The Florida Lottery announced that they are rolling out 1,000 vending machines selling lottery tickets to their “high-volume retail locations.”  Some of the stores on the list include Circle K as well as 7-Eleven and Publix locations.

Lotterypost.com reports that the machines are smaller than a typical soda vending machine and only accept cash.  Credit cards and coins will not be accepted.  Also, the vending machines will have up to 24 games available and accept $1 – $30 dollars. (more…)

How can you buy a Coke out of the Coke machine if you don’t have a credit card, debit card, cash or identification to get money from a bank?  Easy.  Simply walk up to the machine and swipe your finger!

As reported by CrunchGear, Hitachi recently debuted a new type of soda vending machine that allows the customer to use a pad that will read your fingerprint.  If you have signed up and are in the database then the money is automatically selected from your credit card.  You do not have to have the card on you.

So when is this piece of vending equipment making its way to your nearest hotel or shopping mall?  Don’t hold your breath; Hitachi isn’t even sure it will market the machines.  In the meantime they will be testing out the vending machines on their own employees in some of their offices.