Method of issuing tickets to events

A method of issuing a ticket to an event comprising the steps of;

• compiling a central data bank containing event data including time and seat location,
• connecting the data bank to a plurality of ticket machines,
• displaying on a screen the event information for various different venues,
• selecting a desired event,
• displaying information regarding various different types of tickets available at the selected event,
• selecting a ticket from the types of tickets available,
• entering ticket purchasing information for the selected ticket,
• debiting the ticket purchase price to a banking account,
• taking a picture of the ticket purchaser, and
• printing a wristband-ticket having first and second ends with the picture of the ticket purchaser and a code thereon and including an attachment associated with said ends and under said code for securely attaching said ends together and rendering the ends non-retachable and the code non-readable in response to the ends being detached.

A machine for issuing a ticket to an event comprising;

• a camera for taking a picture of the ticket purchaser,
• a display screen for displaying ticket purchasing information,
• a keyboard for entering ticket purchasing information,
• a bar code reader for reading bar codes,
• a credit card reader for debiting the ticket purchase price to the credit card account, and
• a printer for printing a wristband-ticket having first and second ends with the picture of the ticket purchaser thereon and including an attachment associated with said ends for securely attaching said ends together and rendering the ends non-retachable in response to being detached.

A machine for issuing a ticket to an event comprising;

• a display screen for displaying ticket purchasing information,
• a keyboard for entering ticket purchasing information,
• a credit card reader for debiting the ticket purchase price to the credit card account, and
• a printer for printing a wristband-ticket having first and second ends and including an attachment associated with said ends for securely attaching said ends together and rendering the ends non-retachable in response to being detached.