I am not sure if it as a result of the pandemic or simply natural progression but I have noticed more lottery game and scratch ticket send-serve vending units inside retail settings, like this Hudson News outlet that I visited today at the Port Authority bus terminal:
The shop did have a lottery sales counter, but it was not obvious. In the 10 minutes I was there 1 person purchased lottery tickets at the counter and 5 or so from the self-serve unit.