Wait, how does a cashless ATM work?
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rounding_error@lemmy.today 9 hours ago
The sidebox key likely doesn’t open the actual cash box. It most likely just opens the ATM’s front compartment (what’s behind the screen) so a technician can diagnose what’s happening inside or to (most likely) un-jam the belt.
To get into the cash box you need a separate key after opening it.
– as someone who has had to work on cashless theme park ATMs
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Carl@anarchist.nexus 8 hours ago
“Cashless” as in “the park and vendors don’t accept cash”. Meaning if someone wants to use cash, they need to use an ATM to deposit their funds onto a card. Pretty common these days in arcades too. You deposit funds onto a play card.
The point is that instead of maintaining cash for dozens/hundreds of machines, the company is able to consolidate all of their cash into two or three machines. So now the maintenance costs are drastically lowered, as you’re not constantly emptying and repairing dozens of cash handling mechanisms. In comparison, a card reader is extremely simple and will work nearly indefinitely.
rounding_error@lemmy.today 9 hours ago
cash ATMs, just for a cashless theme park
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
Cashless park ATMs? 🤔