Louisiana Lottery Vending Machine

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sully16 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:08:52 GMT

hehehehehehehe

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dallascowboyfan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:55:44 GMT

Hope you win BIG PrisonerSix......

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PrisonerSix — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:27:52 GMT

I gave the machine a try today and it worked fine. I bought some tickets with playslips and some quick picks and there were no problems. I did have to let it scan my driver's license first but other than that, it was fine. I scanned 3 tickets also, but they weren't winners. The only odd thing is the font is different from the vending machine as opposed to regular terminals.

I was told that was the first lottery vending machine in Louisiana, maybe it will be lucky.

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rdgrnr — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:13:47 GMT

We need legislation that allows you to smack clerks upside the head.

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:42:06 GMT

I prefer to use the vending machine when I'm spending more than $20.

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:29:17 GMT

I'm fortunate to have found a QT near me where an employee has the keys and is happy to reload paper and unjam bills from the validator. I'm not sure if he took a class or what but he really knows the machine.

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:03:39 GMT

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:58:14 GMT

Happened to me once, and only once. Lost $40. on scratchers...........

Now I ALWAYS make sure it accepts plays slips BEFORE inserting cash.

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Ronnie316 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:56:19 GMT

Happens out here sometimes too, with play slips.

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Coin Toss — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:52:23 GMT

HoLeeKau,

Yeah, it is maddening sometimes. We've only got two in our area, I'm pretty well in the boonies.

One is at a supermarket and the other at a cenvenience store. When they first put them in the one at the convenience store worked like a charm, now it hasn't taken playslips for months.

At first the one at the grocery store was in essence a glorified scratcher machine (nothing wlse worked), now it's on again off again for draw games.

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HoLeeKau — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:05:42 GMT

That's absolutely maddening! I hate scratchers and resent the he!! out of being forced to buy them because my money is already in the machine that's not working.

There was one at Fred Meyer that always had something wrong with it. Either it wouldn't take the play slip or it wouldn't scan a winning ticket barcode (to apply it to my balance, or to replay the ticket) or I'd get a message that the product is not available which I assume means it's out of paper to print the ticket.

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Coin Toss — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:52:00 GMT

Good luck with the machines, I hope yours work better than those in Illinois.

I don't know how many times I've wound up buying scratchers because the machines wouldn't take a playslip it's supposed to be able to take.

I don't know if it's the store that sets them like that or just a bug in the machines but it happens pretty often.

Louisiana Lottery Vending Machine

PrisonerSix — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:23:21 GMT

Today I saw something I hadn't seen in Louisiana before, a lottery vending machine. I know they've been in use in other states for a long time, but not in Louisiana.

I saw one today being installed at the Albertson's supermarket on Government Street in Baton Rouge. I spoke to the people putting in the machine and was told it was the first one in the state. It sold Scratch Offs, Powerball, Lotto, Pick 3, 4, Easy 5, and MegaMillions. It can also check tickets up to $25. I thought it was pret... [ More ]