Patent ID: 8192268
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming ticket dispensing device for dispensing tickets having prize revealing characters and a removable covering for hiding the prize revealing characters prior to acquisition by an end user, the ticket dispensing device comprising: (a) a storage mechanism for holding a plurality of gaming tickets; (b) a revealer for removing the removable covering to reveal the prize revealing characters; (c) a scanner for scanning the prize revealing characters; (d) a processor in communication with the scanner for processing information derived from the scanned prize revealing characters to determine a prize value associated with the characters scanned; (e) an audiovisual display for displaying an audiovisual message relating to the prize value; and (f) a dispensing port for dispensing the game ticket to the user, wherein the revealer comprises a scratch off revealer capable of removing a scratch off type covering from a gaming ticket without destroying the prize revealing character beneath the scratch off type covering and wherein the revealer includes an abrasive belt for removing the scratch off type covering by abrading the scratch off type covering.