# Ticket-Activating Lottery Systems The Froelich Group's LottBox Reimagines Lottery Ticket Sales By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2019-08-07 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lottery-ticket-sales References: [prnewswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lottbox-aims-to-be-the-last-word-in-lottery-retail-300896651.html) & [thefroelichgroup](http://www.thefroelichgroup.com/) The Froelich Group's LottBox offers a modernized vision for lottery ticket sales using a system that activates a lottery's current stock of instant tickets as they are sold. With the LottBox, The Froelich Group acknowledges the fact that currently, instant tickets can't be placed within reach of consumers because they could simply be stolen, and it asks: "What if those tickets weren't worth anything until they were purchased… like [gift cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeroplan-members)?" LottBox is a patented instant lottery ticket system that gives retailers the power to securely activate individual tickets upon sale. With this autonomous solution, retailers would have the opportunity to thwart [tampering](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peertopeer-transaction) and offer an effortless way to add value to cash register areas and [self-checkout lanes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lotus-pick-and-go). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Instant Ticket Activation:** Trend towards secure activation of individual instant tickets upon sale to prevent tampering and theft. - **Cash Register Optimization:** Trend towards adding value to cash register areas and self-checkout lanes through lottery ticket sales. - **Digital Lottery Sales:** Trend towards modernizing lottery ticket sales by offering digital purchase options. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Retail:** Opportunity for retailers to increase security and convenience through the adoption of instant ticket activation systems like LottBox. - **Lottery:** Opportunity for lotteries to improve sales and customer experience by offering instant ticket activation and other modernization efforts. - **Financial Technology:** Opportunity for financial technology companies to innovate and offer digital options for lottery ticket sales and transactions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Green Lottery Tickets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vasion-scratch-ticket.md) - [Lottery Simulation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scratch-lottery-simulation-program.md) - [Convenience Store Lottery Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spring-lottery-campaign.md) - [Consolidated Christmas Lottery Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lottery-campaign.md) - [Card-Style Game Soda Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bottle-lotto-sweepstakes.md) - [Rewarding Community Cleanup Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/litterlotto.md) - [Crypto-Compatible Indian Lotteries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indian-lottery.md) - [Holiday-Themed Scratch Tickets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hoosier-lottery.md) - [Secure Digital Game Transactions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lootbar.md)