt position associated with and in alignment with the cleaning pad drawer, and receive a cleaning pad from the cleaning pad drawer to clean a part of the ticket burster.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine including a ticket collection receptacle of its front door that is configured to receive lottery tickets of different sizes and shapes. The ticket collection receptacle includes a first ticket-receipt section, a second ticket-receipt section, and a third ticket-holding-and-access section. The first ticket-receipt section is configured to receive instant lottery tickets from the bursters. The second ticket-receipt section is configured to receive printed lottery tickets (and/or receipts) from the printer. The third ticket-holding-and-access section is configured to hold the received lottery tickets (and receipts) in a manner that does not block receipt of further tickets (and receipts).

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable barcode reader configured to sense at least one barcode of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive barcode positional data from the barcode reader and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable burster mark former configured to create a burster mark in or on each lottery ticket received by the burster and a suitable burster mark sensor configured to sense at least one burster mark of each lottery ticket received by such burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive signals from the burster mark sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine including a ticket collection receptacle of its front door that is configured to receive lottery tickets of different sizes and shapes. The ticket collection receptacle includes a first ticket-receipt section, a second ticket-receipt section, and a third ticket-holding-and-access section. The first ticket-receipt section is configured to receive instant lottery tickets from the bursters. The second ticket-receipt section is configured to receive printed lottery tickets (and/or receipts) from the printer. The third ticket-holding-and-access section is configured to hold the received lottery tickets (and receipts) in a manner that does not block receipt of further tickets (and receipts).

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable magnetic material sensor configured to sense at least one magnetically sensible material of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive signals from the magnetic material sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable reflective sensor configured to sense components of a static section of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive static section signals from the reflective sensor and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to determine if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets received from the ticket drawers of the ticket drawer columns, and to make one or more adjustments and/or alert an operator if its ticket bursters are improperly separating the lottery tickets. In various embodiments, each of the tickets bursters includes a suitable reflective sensor configured to sense at least one form mark of each lottery ticket received in such ticket burster. In various embodiments, the lottery ticket vending machine includes one or more controllers configured to receive form mark signals from the reflective sensors and make such determinations regarding any adjustments and/or alerts, and to cause any such adjustments and/or alerts.

Abstract: A lottery ticket vending machine configured to consistently repeated precisely align its ticket bursters with its ticket collection receptacle of its front door to ensure proper delivery of the lottery tickets from the ticket bursters to the ticket collection receptacle.