Method and System for Determining and Displaying Information on the Prize Value of Instant Lottery Tickets Offered for Sale in Multi-Bin Arrays

A system for dispensing lottery tickets at a retail establishment, comprising:

• a lottery ticket terminal configured to accept a request for purchase of a particular lottery ticket selected from a plurality of different lottery tickets available at the retail establishment;
• a lottery ticket dispenser array in communication with the lottery ticket terminal, the dispenser array comprising a plurality of separate bins having a pack of different respective lottery tickets stored therein;
• each bin comprising a scanner disposed to read a code associated with the pack of lottery tickets upon loading of the pack of lottery tickets into the bin;
• a central lottery server in communication with each of the bins and configured for receipt of the codes from the scanners, the central lottery sever configured to:
• determine a minimum winning prize amount of the lottery tickets in the pack associated with each bin;
• generate and transmit a message that varies as a function of a total minimum prize amount of the lottery tickets in all of the bins;
• and
• a display at the retail establishment in communication with the central lottery server that receives and transmits the generated message to consumers.