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Annoyed while waiting in the lottery line - Venting
So today while I was at lunch break playing my usual everyday tickets, the woman at the cash register was slow pressing the buttons. She had to enter how many tickets I had bought from the lotto machine and input each transaction into the cash register from the lotto machine each time. I was telling her I wanted a powerball ticket and some guy comes out of nowhere behind me, and the other clerk who was there working gave the other guy my ticket. This isn't the first time this has happened to me.
Feb 2, 2015, 2:58 pm - LottoLuck777 - Lottery Discussion Forum

What're The Chances They'll Pay?
Very very long shot that my ticket is a winner, but the drawing's not till tomorrow so I'll spend the next day and a half wondering if they'll pay. I went to the vending machine and got a WildCard. It didn't spit it out, so someone came, opened it up, and pulled it out. The machine had run out of paper. Unfortunately, it ran out before it printed the bar code on my ticket. So we went to the CS counter and he got me a new ticket, with the same numbers. What I'm thinking, is that even tho th
Feb 1, 2013, 2:56 pm - HoLeeKau - Lottery Discussion Forum

Have self-serve lottery machines, but can't pay out any tickets? (Rite-Aid in Ohio)Reply
No, there are not instructions posted on the machine. When you scan a winning ticket, a message pops up on the screen that says Congratulations! $X winner. To receive credit in this machine, scan ticket again. To receive cash, present ticket to clerk.
Oct 13, 2011, 7:14 pm - nsv314 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Post Your Winning Tickets HereReply
Ticket #28 (instant vending machine) for 500.00 and Ticket #21 (different book at the cashier) for 25.00
Feb 1, 2011, 7:45 pm - wish626 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Not all Retailers Pay Out to $599Reply
the machine does not give change so instead it will print you a voucher which is similar to a lottery ticket with the bar code at the bottom and an amount printed on it...you can then take that voucher and try to cash it somewhere else (same as a winning ticket)...I seriously doubt that they will make a machine that gives out cash...there are security issues associated with that and also technology issues which translates into costs for them...also if you are cashing a big amount (say $400) try
Feb 23, 2008, 7:36 pm - benmas - Lottery Discussion Forum

Is it possible....Reply
The bottleneck is printing the tickets...I wish I knew the exact amount of time it takes for a machine to spit out a five line ticket...let's say five seconds? One line per second, and you're able to commandeer a machine for an entire four days (Friday to Tuesday)...although, are ticket sales allowed in the early morning hours? But best case scenario, you can run numbers 24 hours a day...for nearly four days.In four days, you would need around 520 continuously running terminals to print out al
Sep 13, 2005, 1:56 pm - JAG331 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Missing numbers on lottery ticketReply
If u have a multi draw ticket, u can ask them to scan it but if u don't have any winners, the machine won't give u that new replacement ticket.
May 23, 2005, 7:35 pm - Littleoldlady - Lottery Discussion Forum

computers record the combinations playedReply
recoding the combinations played is invasion of privacy and cheating. all thats needed is a encrypted serial number placed with each ticket to validate that ticket. you can call any vendor who manufactures any rng or ball machine to verify this. recording numbes played is not needed for security reasons at all. the tickets themselves are made of certain fibers and have hidden words and stuff within the entire ticket fibers. the machine pint head also is a special print head which is made for lot
Dec 27, 2004, 7:42 pm - southwind - Lottery Discussion Forum

Here's a game idea.
Ok. Here's my idea for a game. It would combine the fun of scratch-off games with the jackpots and wating of online games. You buy a scratch-off ticket, and then scratch it off to reveal a set of numbers. You have the machine operator enter the ticket into the computer system, making it valid for the next couple drawings. The machine operator would then stamp the ticket with the drawing dates it is valid for. Eventually, the lottery would draw the numbers, and the ticket that matches all of
Jun 8, 2004, 3:19 pm - DoctorEw220 - Lottery Discussion Forum

If you found a winning lottery ticket what would you do?Reply
If the ticket is a QP odds are the person who bought it and lost it has no clue what the numbers are. I buy QP's and never look at the numbers till the drawing. I also buy my own picks and usually use a card to put in the machine. That way I have proof of all the numbers on the winning ticket.So if I find a QP and it's a winner, it's mine. If I find a ticket with numbers picked buy an individual and more than one set of numbers on the ticket, I'd ask the lottery officials to see if the person wh
Jan 11, 2004, 8:01 pm - megamillionaire - Lottery Discussion Forum