A method for portable lottery ticket sales and redemptions by mobile street vendors , the vendor having an existing credit or debit card processing interchange , the method comprising acts of: providing a mobile vendor with a portable local processor having a memory, and with a local printer connected either physically or via wireless network to the local processor; and configuring the local processor in wireless communication with a network; assigning a bank identification number (BIN) to lottery tickets sold or redeemed by the vendor that is unique to lottery tickets in the vendor's existing credit or debit card processing interchange , the unique lottery BIN associated with a lottery data blob also provided on the lottery ticket ; entering the unique lottery BIN and lottery data blob into the vendor's existing credit or debit card barcode protocol to initiate transfer of lottery data from the lottery ticket to a lottery central site via the interchange ; at a processor within the interchange , recognizing the unique lottery BIN as a flag to initiate special routing to and further processing of the lottery data blob at the lottery central site ; and processing the lottery data blob at the lottery central site outside of the interchange's debit or credit card data transfer and processing procedures, wherein the interchange includes an acquiring processor and a separate issuing processor , the acquiring processor receiving and routing the lottery BIN and lottery data blob to the issuing processor , wherein the issuing processor recognizes the unique lottery BIN and routes the lottery data blob to the lottery central site , or wherein the interchange includes a common acquiring and issuing processor that receives and routes the lottery BIN and lottery data blob to the lottery central site . providing a mobile vendor with a portable local processor having a memory, and with a local printer connected either physically or via wireless network to the local processor; and configuring the local processor in wireless communication with a network; assigning a bank identification number (BIN) to lottery tickets sold or redeemed by the vendor that is unique to lottery tickets in the vendor's existing credit or debit card processing interchange , the unique lottery BIN associated with a lottery data blob also provided on the lottery ticket ; entering the unique lottery BIN and lottery data blob into the vendor's existing credit or debit card barcode protocol to initiate transfer of lottery data from the lottery ticket to a lottery central site via the interchange ; at a processor within the interchange , recognizing the unique lottery BIN as a flag to initiate special routing to and further processing of the lottery data blob at the lottery central site ; and processing the lottery data blob at the lottery central site outside of the interchange's debit or credit card data transfer and processing procedures, wherein the interchange includes an acquiring processor and a separate issuing processor , the acquiring processor receiving and routing the lottery BIN and lottery data blob to the issuing processor , wherein the issuing processor recognizes the unique lottery BIN and routes the lottery data blob to the lottery central site , or wherein the interchange includes a common acquiring and issuing processor that receives and routes the lottery BIN and lottery data blob to the lottery central site . <EOS>