New York had lotto. Every year my father would take us fishing into Quebec. I remember him buying lottery tickets in Buffalo before we crossed the Peace Bridge. It was like a big thing since there wasn't any in Ohio. This was late 60s early 70s. Im going to say he bought them at either a restaurant or possibly a gas station... not positive. Magazines were still mostly sold in drug stores and grocery stores. There probably would have been like one , months old Playboy and a club under the clerks side of the counter maybe restroom keys would be hanging close by. Like Jack said, you'd only go inside if you needed some work done on your car or to get restroom keys or something like that. Id say the laminate you bought was more late 50s early 60s style than early 70s. That is the exact style (albeit different colors) we had growing up in a house that was built in 58.The way I remember the early 70s was more solid colors- Avocado ,Harvest gold,and in the case of a Gulf station, I want to say like a Robin egg blue or a medium grey-possibly orange?. Like Ed said a glass case in an older station with an upside down mud flap or some type of mat under the register near where the money was exchanged. a box of Juicy fruit or Double mint gum. Chocolate would melt. the door from the office to the bays were usually open and air conditioning wasnt common at all. Hope your project comes out good.