Pennsylvania Lottery Reveals Age Checking Lottery Terminals

Comment #13

keystonechas — Fri, 14 May 2004 04:55:56 GMT

Using your argument DoctorEw220, why not fire all cashers? Replace them with monkeys. No need to pay them or provide benefits, just toss them a banana now and then.Chas

Comment #12

DoctorEw220 — Thu, 13 May 2004 18:24:54 GMT

My comments were directed more at the fast food, grocery store, etc. cashers. - I was a grocery store employee, and I didn't always work the lottery terminal. My gripe is with the above descibed folks who hit the change button and hand you paper bills, coins and receipt. This is not the proper way to hand a customer their change. - I couldn't agree more. That is why I used to do that. In fact, a lot of cashiers do that, granted there are the lazy ones who don't. Perhaps it's just a locational... [ More ]

Comment #11

keystonechas — Thu, 13 May 2004 18:12:21 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by DoctorEw220 on May 13, 2004keystonechas: i understand if you might have been shortchanged before, and may think that because most of the workers at stores are teenagers that they are stupid, but a lot of them actually know what they are doing. when i worked at a terminal, i would double check everything, and remind the customers to check their tickets themselves. i also double check the total, as well as the change they recieve. it's not the clerks. it's how well... [ More ]

Comment #10

DoctorEw220 — Thu, 13 May 2004 05:18:46 GMT

keystonechas: i understand if you might have been shortchanged before, and may think that because most of the workers at stores are teenagers that they are stupid, but a lot of them actually know what they are doing. when i worked at a terminal, i would double check everything, and remind the customers to check their tickets themselves. i also double check the total, as well as the change they recieve. it's not the clerks. it's how well they are trained on their job. personally, i made sur... [ More ]

Comment #9

keystonechas — Thu, 13 May 2004 04:11:37 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on May 12, 2004NY lottery terminals can check ages.New York state was the first and Pa will be the second state to have the ID feature.Chas

Comment #8

keystonechas — Thu, 13 May 2004 04:09:29 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by DoctorEw220 on May 12, 2004they really aren't necessary. it's much easier, as well as cost effective, to just ask to see someone's ID.The problem is most clerks can't do the math. It's the same with giving change in stores. Take away the change button on cash registers and store clerks are clueless.Chas

Comment #7

CASH Only — Wed, 12 May 2004 22:22:27 GMT

NY lottery terminals can check ages.

Comment #6

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 12 May 2004 22:22:07 GMT

they really aren't necessary. it's much easier, as well as cost effective, to just ask to see someone's ID.

Comment #5

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 12 May 2004 22:21:30 GMT

a lot of parents will buy tickets for their kids, and minors can cash tickets in.

Comment #4

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 12 May 2004 22:21:10 GMT

it happens, but not very often.

Comment #3

smd173 — Wed, 12 May 2004 22:15:44 GMT

Even though the retailers don't have to pay for this, I'm sure the PA Lottery payed Scientific Games for the program. That most likely being the case, leads me to ask, is underage purchases of lottery tickets that rampant? Especially in PA

Comment #2

Todd — Wed, 12 May 2004 22:02:11 GMT

Because that would require them to capture your information. That would not be read-only, like the ID verification.

Comment #1

JAP69 — Wed, 12 May 2004 21:26:54 GMT

Lottery Executive Director Ed Mahlman said the system does not retain any information about customers. It is a read-only technology that cannot collect data about customers or their purchases.Then why cant they use something like this for proof of ticket purchase for those jackpot games. maybe a lot of unclaimed prizes can be claimed .

Pennsylvania Lottery Reveals Age Checking Lottery Terminals

Lottery Post — Wed, 12 May 2004 15:33:41 GMT

Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Gregory C. Fajt today announced that more than 6,700 Lottery retailers will be able to electronically check the ages of customers through online Lottery terminals using a new age verification system.Age verification software will be downloaded, free of cost, to all Lottery terminals across the Commonwealth. The Department of Revenue and the Pennsylvania Lottery recognize our social responsibility to help retailers prdvent the sale of Lottery tickets to minors,