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No Line, No Waiting: New Lottery Vending Machines
October 21, 2009
Buying a lottery ticket at some locations in Northwest Florida became a little easier this week with the installation of 48 instant lottery ticket vending machines, including two in North Escambia.
The automated vending machines allow customers to buy scratch-off tickets without a wait at a store’s counter.
In North Escambia, instant ticket vending machines are located at State Line O-Yes Lotto on Highway 97 at the Alabama/Florida line in Davisville and Moye’s Stateline Food Mart on North Century Boulevard in Century.
The instant ticket vending machines can contain up to 24 different scratch-off games. There will eventually be 1,000 of the machines across the state.
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9 Responses to “No Line, No Waiting: New Lottery Vending Machines”
Ohhhhhhhhh, so it is only underage gambling if the kid WINS.
With that logic in place, my 9 year old should be able to walk in to Tom Thumb, buy ME (an adult) a 12 pack of Budweiser and a carton of Marlboros because she is not going to drink or smoke either, she is simply making the purchase on my behalf because I am too lazy to get out of my truck.
Now it all makes sense……………NOT!!!!!
maybe because you can smoke and drink as soon as you buy it and you have to be of age to claim a lottery ticket!!!!
Nice, too bad Alabama can’t get a lottery, but I guess Florida enjoys spending our Alabama money.
Why can’t we keep Alabama money, in Alabama?
Well let’s try to understand the state’s logic. They outlawed the sale of cigarettes and beer from vending machines long ago because there was no way to prevent the sale to minors. Then the same state law makers decide it is okay to sell lottery tickets from vending machines, thus encouraging underage gambling. Nope, still don’t understand the logic. I do see though that the state is willing to put their own greed ahead of protecting children from adult vices, if there is profit to be made. But hey what do we expect from a state that won’t allow casinos to be built because gambling is sooooooo bad, but continue to permit bingo, dog tracks, horse tracks and now lottery ticket vending machines. Dare I say, what will they think of next?
Now mommies can sit in the car while they send the kids in to buy lottery tickets.
THis has go to be bad for business for the stores. If I was gonna stand in line and buy tickets, I was gonna get some beer and cigeratttes. Now they lose that money.
and how are they going to keep underage children from buying?
“NOTHING GOOD CAN COME OF THESE, NOTHING.”
Buy Lottery instead of BOOZE!
Friends let DO let friends buy Lottery and drive!
I saw these in Georgia on my way to Tennessee. They are neat. I’m glad to see them come here. It will help relieve some of the cashiers I think. Cool.
WoW! A PRETTY MONEY EATER, PROMISES, DREAMS, AND WHAT IF’S, AND OF COURSE THE OLD.
“SOMEBODY HAD GOT TO WIN, MIGHT AS WELL BE ME”.
MANY, TO MANY ARE BETTING AND SAYING, TAKE MY MONEY PLEASE.
PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU PAY – $1.00 WILL BUY SEVERAL GOOD THINGS.
NOTHING GOOD CAN COME OF THESE, NOTHING.