A system and method for performing integrated lottery ticket and
merchandise transactions using a point-of-sale terminal that generates a
single sales receipt containing all pertinent lottery ticket and
merchandise transaction information. The lottery tickets generated
include fractional value and "quick-pick" lottery tickets. A group of
point-of-sale terminals are connected to a POS controller which
communicates with a lottery data processing system. An encrypted
authentication code also printed on the sales receipt allows the lottery
player to verify all lottery ticket transaction information, as needed.