(1) Except for lottery vending machines located in factories or lottery vending machines located in package liquor stores, bars, or taverns to which persons under the age of eighteen (18) years are not permitted access, a lottery retailer shall locate any vending machine from which lottery tickets are dispensed in the sight of the employees of the lottery retailer.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to blind persons who operate vending machines as a part of a program established by federal or state law.