Lottery ticket dispensing method and system with additional purchase recommendation capability

A lottery ticket dispensing method for providing different types of lottery tickets in a jurisdiction, comprising:

• providing first lottery tickets for sale from a dispenser for a first type of lottery game;
• upon a player making a selection of one of the first lottery tickets for purchase, with a controller in communication with the dispenser, determining whether one or more other lottery games are available for play within the jurisdiction;
• assigning one or more companion games from the available other lottery games based on the player's selection of the first lottery ticket and predefined filter values;
• presenting the companion games to the player as a suggestion or recommendation for an additional lottery ticket purchase;
• upon the player selecting one of the companion games for purchase, providing the additional lottery ticket to the player from the dispenser;
• wherein the determination of the other lottery games available for play within the jurisdiction is determined by the controller at a time of the player selection of the first type of lottery ticket;
• and
• wherein the determination step comprises designating a hierarchy of the companion games from the other lottery games authorized for play within the jurisdiction based on the filter values, the assigning step based on the hierarchy and a verification that lottery tickets are available in the jurisdiction for the companion lottery games, wherein the assigning step repeats based on the hierarchy until a desired number of the companion games is reached.