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Lottery ATM
So Non gamblers don't have to wait in line
 
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A touch screen machine allowing those who feel they can beat the odds to stand in a different line than those of us who have calc'd the odds.

Zimmy, Apr 01 2006

Halfbakery: Gambling ATM Gambling_20ATM
"What if you could actually play the lottery from your bank ATM?", asks Ian. [jutta, Apr 03 2006]


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       Huh? I don't play the lottery, but I know it is different in different places. This idea needs explaining.

baconbrain, Apr 02 2006
  

       I think Zimmy dislikes queuing in the convenience store with people who want to buy lottery tickets, and wants them to use a separate, ATM-like interface instead. But that's just a guess.   

       There are many ticket-dispensing machines where I live, for smaller prices won immediately. They allow people who feel guilty about the irrationality of their gambling to indulge without having to face another human.

jutta, Apr 02 2006
  

       What if you could actually play the lottery from your bank ATM? On second thoughts, perhaps that option shouldn't be dangled in front of most people.

Ian Tindale, Apr 03 2006
  

       Nothing annoys me more than standing on line at my local corner store seemingly FOREVER because the clerk is assisting some schmuck who is getting $200 in lottery tickets.

Jscotty, Apr 03 2006
  


 
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