Does anyone know how the lotto machine works...

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tooty — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:06:53 GMT

This particular screen on the lotto machine did face me. The gentleman behind the counter also told me they were haveing problems with this game and that I was not the only one.

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tooty — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:04:12 GMT

I did not know that was an issue. The state is NJ. It also just occurred to me that when I walked in with the ticket I had everything circled- all of the words including the amount of each prize. I saw on dateline how another lotto store clerk scanned in a different lottery ticket worth much less. I can't imagine why someone would do that for only $5, but now I am wondering...

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RJOh — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:59:53 GMT

You should be more trusting to the point you at least say in which state you bought the ticket when you're asking a question about a game since you list your location as United States . Every state have a different system, Ohio recently install a new system by a different vendor and I've noticed some stores now have terminals with a screen that faces the customer and prints out if the ticket is a winner and its payout amount.

Does anyone know how the lotto machine works...

tooty — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:35:10 GMT

when you are checking to see if you won an instant lottery ticket? I was pretty certain my ticket was worth $12.00. It came up as $7.00 on the lotto machine. I went back to my car to look at an old ticket to make sure I could not be wrong about the possibilities of winning $12 before going back into the store causing a scene. The gentleman gave me a hard time, telling me he already ripped up the ticket. I persisted and he eventually gave in and let me see the ticket.

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