Integrable Modular Lottery Terminal

The present disclosure relates to an integrable modular lottery terminal.

Draw lottery games are widely employed. For a draw lottery ticket for a draw lottery game, a player may select the player's numbers or may have the system randomly select the player's numbers (which is often referred to as a quick pick). In various instances, to purchase a draw lottery ticket in person with player selected numbers, a player may fill out a paper lottery ticket play slip with the player selected numbers and provide that lottery ticket play slip to an operator of a lottery terminal. The operator scans the paper lottery ticket play slip via a lottery ticket play slip reader that is part of a lottery terminal to determine the player's numbers. The lottery terminal uses the scanned data to generate a draw lottery ticket for the player and prints the draw lottery ticket. The operator then provides the draw lottery ticket to the player. In various other instances, to purchase a draw lottery ticket in person with player selected numbers, a player use an electronic device (such as the player's mobile telephone) to create an electronic lottery ticket play slip associated with the player selected numbers and display that electronic lottery ticket play slip to enable an operator of the lottery terminal to scan that electronic lottery ticket play slip via a lottery ticket play slip reader that is part of the lottery terminal to determine the player's numbers. The lottery terminal uses the scanned data to generate a draw lottery ticket for the player and prints the draw lottery ticket. The operator then provides the draw lottery ticket to the player.

Draw lottery tickets may be sold in variety of different manners using a variety of different systems such as via lottery terminals at a various different locations such as different retail location. The spaces for lottery terminals at different retail locations vary and can be very limited at certain retail locations.

In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an integrable modular lottery terminal including a CPU unit, a display device having a display device housing and a connector arm extending from the housing, a display device stand, and a lottery ticket play slip reader. The display device stand includes a first leg, a second leg spaced-apart from the first leg, a waist connected to a top section of the first leg and a top section of the second leg, a leg connector connecting the first leg and the second leg, and a connector arm receiver connected to the waist and sized and shaped to receive the connector arm of the display device to support the display device.

In various other embodiments, the present disclosure provides an integrable modular lottery terminal including a CPU unit, a display device having a display device housing and a connector arm extending from the housing, and a lottery ticket play slip reader. The reader includes a base, a scanner unit supporter, and a scanner unit. The scanner unit includes a scanner housing and a scanner. The scanner housing includes a first connector arm receiver configured to receive and securely hold the connector arm of the display device such that the display devices faces a first direction.

In various other embodiments, the present disclosure provides an integrable modular lottery terminal including a CPU unit, a display device, a display device stand, and a lottery ticket play slip reader. The display device includes a display device housing and a connector arm extending from the housing. The display device stand includes a first leg comprising a first foot and an angled upwardly extending first support connected to the first foot, a second leg spaced-apart from the first leg and comprising a second foot and an angled upwardly extending second support connected to the second foot, a leg connector connecting the first leg and the second leg, a waist connected to a top section of the first leg and a top section of the second leg, a first connector arm receiver connected to the waist and sized and shaped to receive the connector arm of the display device to support the display device. The CPU unit is of a width and height such that the CPU unit is integrable between the first and second legs of the display device stand. The CPU unit comprises a front wall that extends at an angle such that the front wall is aligned with the angled upwardly extending first support and the angled upwardly extending second support when the CPU unit is positioned between the first leg and the second leg. The CPU unit comprises a bottom wall that defines a stand receipt area configured to receive part of the leg connector when the CPU unit is positioned between the first leg and the second leg. The lottery ticket play slip reader comprises a base, a scanner unit supporter, and a scanner unit. The scanner unit comprises a scanner housing and a scanner. The scanner housing comprises a second connector arm receiver configured to receive and securely hold the connector arm of the display device such that the display device faces a first direction.

Additional features are described in, and will be apparent from, the following Detailed Description and the figures.

While the systems, devices, and methods described herein may be embodied in various forms, the drawings show, and the specification describes certain exemplary and non-limiting embodiments. Not all components shown in the drawings and described in the specification may be required, and certain implementations may include additional, different, or fewer components. Variations in the arrangement and type of the components; the shapes, sizes, and materials of the components; and the manners of connections of the components may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims. Unless otherwise indicated, any directions referred to in the specification reflect the orientations of the components shown in the corresponding drawings and do not limit the scope of the present disclosure. Further, terms that refer to mounting methods, such as mounted, connected, etc., are not intended to be limited to direct mounting methods but should be interpreted broadly to include indirect and operably mounted, connected, and like mounting methods. This specification is intended to be taken as a whole and interpreted in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure and as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrable modular lottery terminal including a CPU unit, a display device, a display device stand, and a lottery ticket play slip reader. The CPU unit, the display device, the display device stand, and the lottery ticket play slip reader are structured to be employed and integrated in any one of multiple different configurations, where the configurations are suited for the space available on a support (such as retail location countertop). The CPU unit, the display device, and the lottery ticket play slip reader are also structured to be employed and integrated in other different configurations without the display device stand wherein the configuration can be based on the space available on a support for the integrable modular lottery terminal (such as on a retail location countertop).

1 6 FIGS.toC 100 illustrate an integrable modular lottery terminalof one example embodiment of the present disclosure.

100 200 400 600 800 800 200 400 600 800 100 100 6 6 6 FIGS.A,B, andC The integrable modular lottery terminalincludes: (1) a CPU unit; (2) a display device; (3) a display device stand; and (4) a lottery ticket play slip reader. For brevity, the lottery ticket play slip readermay be referred to herein as “the play slip reader” without limiting the present disclosure. The CPU unit, the display device, the display device stand, and the lottery ticket play slip readerare configured to be positioned and thus integrated in various different configurations such as further described herein such as to account for different amounts of space available on a support structure for the integrable modular lottery terminal.indicate different example configurations for the integrable modular terminalsuch as further discussed below.

200 210 210 210 More specifically, the CPU unitincludes a CPU housing, a frame (not shown) inside the housing, and CPU components (not shown) inside of the CPU housing.

210 220 230 240 250 260 270 220 230 240 250 270 260 The CPU housingincludes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a first (left) side wall, a second (right) side wall, and a top wall. In this example embodiment, the bottom wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the first (left) side wall, and the top wallform a main chassis and the side wallis removably attached to that main chassis. In other embodiments, these walls can be connected in other suitable manners.

250 260 600 200 600 In this example embodiment, the outer surface of the first side wallis spaced-apart from the outer surface of the second side walla distance W. In this example embodiment, W is slightly lesser than space defined by the standsuch that the CPU unitcan be positioned in and thus integrated with the standas discussed herein.

230 230 270 600 200 600 In this example embodiment, the front wallis angled rearwardly from the bottom wallto the top wall. In this example embodiment, the angle A is the same angle (or can be substantially the same—such as within 5-10 degrees different than) that the angle of the legs of the standextend at (as explained below) such that when the CPU unitis positioned in and thus integrated with the stand, these components are aligned. In this example embodiment, the angle A is an acute angle, and specifically 75 degrees; however, it should be appreciated that this angle can vary in accordance with the present disclosure.

220 222 222 222 222 220 224 222 222 220 226 222 222 220 228 222 222 222 222 220 229 600 670 600 a b c d a c b d a b c d The bottom wallincludes four lower sections,,,. The bottom wallincludes a first upper central sectionthat extends between sectionsand. The bottom wallincludes a second upper central sectionthat extends between sectionsand. The bottom wallincludes a third upper central sectionthat extends between sectionsandand that extends between sectionsand. The bottom wallthus defines a stand receipt areaconfigured to receive part of the display device stand, and specifically the leg connectorof the display device stand(discussed below).

210 282 282 282 282 220 200 a b c d The CPU housingalso includes four rubber feet,,andconnected to the bottom wall. These adjustable feet enable the adjustment of the height and the leveling of the CPU uniton a support (such as on a counter at a retail location).

220 270 600 200 600 In this example embodiment, the outer surface of the bottom wallis spaced-apart from the outer surface of the top walla distance H. In this example embodiment, H is slightly lesser than the interior vertical space V defined by the standsuch that the CPU unitcan be positioned in and thus integrated with the standas discussed herein.

200 The CPU chassis of the CPU unitincludes suitable space for electrical connectors (not shown). These electrical connectors can include a power cord electrical connector, a display device electrical connector, a reader electrical connector, a printer electrical connector, and one or more data network connectors. In certain embodiments, the lower portion of the rear wall toward and/or part of the bottom wall includes such space.

200 200 100 As mentioned above, the CPU unitincludes multiple internal electronic components including but not limited to a processing device (or devices) communicatively connected to a memory device (or devices). For instance, the CPU unitcan include a programmable logic controller. The processing device can include any suitable processing device such as, but not limited to, a general-purpose processor, a special-purpose processor, a digital-signal processor, one or more microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in association with a digital-signal processor core, one or more application-specific integrated circuits, one or more field-programmable gate array circuits, one or more integrated circuits, and/or a state machine. The memory device can include any suitable memory device such as, but not limited to, read-only memory, random-access memory, one or more digital registers, cache memory, one or more semiconductor memory devices, magnetic media such as integrated hard disks and/or removable memory, magneto-optical media, and/or optical media. The memory device stores instructions executable by the processing device to control operation of the integrable modular lottery terminal.

200 400 800 The CPU unitcan be communicatively and operably connected to each of the display device, the reader, a lottery ticket printer (not shown), a handheld scanner (not shown), and a lottery ticket central system (not shown), and configured to receive signals from and send signals to those components. The CPU unit can be communicatively connectable (such as via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, near-field communication, or other suitable wireless communications protocol) to such devices.

400 410 500 410 550 410 400 The display deviceincludes a display device housing, a connector armconnected to and extending rearwardly from the display device housing, a combination display screen and touch screenwithin the housing, and various other suitable components (not shown) that facilitate the operation of the display device.

400 410 550 The display deviceincludes a frame (not shown) inside the housingthat supports the combination display screen and touch screen.

410 The rear portion of the housinginclude can include one or more ports (not shown) that enable access to wire connectors (not shown).

550 400 400 550 200 200 The combination display screen and touch screenis configured to receive operator inputs such as in a conventional manner. The display deviceis thus configured to provide an operator interface. The display deviceand particularly the combination display screen and touch screenare communicatively connected (such as wirelessly or by a hard wire (not shown)) to the CPU unitto send signals to and to receive signals from the CPU unit.

500 440 400 The connector armextends from the rear walland is configured to support the display device.

500 440 400 600 800 The connector armextends from the rear walland is configured to connect the display deviceto the standor the readeras further described herein.

500 400 The connector armcan include one or more internal support structures (not shown) that support the connector and that are attached to the frame of the display device.

500 440 400 The connector armextends at an angle rearwardly downwardly and outwardly from the rear wallof the display device. In this example embodiment, the angle B is an acute angle, and specifically 30 degrees; however, it should be appreciated that this angle can vary in accordance with the present disclosure.

500 400 Additionally, although not shown, the connector armcan include a pivot mechanism that enables the connector arm to pivot and enables the display deviceto pivot around a horizontal axis (to facilitate operator input). In various embodiments, the pivot angle can be adjusted from zero degrees (perpendicular to the counter surface) to at least 45 degrees. In various such embodiments, the pivot mechanism is a friction pivot mechanism that is configured to remain in the operator adjusted position.

500 500 500 500 The connector armincludes a top, bottom, side, and rear surfaces (not labeled). These surfaces of the connector armdefine the height, width, depth, and shape of the connector arm. The connector armcan be otherwise sized, shaped, and configured in accordance with the present disclosure. In other embodiments, the display device can include multiple connector arms in accordance with the present disclosure.

500 700 600 600 400 6 FIG.A The connector armis sized, shaped, and otherwise configured to be inserted into the connector arm receiver(described below) of the standsuch that the standsupports the display devicesuch as show in.

500 800 900 800 800 400 6 6 FIG.B The connector armis sized, shaped, and otherwise configured to be alternatively inserted into a connector arm receiver of the readersuch as the connector arm receiver(described below) of the readersuch that the readersupports the display devicesuch as show inanC.

600 610 630 650 670 700 The display device standincludes a first leg, a second leg, a waist, a leg connector, and a connector arm receiver. In various embodiments, these components are monolithically formed and thus the display device stand is one piece. In other embodiments, the display device stand can be formed from multiple pieces.

610 612 620 612 620 612 The first legincludes a horizontally extending first footand an upwardly extending first supportconnected to the first foot. The first supportextends rearwardly at the angle A from the first foot. In this example embodiment, the angle A is an acute angle, and specifically 75 degrees; however, it should be appreciated that this angle can vary in accordance with the present disclosure.

630 632 640 632 640 632 The second legincludes a horizontally second footand an upwardly extending second supportconnected to the second foot. The second supportalso extends rearwardly at the angle A from the second foot. In this example embodiment, the angle A is an acute angle, and specifically 75 degrees; however, it should be appreciated that this angle can vary in accordance with the present disclosure.

612 632 The first footand the second footare configured to be positioned on a support (such as a counter at a retail location).

612 632 610 630 The feetandof first and second legsandinclude respective inner edges (not labelled) that extend parallel to each other.

622 640 610 630 The supportsandof first and second legsandinclude respective inner edges (not labelled) that extend parallel to each other.

612 632 610 630 The feetandof first and second legsandinclude respective outer edges (not labelled) that extend parallel to each other.

622 640 610 630 The supportsandof first and second legsandinclude respective outer edges (not labelled) that extend at angles from the feet to tops of the supports.

610 630 612 632 620 640 200 200 610 630 6 FIG.A The first legis spaced-apart from the second leg, and specifically the first footis spaced-apart from the second foota distance D, and the first supportis also spaced-apart from the second supportthe distance D. In this example embodiment, D is slightly greater than W (the side-to-side width of the CPU unit). This spacing enables the CPU unitto be positioned between and thus integrated with these legsandsuch as shown in.

650 620 640 610 630 610 630 The waistis connected to the respective top sections (not labelled) of the supportsandof the legsandand thus connects those sections and the legsand.

670 612 632 610 630 610 630 The leg connectoris connected to the respective inner sections (not labelled) of the feetandof the legsandand thus connects those sections and the legsand.

670 670 229 200 200 610 630 600 670 222 222 222 222 220 200 200 600 670 200 600 a b c d The leg connectorhas a height, length, and width (not labelled) that enables the leg connectorto be received by and extend upwardly into the stand receipt areadefined by the CPU unitwhen the CPU unitis positioned between and thus integrated with the legsandof the stand. In this position, the adjacent positioning of the leg connectorand the respective four lower sections,,, andof the bottom wallof the CPU unitprevent the forward and rearward movement of the CPU unitrelative to the stand. In other words, the leg connectorkeeps the CPU unitin the aligned position with the stand.

700 500 400 The connector arm receiveris configured to receive and securely hold the connector armof the display deviceand thus the entire display device.

700 702 650 700 710 702 702 710 700 720 720 700 724 500 400 The connector arm receiverincludes a bottom sectionconnected to the top of the waist. The connector arm receiverincludes an upper sectionconnected to the top of the lower sectionand forwardly extending at an angle from the lower section. The upper sectionof the connector arm receiverincludes top, bottom, side, and front outer surfaces (not labelled) and an interior surface. The interior surfaceof the connector arm receiverdefines a connector arm receiving slotsized, shaped and otherwise configured to receive the connector armof the display device.

700 720 724 500 400 724 700 500 400 In this example embodiment, the connector arm receiver, the interior surface, and the connector arm receiving slotare each oval in shape such that the connector armof the display devicecan tightly fit into the connector arm receiving slotand such that the connector arm receiversecurely receives and holds the connector armof the display device. These shapes can vary in accordance with the present disclosure.

700 500 It should be appreciated that one or both of the connector arm receiverand the connector armcan include or be employed with one or more structures (not shown) that enhance this engagement such as but not limited to one or more ribs, grooves, protrusions, brackets, pins, etc.

700 650 The connector arm receiverextends at an angle C from the waist. In this example embodiment, the angle A is an obtuse angle, and specifically 120 degrees; however, it should be appreciated that this angle can vary in accordance with the present disclosure.

600 200 600 The display device standis thus configured to receive and interact with the CPU unitand configured to receive part of and support the display device.

800 810 840 880 The slip readerincludes a base, a scanner unit supporter, and a scanner unit.

810 812 816 814 The baseis generally rectangular and includes a trayhaving a platensupported by a lower portion.

810 817 840 The baseincludes a support connectorconfigured to facilitate connection with the of the scanner unit supporter.

812 818 818 818 816 816 a b c The trayalso defines three access pockets,, andthat each enable an operator to lift a bet slip, a ticket, or other substrate that is resting on the platenfrom that platen.

810 832 832 832 832 814 220 a b c d The basealso includes four compliant feet,,, andconnected to the lower portionwall. These feet are configured to conform to the counter surface to prevent rocking.

810 889 400 The baseis of a sufficient size, shape, configuration, and weight to not only support the reader, but to also support the display devicesuch as described below, and in alternative embodiments multiple display devices such as described below.

840 810 880 The scanner unit supporteris connected to the baseat its bottom end (not labeled) and connected to the scanner unitat its top end (not labelled).

840 844 840 810 The scanner unit supporterincludes a suitable base connectorconfigured to facilitate connection of the scanner unit supporterto the base.

840 848 840 880 The scanner unit supporterincludes a suitable scanner connectorconfigured to facilitate connection of the scanner unit supporterto the scanner unit.

880 840 810 880 882 882 The scanner unitextends transversely from the scanner unit supporterover part of and spaced above the base. The scanner unitincludes a scanner housing, a scanner (not shown), and lighting components (not shown) supported by the scanner housingin a downward facing position.

880 810 810 810 810 810 880 880 100 880 810 The scanner unitand specifically the scanner is configured to scan or otherwise read: (1) paper play slips positioned on or above the base; (2) barcodes that are associated with digital play slips positioned on or above the base; (3) QR codes that are associated with digital play slips positioned on or above the base; (4) barcodes that are associated with lottery tickets positioned on or above the base; and/or (5) QR codes that are associated with lottery tickets positioned on or above the base. The scanner unitcan additionally be configured to take images of such or other documents. In various embodiments, the scanner unitand specifically the scanner is configured to scan or otherwise read codes such as bar codes or QR codes on lottery tickets play slips to enable the purchase of draw lottery tickets via the integrable modular lottery terminal. In various embodiments, the scanner unitand specifically the scanner is configured to scan or otherwise read codes such as bar codes or QR codes on lottery tickets (such as on draw lottery tickets or instant lottery tickets) positioned on or above the basefor redemption purposes. The scanner is not further described herein for brevity and since such scanners are well known in the lottery industry.

882 886 The scanner housingincludes top, bottom, and side walls (not labeled) as well as a suitable supporter connector.

882 890 500 400 In this example, the scanner housinginclude one, two or three connector arm receivers such as connector arm receiverconfigured to receive and securely hold the connector armof the display deviceand thus the entire display device. The connector arm receivers are each configured to support the display device in a direction, and the multiple connector arm receivers are configured to support the display device in different directions.

890 892 894 500 400 890 892 894 500 400 894 890 500 400 890 500 The connector arm receiverincludes an interior surfacethat defines a connector arm receiving slotsized, shaped and otherwise configured to receive the connector armof the display device. In this example embodiment, the connector arm receiver, the interior surface, and the connector arm receiving slotare each oval in shape such that the connector armof the display devicecan tightly fit into the connector arm receiving slotand such that the connector arm receiversecurely receives and holds the connector armof the display device. These shapes can vary in accordance with the present disclosure. It should be appreciated that one or both of the connector arm receiverand the connector armcan include or be employed with one or more structures (not shown) that enhance this engagement such as but not limited to one or more ribs, grooves, protrusions, brackets, pins, etc.

880 400 100 400 400 6 6 FIGS.B andC It should be appreciated that the scanner unitcan thus support the display deviceof the integrable modular lottery terminalinstead of the standsuch as shown in. In such configurations, the standis not employed.

840 500 400 400 840 880 7 8 FIGS.and It should also be appreciated that the readercan include the connector arm receiver facing in any one of the different directions such that the connector armof the display deviceand thus the entire display devicecan be connected to the readerat such different positions and facing in any of such different directions such as shown in. In these examples, the respective side of the scanner unitincludes the connector arm receiver.

880 500 400 400 880 880 9 10 FIGS.and It should also be appreciated that the scanner unitcan include multiple connector arm receivers (not shown) facing in different directions such that the connector armof the display deviceand thus the entire display devicecan be connected to the scanner unitat any one of the different various different positions, or that multiple display devices can be connected to the scanner unitsuch as shown in.

880 890 892 894 500 400 a a a 5 FIG.F In this example illustrated embodiment, the scanner unitalso includes the connector arm receiverthat includes an interior surfacethat defines a connector arm receiving slotsized, shaped, and otherwise configured to receive the connector armof the display deviceas best shown in.

100 200 400 800 100 The integrable modular lottery terminalalso includes one or more suitable power supply cords (not shown) and other electrical cords (not shown) that are connectable to the CPU unit, the display device, and the lottery ticket play slip reader, and that enable such devices to obtain electric power from a suitable power supply and/or communicate with each other. The power supply is electrically connected to (via suitable wiring and other components) and configured to power several components of the integrable modular lottery terminal. The power supply can be any suitable electric power supply.

100 100 The integrable modular lottery terminalcan include various other suitable components (not shown) that facilitate the operation of the lottery terminalsuch as but not limited to a lottery ticket printer (not shown) and/or a handheld scanner (not shown).

1 6 6 6 FIGS.,A,B, andC 100 As mentioned aboveindicate these four components and different example configurations for the integrable modular terminal.

1 FIG. 1 FIG. 200 600 800 400 400 More specifically,partially indicates a first configuration wherein the CPU unit, the stand, and the lottery ticket play slip readerare all separated and spaced apart. In this configuration, the display devicewould be connected to the stand(unlike as shown separated in).

6 FIG.A 200 600 400 600 800 600 800 400 shows a second configuration wherein the CPU unitis positioned in the standand the display deviceis connected to the stand, and wherein the lottery ticket play slip readeris adjacent the stand. This configuration enables the readerto be located separately from the clerk display device.

6 FIG.B 600 400 800 200 600 400 800 shows a third configuration wherein the standis not employed, the display deviceis connected to the play slip reader, and the CPU unitis spaced from the standand the display device. This configuration keeps the readerand the clerk display device together, while locating the CPU unit elsewhere to fit into the retail location better.

6 FIG.C 600 400 800 200 600 400 shows a fourth configuration wherein the standis not employed, the display deviceis connected to the play slip reader, and the CPU unitis attached to the standwith optional brackets (not shown) and the display device. This keeps all of the components together if the retailer space allows.

7 FIG. 600 400 800 200 600 400 800 800 shows a fifth configuration wherein the standis not employed, the display deviceis connected to the play slip readerin a different direction, and the CPU unitis spaced-apart from the standand the display device. This configuration enables the display unitto be attached to the readerwith the reader support on the right side. This configuration enables access to the read area from the left side if the retailer space requires access from that direction.

8 FIG. 600 400 800 200 600 400 800 shows a sixth configuration wherein the standis not employed, the display deviceis connected to the play slip readerin a different direction, and the CPU unitis spaced-apart from the standand the display device. This configuration enables the readerto be placed 90 degrees from the standard and can be used if there is limited depth available in the retailer space.

9 FIG. 600 400 800 400 800 400 200 600 400 400 800 400 a shows a seventh configuration wherein the standis not employed, the display deviceis connected to the play slip reader, a second display deviceis also connected to the play slip readerand faces in a different direction than display device, and the CPU unitis spaced-apart from the standand the display device. In this configuration, the display devicefor the clerk is on one side of the readerand the second display deviceis used for customer information.

10 FIG. 600 400 800 400 800 400 200 600 400 400 800 400 a shows an eighth configuration wherein the standis not employed, the display deviceis connected to the play slip reader, a second display deviceis also connected to the play slip readerand faces in a different direction than display device, and the CPU unitis spaced-apart from the standand the display device. In this configuration, the display devicefor the clerk is on one side of the readerand the second display deviceis used for customer information. The reader support is on the right side of the read area in case the retailer space requires access to the read area from the left.

11 FIG. 11 FIG. 600 400 800 200 800 1000 1000 1010 800 1020 200 1000 200 800 shows a ninth configuration wherein the standis not employed, the display deviceis connected to the play slip reader, and the CPU unitis connected to the readerin a different manner.also shows a CPU unit connectorthat is part of the integrable modular lottery terminal of another example embodiment of the present disclosure. This CPU unit connectorinclude a base engagerconfigured to engage the base of the readerand a CPU unit engagerconfigured to engage the CPU unit. The CPU unit connectorenables the CPU unitto be positioned relative to and integrated with the reader. This configuration shows the flexibility of mounting the CPU unit in a non-conventional way should the retailer available space require a customized solution.

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 FIGS.,,,,,,,,,,, and 1100 1200 1400 1800 are different perspective views of an integrable modular lottery terminalincluding a CPU unit, a display device, and a lottery ticket play slip readerin accordance with another example embodiment of the present disclosure. This example does not include a display device stand.

1200 1800 1200 1810 1880 In this example, the CPU unitis built into the lottery ticket play slip readerand specifically the CPU unitfunctions as the scanner unit supporter and is suitably connected to the baseand the scanner unit.

1880 1890 1890 1890 800 In this example, the scanner unitincludes three connector arm receiverA,B, andC that extend in different directions and that are thus configured to support one or more display devices in different directions. As mentioned above, although not shown, it should be appreciated that the readercan include such multiple connector arm receivers.

12 13 14 15 FIGS.,,, and 1100 1400 1800 illustrate a first configuration for the integrable modular lottery terminalwherein the display deviceis connected to and supported by the lottery ticket play slip readerin a first position.

16 17 18 19 FIGS.,,, and 1100 1400 1800 illustrate a second configuration for the integrable modular lottery terminalwherein the display deviceis connected to and supported by the lottery ticket play slip readerin a second position.

20 21 22 23 FIGS.,,, and 1100 1400 1800 illustrate a third configuration for the integrable modular lottery terminalwherein the display deviceis connected to and supported by the lottery ticket play slip readerin a third position.

Various changes and modifications to the present embodiments described herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present subject matter and without diminishing its intended technical scope. It is therefore intended that such changes and modifications be covered by the appended claims.