| CPC G07F 17/42 (2013.01) [G07F 11/68 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A lottery ticket dispensing system comprising:
a lottery ticket vending machine comprising:
a first housing comprising a frame, a top wall connected to the frame, spaced-apart side walls connected to the frame, a rear wall connected to the frame, a base connected to the frame and configured to rest on a floor, and a front door connected to the frame,
a ticket drawer column in the first housing, the ticket drawer column comprising a plurality of ticket drawers, each of the ticket drawers configured to hold a strip of lottery tickets,
a ticket burster in the first housing, the ticket burster defining a ticket inlet and a ticket outlet, the ticket burster movable to a plurality of different ticket receipt positions, each different ticket receipt position associated with and in alignment with a different one of the ticket drawers, and
a controller configured to control movement of the ticket burster to the different ticket receipt positions and other operations of the ticket burster; and
a side car comprising:
a second housing comprising a frame, a top wall connected to the frame, spaced-apart side walls connected to the frame, a rear wall connected to the frame, a base connected to the frame and configured to rest on the floor, and a front wall connected to the frame, wherein one of the side walls of the side car in configured to be positioned adjacent to one of the side walls of the first housing of the lottery ticket vending machine, wherein one of the other walls of the second housing is moveable from a closed and locked position to an open position to allow access to an interior of the second housing,
a physical connection assembly configured to connect the side car to the first housing of the lottery ticket vending machine,
an electrical connection and communication assembly configured to send data to the controller, and
at least one of a paper bet slip receiver assembly, a currency receiver assembly, and a coin receiver assembly.
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