Method and system for enhanced lottery ticket accounting and sales with smart bin dispensers at a retail establishment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10672234
APP PUB NO 20170018148A1
SERIAL NO

14802526

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A system and associated method are provided for dispensing lottery tickets at retail establishments. A lottery ticket terminal is in communication with a retail POS register and accepts a request for purchase of a particular lottery ticket selected from a plurality of different lottery tickets. A dispenser array is in communication with the terminal and includes a plurality of separate bins having a different respective lottery tickets stored. The lottery tickets have a machine readable code printed thereon and each bin includes a scanner disposed to read the code as the tickets are dispensed from the bin by an electronic drive mechanism. The lottery ticket terminal transmits a purchase signal for dispensing a particular lottery ticket that is routed to the respective bin containing the particular lottery ticket. The bin transmits a signal that is routed to a central lottery server for each lottery ticket dispensed from the bin, the signal identifying the lottery ticket from the scanned code.

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES LLC1500 BLUEGRASS LAKES PARKWAY ALPHARETTA GA 30004

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Behm, William F Roswell, US 34 1473
Ghia, Ajay J Cumming, US 14 48
Mejenborg, Sten Hallundbaek Cumming, US 19 55
Thompson, Mark Andrew Buford, US 58 743

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