counterfeited in the system of fig5 a plurality of printer terminals t one indicated by reference numeral 70 are placed at various lottery agency locations throughout the geographical area in which a lottery game is to be played each of the terminals corresponds to the terminal 18 of fig1 and includes the printer reader mechanism of fig4 in addition each of the terminals includes conventional communication circuitry which enables its controller to communicate through a communications system 72 with a central computer system 79 the communications system 72 can include for example telecommunications links such as telephone lines as is known printer terminals such as the above referenced datamark family include the ability of communicating via standard telecommunications links with a central computer system further central computer systems including master processors are available to control gaming operations of remote printer terminals such as 70 for example the datamark terminal family is used in a conventional configuration controlled by a central computer to conduct pari mutual and lottery betting operations algorithms and techniques are known which can be implemented in the central computer system 79 to randomly produce lottery results further algorithms are known which can randomly associate such results with a predetermined list of serial numbers for lottery tickets such techniques are employed for example when pre printed instant lottery tickets are printed and processed for distribution in the system of fig5 instead of providing the lottery chance results with the associated ticket serial numbers for printing on individual pre printed tickets the results.