What a redemption provider supplies, and what its advertised prices exclude

Class B prizes from July 1 are restricted to replays, lottery products and qualifying nonreloadable or reloadable gift cards. Class A wording also preserves other forms permitted by law or authorised by the corporation. The card may carry only value won through successful play; loading must take place on the licensed premises, although the card can be spent elsewhere. The statute permits self-service redemption equipment and prohibits exchanging cards for cash, change or currency. [S01]

That separates the venue awarding value from the merchant eventually receiving the purchase. A service must maintain an accurate load and transaction record, usable value and support for the recipient. The earlier Georgia Lottery pilot shows how those responsibilities can be divided: its official FAQ described InComm supplying cards and master licensees managing equipment, inventory, installation, training and continuing support. That historical voluntary pilot does not establish exclusive vendor rights in the July 2026 market. [S02]

Payline Network, the commercial supplier whose July 8 commentary discussed the transition, now advertises three ways to obtain redemption infrastructure. Its one-time USD649 card bundle contains100 branded Visa cards, a merchant terminal and payout software, without a kiosk or lease. An outright kiosk is advertised at USD8,995. These are the supplier’s current published prices, not statutory compliance fees or evidence that a location has bought a system. [S03] [S04]

Georgia's July 1, 2026 prize-redemption transition makes gift cards a central operating tool for licensed amusement-machine venues. Class B operators can offer replays, lottery products or gift cards, while Class A wording preserves additional legally authorised options. The change implements a timetable in the 2024 HB 353 law, not legislation first enacted this July. [S01] What a redemption provider supplies, and what its advertised prices exclude Class B prizes from July 1 are restricted to replays, lottery products and qualifying nonreloadable or reloadable gift cards. Class A wording also preserves other forms permitted by law or authorised by the corporation. The card may carry only value won through successful play; loading must take place on the licensed premises, although the card can be spent elsewhere. The statute permits self-service redemption equipment and prohibits exchanging cards for cash, change or currency. [S01] That separates the venue awarding value from the merchant eventually receiving the purchase. A service must maintain an accurate load and transaction record, usable value and support for the recipient. The earlier Georgia Lottery pilot shows how those responsibilities can be divided: its official FAQ described InComm supplying cards and master licensees managing equipment, inventory, installation, training and continuing support. That historical voluntary pilot does not establish exclusive vendor rights in the July 2026 market. [S02] Payline Network , the commercial supplier whose July 8 commentary discussed the transition, now advertises three ways to obtain redemption infrastructure. Its one-time USD649 card bundle contains100 branded Visa cards, a merchant terminal and payout software, without a kiosk or lease. An outright kiosk is advertised at USD8,995. These are the supplier’s current published prices, not statutory compliance fees or evidence that a location has bought a system. [S03] [S04]

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