Collectibles dispensing apparatus and method

An apparatus for dispensing one or more collectibles to a user comprising:

• a housing;
• a user interface coupled to said housing and adapted to accept user inputs and provide audio visual information to the user;
• a plurality of hoppers adapted to hold the one or more collectibles;
• a dispensing mechanism coupled to said plurality of hoppers;
• a controller coupled to said user interface and said dispensing mechanism, said controller programmed to operate a game;
• wherein based upon an outcome of said game, said controller causes said user interface to display information related to the one or more collectibles and causes said dispensing mechanism to release the one or more collectibles from corresponding one or more of said plurality of hoppers.

A method for dispensing one or more collectibles to a user comprising:

• providing a dispensing apparatus adapted to hold the one or more collectibles;
• operating a game event;
• displaying audio visual information regarding the one or more collectibles based upon said game event;
• selecting the one or more collectibles based upon said game event;
• and
• dispensing the one or more collectibles from the selecting step.