Florida Lottery installing more instant ticket vending machines

Comment #5

NearNewBrit — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:07:53 GMT

I have begun to see vending machines pop up in the Hartford, CT area at supermarkets. I noticed that one of the stores had tickets for sale behind the counter as well.

On a separate note -- someone won Connecticut Classic Lotto last night for the $4.3M annuity ($2.6M cash). It now resets to $1M, where it should (by experience) sit for 2-3 draws.

Comment #4

B$Rizzle — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:12:13 GMT

Would be nice if the machines could at least check the tickets to see if they are winners also.

Comment #3

savagegoose — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:05:01 GMT

be nice if there was automatic claim your win machines as well, would avoid thise nasty scammer merchants taking your winnings.

Comment #2

Todd — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:04:51 GMT

Probably to sell lottery tickets.

Comment #1

ressuccess — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:36:49 GMT

I wonder why there are vending machines in Florida

Florida Lottery installing more instant ticket vending machines

Lottery Post — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:47:15 GMT

The Florida Lottery will begin installing an additional 500 instant ticket vending machines around the state next week because they've become so popular with players.

The Lottery started installing 1,000 vending machines last fall and they exceeded expectations. They have generated about $200 million in their first year of operation.

Lottery spokeswoman Connie Barnes says the agency hopes to have all 1,500 instant ticket vending machines, or ITVM's, up and running by Thanksgiving.

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