Nearly 6,000 Lottery ticket machines are currently being equipped with the new technology, which will allow folks to gamble with cash, debit and credit cards and e-wallet payments.
“It’s a changing consumer trend. More and more consumers aren’t carrying cash,” Ohio Lottery Communications Director Danielle Frizzi-Babb told Fox 8 Cleveland.
While some experts have expressed concern over the change, saying the convenience could lead to more complications for those 170,000-some gambling addicts currently living in the state, the Ohio Lottery says it plans to combat that issue by limiting daily spending to $100 per card.
The ticket machine change begins October 29. Ohio Lottery hopes to offer a cashless ticket option for all purchases, including behind-the-counter purchases, by next summer.
This article appears in Sep 13-19, 2017.
Good Lord what an absolute TERRIBLE idea.
Congrats Ohio on being 1st. SMH..