Can't Install Lion on 2nd device

I have bought the new MacBook Air which comes pre-installed with Lion.
I also have an old MacBook that runs Snow Leapard most up-to-date version.
Scenario:
The App Store on the new MBA shows "Installed" for Lion
The App Store on the old MB shows "buy" for Lion
The App Store on both the old and new computers do not show Lion in the Purchases section.
Both app stores are connected to the same apple id/account.
I understand that by buying Lion, you are allowed to download&install it on all your authorized devices.
Why don't I see "Install" for Lion on the old MB?? :/
Thanks!

You didn't buy Lion, though, it came with your machine. And though the license for Lion purchased through the App Store lets you install on more than one machine, I'm not sure that the same is true for Lion pre-installed on a new machine. I would advise you to contact Apple about this issue... or just bite the bullet and spend the $30.
Did your new machine come with a disk of any kind for installing Lion? If not, you will probably want to either purchase Lion online and use the installer to create a Lion boot disk or wait until Apple releases the $70 flash drive containing Lion sometime this month.

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