N.Y. Lottery Now A Success. New York: Mrs. James Donoghue tops off her shopping in a supermarket (A&P) by purchasing a $1.00 New York States lottery ticket from an automatic vending machine. The machine is the newest "gimmick" to promote the lottery, which nearly went broke in its first two years of operation but is now a healthy $30 million a year-plus money maker.

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N.Y. Lottery Now A Success. New York: Mrs. James Donoghue tops off her shopping in a supermarket (A&P) by purchasing a $1.00 New York States lottery ticket from an automatic vending machine. The machine is the newest "gimmick" to promote the lottery, which nearly went broke in its first two years of operation but is now a healthy $30 million a year-plus money maker.

United Press International · [ca. August 1971]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Lotteries

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