There used to be a time when almost every Gas Station participated in this... but, it seems, almost no merchant participates in this any more. Participates in What? The California Lottery, specifically Mega-Millions.
My youngest son in Las Vegas phoned me and told me to buy a Mega-Millions ticket... 1 Random pick, played 20 times. I thought it would be a cinch. Drove all over Lodi, looking for the California Lottery logo ( http://media4.px.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/LI8t2X6_kiz9SaOFPvXcgA/l ) indicative of a merchant that participated in the Lottery. Some places had just Scratch-Offs... and Some places had the Lottery Verification Machine, but did not participate in the Mega-Millions.
Payless Tobacco was the ONLY place in Lodi that participated in the Mega Millions.... NOT KIDDING! Took me many minutes to tell him that I just wanted 1 Random Play... 20 Times. Tried to tell him... DRAW! PLAYS! How many ways can I say 20 individual Times?!?!?
After a while... I eventually got the Mega Millions ticket...
FYI... If you use ATM / Credit Card, there will be an $0.65 additional fee.
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