Gaming systems with lottery ticket prize component

A gaming system for enabling players to purchase an event separate from a base game presented on a display screen of the gaming machine, the gaming system comprising:

• at least one gaming machine having a display screen, wherein the display screen presents a base game;
• a cash-out manager, wherein the cash-out manager detects a cash-out event on the gaming machine, wherein the cash-out manager presents an option on the display screen of the gaming machine to participate in an event separate from the base game in response to a cash-out event being detected, and wherein the cash-out manager presents the separate event to the player in response to the player's selection of the option;
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• a cash-out dispenser system, wherein the cash-out dispenser system generates a cash-out event for any credits remaining on the gaming machine after funding the separate event with credits accumulated on the gaming device.

A gaming system of providing lottery tickets as a bonus to players of electronic-wagering gaming machines, the gaming system comprising:

• one or more gaming machines connected via a network, wherein the gaming machines enable play of a base game;
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• at least one server connected to the gaming machines via the network, wherein the server accrues wagered funds to a promotional lottery ticket prize pool based upon wagering from players of the gaming machines, wherein the server initiates a bonus award to one or more of the gaming machines, and wherein the bonus award is an entry into a lottery;
• wherein an IP-based, server-controlled printer is associated with a gaming machine identifier in a server, enabling system-based printing to an IP-based, server-controlled printer in a gaming machine.

A gaming system having dual port printing for providing printed tickets to players of gaming machines, the gaming system comprising:

• one or more gaming machines connected via a network, wherein the gaming machines enable play of a base game displayed on a display screen of each gaming machine;
• a printer, wherein the printer may be locally-controller and server-controlled;
• at least one server connected to the gaming machines via the network, wherein the server accrues wagered funds to a prize pool based upon wagering from players of the gaming machines, wherein the server initiates a bonus award to a printer at one or more of the gaming machines;
• a locally-controlled input device connected to the printer, wherein the input device communicates with the game, and wherein the game communicates with the printer.

A kiosk for offering an opportunity to make a purchase while cashing out a ticket from a gaming machine, the kiosk comprising:

• at least one display screen, wherein the display screen presents information to a user in response to a user inserting cash or a voucher at a kiosk;
• a cash-out manager, wherein the cash-out manager detects a cash-out event on the kiosk, wherein the cash-out manager offers the user an opportunity to purchase a lottery ticket in response to a cash-out event being detected;
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• a cash-out dispenser system, wherein the cash-out dispenser system generates a cash-out event for any credits remaining on the kiosk after funding the purchase, wherein the cash-out dispenser system is operatively associated with the kiosk.