Patent ID: 7383099

Claim:
Apparatus for vending lottery tickets comprising: a housing arranged for mounting at a location for vending of lottery tickets, the housing having an exterior surface for access by a purchasing customer and a secure interior; a plurality of dispensing containers mounted within the secure interior, each arranged to receive a plurality of lottery tickets for dispensing of the tickets sequentially; at least one dispensing device within the secure interior actuable to dispense the one or more tickets from the containers for receipt of the dispensed tickets by the purchasing customer; a payment receiving device for effecting of a payment for selected tickets; a plurality of separate display devices arranged so as to be visible on the outer surface of the housing in an array, each arranged for displaying graphics and information relating to a respective one of a plurality of different tickets available for purchase by the purchasing customer; each display device having associated therewith a respective one of a plurality of customer actuated purchase switches actuable by the customer to effect purchase of the respective one of the plurality of different tickets; each display device having associated therewith a respective one of a plurality of customer actuated information switches actuable by the customer; a video display screen separate from the display devices and from the purchase switches and from the information switches; a control unit within the housing including a memory and arranged for: controlling the dispensing of the respective one of the tickets in response to the actuation of a selected one of the purchase switches by the customer and the receipt of payment from the customer; and displaying from the memory on the video display screen graphic information relating to a respective one of the tickets in response to the actuation of a selected one of the information switches by the customer; and a control input interface inside the secure interior for operation by an authorized operator.