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20080200231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION IN A LOTTERY - A process provides a first price category in which a plurality of first price category lottery tickets can be purchased. The first price category indicates a first known distribution that can be won with lottery tickets in the plurality of first price category lottery tickets having a winning lottery number. Further, the process provides a second price category in which a plurality of second price category lottery tickets can be purchased. The second price category ticket indicates a second known distribution, distinct from the first known distribution, that can be won with lottery tickets in the plurality of second price category lottery tickets having the winning number. The second known distribution includes at least a portion of the revenue provided from the plurality of the first price category lottery tickets and at least a portion of the revenue provided from the plurality of the second price category lottery tickets. | 08-21-2008 |
20080207299 | GAME OF CHANCE - The invention provides a card based game of chance which includes a set of standard playing cards; an additional special card; and a random selection device to be operated when the special card is dealt to a player to determine a supplementary payout to that player. Betting participation in a card based game of chance is enhanced by adding the special card to a standard set of cards and permitting a player to whom the card is dealt to operate a random selection device to determine a supplementary payout. Apparatus to play the game has a set of standard playing cards; a special card to be added to the set; and a random selection device to be operated when the special card is dealt to a player to determine a supplementary payout to that player. A table layout for the card based game of chance includes regions demarcated thereon for playing a basic game; and at least one extra participating betting region whereby at least one player may place a bet to participate in a supplementary game of chance associated with the random selection device. | 08-28-2008 |
20080207300 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A DRAW RESULT AS A RACE - In one embodiment of the present invention a computer-implemented method for displaying a draw result as a race is provided, comprising: generating a draw result, wherein the draw result indicates at least a first place winner; inputting a plurality of animation paths into a computer, wherein each of the plurality of animation paths is associated with a respective one of a plurality of race objects; and rendering an animation with a computer based at least in part upon the input plurality of animation paths and the generated draw result such that the race object to finish first in the animation corresponds to the first place winner of the draw result. | 08-28-2008 |
20080207301 | Roulette apparatus and roulette gaming machine - A roulette apparatus includes: a roulette wheel having a rolling region where a ball rolls; and a ball reception member provided contiguously to the rolling region to receive the ball. The ball reception member includes: a plurality of reception portions that receives the ball in one of the reception portions; and a plurality of separation walls that separates the reception portions from one another, wherein the ball reception member is formed separately from the roulette wheel and removably attached to the roulette wheel. | 08-28-2008 |
20080214264 | Random number generator based roulette wheel - The invention provides for the use of a random number generator in a roulette wheel to play a game of roulette. The gaming apparatus may have a random number generator, a roulette wheel, and means for controlling the roulette wheel to indicate a first winning number corresponding to a first random number generated by the random number generator. The roulette wheel may have a top ring, outer ring, separator ring, and an inner ring and each ring may be decoupled from each outer to spin in different directions. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214265 | Gaming apparatus and playing method thereof - A roulette gaming machine determines another control data which is different from one control data among a plurality of control data as the reference data when a ratio of the number of times of receiving a ball into a specific pocket to the number of executing the game is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214266 | Systems And Methods For Nudge Roulette - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a roulette gaming system including a roulette wheel including a plurality of numbers, a plurality of indicators associated with the plurality of numbers, and a game control component adapted to determine an additional winning number. A winning number is selected from the plurality of numbers. The game control component is further adapted to indicate the additional winning number with at least one of the plurality of indicators. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214267 | Method & apparatus for a gaming device - A bonus game for a slot machine, method and apparatus, is disclosed and is based on a playfield configured as a matrix of playing positions, wherein each playing is used to display a character of the alphabet, and wherein a plurality of words are hidden in the playfield. During the bonus game, the rows and/or columns of the playfield are rotated, and then are randomly stopped to uncover hidden words. Each hidden word has a payout amount associated with it, which is paid to the player upon uncovering the word. A plurality of sound and visual effects is also provided to heighten the enjoyment of the bonus game. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214268 | GAME MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAME MACHINE - Control is performed to determine whether or not a predicted game outcome inputted by an input device coincides with an actual game outcome. Thereafter, an award is provided based on the determination result. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214269 | Gaming Machine Capable Of Operating To Indicate The Number Of Bets, And Game Playing Method - Roulette is executed by placing a bet using a bet screen | 09-04-2008 |
20080214270 | Gaming Machine Capable Of Operating To Indicate The Number Of Bets, And Game Playing Method - Roulette is executed by placing a bet using a bet screen | 09-04-2008 |
20080214271 | Electronic game card - An electronic game card and a method are disclosed for playing an instant lottery game which may provide a novel game experience as well as a game card which is cost effective to produce. In at least one embodiment, the game card includes a control chip, a start button, a random value generator and a display, which are each arranged on a flexible support of the game card, and the outcome of the lottery game is determined by said random number generator. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214272 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING PLAYER SELECTABLE AWARD DIGITS AND AWARD MODIFICATION OPTIONS - The present invention provides a gaming device that has a player selectable award feature that may be implemented with a primary or bonus game. More specifically, the present invention provides a processor controlled gaming device that randomly generates a plurality of positions or digits of an award and enables the player to pick which position or digit receives a first randomly generated number, which digit receives a second randomly generated number, etc., until each of the positions have a number, whereby the gaming device determines the player's ultimate award. This sequence or feature may be employed in a bonus game, in a known base or primary game or in any stand alone game. | 09-04-2008 |
20080220842 | Lottery based entertainment system - The present invention generally provides a sequential method for producing and/or casting a film, television, play or other form of entertainment. More specifically, a lottery based system is implemented so that the winning person obtains rights to be a subject in a play, television show, film or other form of entertainment. The winning person may actually act in the project or the winning person may elect to have an actor play him or her in the project. Audience members who obtain tickets to showings of the project are themselves given a lottery ticket to obtain the rights to be a subject in a subsequent play, television show or film. Further, the winning audience member may also obtain a prize, such as cash, for winning the lottery. The process repeats itself so that a subject of each new project is taken from the audience of the previous project. The cycle may continue until future audiences no longer support the running project. | 09-11-2008 |
20080220843 | GAME SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A game system has roulette gaming devices that are connected to each other and an accumulator that accumulates progressive bonus scores in each of the roulette gaming devices. Each gaming device includes terminals, a roulette wheel having pockets to which numbers are attached, respectively, and a first processor. The first processor operates to receive a bet on a game through the terminals, to determine whether or not a win of a result of the game for each of the terminals, and to determine whether to give a progressive bonus award different from an award based on the game result for the terminals. The game system further has a second processor that operates to control, when the first processor of any roulette gaming device determines to give the progressive bonus award to any terminal, the terminal to perform a payout for the progressive bonus award based on the accumulated scores. | 09-11-2008 |
20080220844 | Roulette apparatus and roulette gaming machine - A roulette apparatus includes: a roulette wheel having a rolling region where a ball rolls; and a ball reception member provided contiguously to the rolling region to receive the ball. The ball reception member includes: a plurality of reception portions that receives the ball in one of the reception portions; and a plurality of separation walls that separates the reception portions from one another, wherein the ball reception member is formed separately from the roulette wheel and removably attached to the roulette wheel. | 09-11-2008 |
20080227518 | Systems for Lottery Pool Management - A lottery pool management system for lottery pool management is provided that includes a participant interface in communication with participant computers having pool participants, a lottery interface, and a notification interface. The participant interface receives lottery numbers entered by pool participants into lottery pools associated with a lottery. The participant interface also enables the pool participants to participate together in the lottery pools, exchange information regarding at least one of the lotteries prior to a drawing thereof, and to be informed of lottery numbers that are associated with respective pool participants in the lottery pools prior to the drawing of a lottery. The lottery interface receives drawing results for the lotteries, compares the drawing results with the lottery numbers, and recognizes that a winning event has occurred. The notification interface notifies the pool participants about activity in the lotteries. | 09-18-2008 |
20080234028 | MULTIPLIER FOR LOTTERY GAME - An improved multiplier for a lottery game is provided. In connection with a base lottery game, each player receives or selects a multiplier indicia (or other bonus indicia) from a pool of multiplier indicia. In addition to drawings for the base game, a drawing of multiplier indicia and a determination of associated multiplier values is also conducted. For those players winning the base game who also received a multiplier indicia matching the drawn multiplier indicia, the base game prize is multiplied by the associated multiplier value. | 09-25-2008 |
20080234029 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TICKETS FROM GAMING DEVICES AND/OR LOTTERY TERMINALS WHICH ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON A PLAYER'S SUCCESS ON THE UNDERLYING GAME - Gaming devices dispense tickets which are unrelated to a player's success on a particular game played on a gaming device or to the player's credits on a credit meter or other “cash out” indicator. The gaming devices provide gaming awards and also provide tickets. Other methods provide tickets during the play of wagering games. Still other embodiments comprise lottery terminals which dispense tickets other than those purchased by a lottery patron or won on a purchased lottery ticket. | 09-25-2008 |
20080242392 | Gaming system - A gaming system comprising: a gaming machine and a server capable of communicating with the gaming machine is provided. The gaming machine comprises a receiving unit for receiving a game medium. The server comprises a plurality of first storage devices for storing a plurality of accumulated amounts to which predetermined proportions of bet game media received by the receiving unit is cumulatively added, a first lottery unit for conducting a lottery to determine whether or not one of the accumulated amounts is to be paid, and a first processor that operates to transmit an instruction for payout based on a result of the lottery and reset all accumulated amounts stored in the plurality of first storage devices when the instruction for payout is transmitted based on the result of the lottery. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242393 | Roulette Gaming Machine Changing Payout Ratio Set For Specific Bet Type And Playing Method Of Roulette Game - In a unit game that is repeatedly executed, an “ODDS UP determining process” is executed in which a bet type to be subjected to ODDS UP is randomly determined, among all bet types. When the “ODDS UP determining process” is executed, one or more bet types are determined as a specific bet type, or no bet type is determined as a specific bet type. When there is a specific bet type determined in the “ODDS UP determining process,” a payout ratio set for the specific bet type is switched from a base ratio to a specific ratio higher than the base ratio. Thereby, when a bet is made in the specific bet type determined in the “ODDS UP determining process” and a winning is made in this bet type, a payout to be awarded to a player is larger. | 10-02-2008 |
20080248853 | Gaming machine awarding special payout starting from star mark and playing method thereof - A gaming machine includes a gaming machine main body | 10-09-2008 |
20080254851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN INSTANT ONLINE LOTTERY TICKET - A process provides a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game. The first price category is distinct from the second price category. In addition, the process randomly generates an assortment of the set of instant online game numbers in an instant online matrix of numbers. The process also determines a linear subset of the set of instant online game numbers such that each number in the linear subset is matched with corresponding numbers in the instant online matrix of numbers. | 10-16-2008 |
20080254852 | INSTANT ONLINE LOTTERY TICKET FOR A LINEAR PRIZE AND A POSITION SPECIFIC PRIZE - A process provides a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game. The first price category is distinct from the second price category. Further, the first price category corresponds to a first known portion of a linear prize and a first known portion of a position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game. In addition, the second price category corresponds to a second known portion of a linear prize and a second known portion of the position specific prize, the second known portion of the linear prize being more than the first known portion of the linear prize. The second known portion of the position specific prize is more than the first known portion of the position specific prize. | 10-16-2008 |
20080254853 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A LOTTERY - A process provides a first price category and a second price category in which a lottery ticket can be purchased for a lottery game. The first price category is distinct from the second price category. The first price category corresponds to a first known portion of a linear prize and a first known portion of a non-linear prize associated with the lottery game. Further, the second price category corresponds to a second known portion of a linear prize and a second known portion of a non-linear prize associated with the lottery game. The second known portion of the linear prize is more than the first known portion of the linear prize, the second known portion of the non-linear prize being more than the first known portion of the non-linear prize. | 10-16-2008 |
20080268938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAMBLING USING COMBINATIONS OF GAMING DEVICES - Method and systems are provided for using electronic game-pieces or e-tokens in games of chance. Electronic game-pieces allow players of games of chance to participate in real-time in games of chance, to effect real-time wagers, to dynamically adjust the players' odds of winning, and to re-use or create combinations of game-pieces to increase players' odds of winning or players' odds of winning different prizes. Multi-player games are also described in which multiple players may engage in cooperative or competitive wagering or game play. | 10-30-2008 |
20080287175 | Multiplayer Competition Game Device, Game Machine and Game Program - After the offensive selection element images are moved along the joining direction to the offensive selection image display area ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080287176 | Lottery Ticket Security Method - In a method for manufacturing instant lottery tickets where book numbers and ticket numbers are printed on the tickets utilizing a dual security process such that the book numbers are shuffled in each pool before the tickets are printed to break the link between the book numbers the ticket numbers or validation numbers, a reversing process can be used under certain predefined conditions to relate the original book numbers to the ticket numbers or validation numbers. In one example, where a shuffling algorithm utilizing seeds is used to shuffle the book numbers, the seeds used in the algorithm are maintained in an encrypted file. A decryption key for the encrypted seed file can be used by a lottery administration or trusted third party to reconstruct game play indicia for game adjustment purposes and manufacturing adjustments. To enhance security, the independent third party can also be used to administer the encryption and decryption keys during the ticket manufacturing process and during life of the instant ticket game. | 11-20-2008 |
20080287177 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING LOTTERIES AND FOR GENERATING AND PROCESSING LOTTERY ENTRIES - A system and process for generating, distributing, and processing lottery tickets guaranteed to win a drawing-based prize. Tickets are appropriately priced, and are validated at point of sale by a central server in which the ticket information is stored. Subsequent to each lottery drawing, the winning lottery numbers are compared to the entries in a never-lose ticket database to determine if any of the entries match the winning number. Winning entries are appropriately identified and tagged as inactive, while entries that have not yet won a drawing-based prize remain active for future drawings. | 11-20-2008 |
20080293474 | Motivational Deployment Mechanism for Networked Systems - The described implementations relate to networked or distributed systems and more particularly to providing motivation for deployment of networked systems. One technique gathers a solicitation hierarchy in a distributed system. This technique also tracks contribution to the distributed system of participants within the hierarchy. This technique further probabilistically determines a participant as a lottery winner based at least in part on the solicitation hierarchy and the contribution. | 11-27-2008 |
20080300039 | Gaming system utilizing wheels & enhanced input/output systems - The invention provides a prize redemption system for use with one or more game apparatuses. A game is provided on a game apparatus for a player to play in exchange for monetary input, and prize credits are credited to the player based on the game outcome. A prize selection menu is then displayed by the game apparatus, the menu including one or more prizes, where the player may select a prize that has a prize cost within the player's prize credit amount. The player is dispensed a specific prize ticket that is redeemable for the selected prize. The game apparatus can also provide specific prizes and tournament games played for a tournament prize contributed to by multiple players. An operator can adjust prizes and payout percentages of the system to achieve a desired profitability for game apparatuses. Prize input is entered into a prize table describing multiple available prizes and also describing payout information that indicates a desired amount of payout that the operator wishes to provide back to players of the game apparatus in terms of the value of the prizes. Prize information, such as prize costs and specific prize win ratios, is automatically determined by the system for each of the prizes in view of the desired profitability of the game apparatus. | 12-04-2008 |
20080300040 | Game Apparatus - The present invention provides a game apparatus that enables game progression control for increasing game attractiveness and adjusting the payout ratio. | 12-04-2008 |
20080300041 | Crossmatch Lottery Game - In a gaming method, player symbol data indicative of a plurality of sets of player symbols associated with a player may be received. A value payout based on respective numbers of winning symbols in respective sets of player symbols may be determined. For at least some value payouts the value payout is different than a sum of a plurality of individual value payouts. The player may select one of: a first set of symbols for a first price, both a first and second set of symbols for a second price greater than the first price, or a cross match game for a third price greater than the second price. The player is allowed to select only the first set of symbols, and a computer will select the second and a third set of symbols. | 12-04-2008 |
20080300042 | Methods for selections with logic in elections, games, shows and lottery - The invention herein is novel and practical in providing a method for introducing mathematical logic in games, show-games and lottery, upon which election may be made between two choices that survive elimination. The mathematical logic is simply the product of a division of group of choices into small and large groups of choices, with the reasonable expectation that the sought-after choice is in the large group. After random elimination of all the choices, except each mandatory selected choice plus another choice, of which one must be the sought-after choice, logical election is guarantied, after seeing whether one of the surviving choices came from the small group or the large group of choices. The present invention is also novel and practical in providing a method for letting each voter to divide a group of candidates in two groups and, then, vote for all the candidates in one of the groups, or to have a group of contestants divided into pairs and the voters to vote for elimination one contestant in each pair, in turn. Such a method in elections makes it highly probable that the winner has, at least, been chosen by the majority of the voters, if not by all the voters. | 12-04-2008 |
20090005148 | Method and Apparatus to Play a Roulette Game - The present invention provides a method of playing a roulette game device played in response to a trigger in a primary game provided on at least two gaming machines communicatively linked to, but physically distinct from, said roulette game device. The method comprises: providing a player with a roulette game triggering event in said primary game played on said gaming machine; the player locking said gaming machine; said player accessing said roulette game device to play a roulette game; receiving a player selection of player indicia from said player on said roulette game device; activating said roulette game device; randomly determining roulette indicia on said roulette game device; comparing said player indicia to said roulette indicia to determine a roulette game outcome for said player; and upon entry of a wake up command by said player on said gaming machine, removing said primary game from said idle mode and allowing said player to play said primary game. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005149 | Game Machine with Physical Lottery Mechanism - A game machine comprises a physical lottery system and a control unit, the physical lottery system imparting a physical motion to a ball on a bingo stage having a plurality of winning prize pockets corresponded to at least one option respectively, and determining a selected option depending on which of the winning prize pockets the ball has been taken in; the control unit executing a predetermined game in association with the lottery result by the physical lottery system and delivering to a player amusement value of the amount depending on the game result, wherein a probability to select each option is calculated based on the lottery result within a predetermined sampling period, and in reference to the calculated probabilities the payout rate of amusement value in the game is controlled. | 01-01-2009 |
20090011813 | LOTTERY SYSTEM BASED ON SPORTING EVENTS - A method of conducting a lottery using sporting events as a basis of defining a winning condition for the lottery, comprising the steps of: identifying a group of scheduled sporting events | 01-08-2009 |
20090017892 | PERSISTENT VIEWER COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A games website is disclosed that permits unregistered viewers to participate in and win prizes in a game on a games website without charge. A preferred embodiment displays a predetermined winning sequence number for each prize that is displayed by the games website. Unregistered viewers have a predetermined number of responses they can make on any given day in a game of the day that is displayed on the games website each day. The games website displays the sequence number of each response sent by a viewers display device to the games website each time the viewer clicks a button on that is displayed on the viewer's display device. The games website also displays a unique viewer ID code in a visually encrypted CAPTCHA™ image each time the website is provided to a display device. Correctly entering the ID code assures advertisers that viewers are playing the game, not computers, and the ID can be used by unregistered viewers to claim a prize they win. Registered viewers are allotted a greater number of free responses and are not limited to competing in the game of the day. Registered viewers can compete in other types of games and compete for a wide range of prizes. Both registered and unregistered viewers can purchase a limited additional number of clicks each day. The number of clicks available to a viewer is replenished at midnight each day and additional clicks can be purchased using an SMS payment service. | 01-15-2009 |
20090017893 | Digital lottery game control system - The present invention relates to a system and method for purchase, activation and use of a pre-paid lottery voucher for purchase and play of electronic lottery tickets on an electronic device. The pre-paid lottery vouchers act as a recording device for all transactions associated with the lottery voucher. Each electronic ticket purchased with the pre-paid lottery voucher is recorded against a unique voucher identification at a remote digital lottery game control system. The lottery voucher is issued in a predetermined amount for purchase of a predetermined number of electronic lottery tickets. The lottery voucher can be generated for a specific electronic lottery product, such as an electronic instant ticket, an electronic draw ticket, an electronic instant draw ticket and the like. Each electronic ticket purchased with the pre-paid lottery voucher and any winnings are recorded against the unique voucher identification. Players can access the history of the lottery voucher to determine how many plays have been used, how many plays are remaining, the games played, and the total value of prizes won. Players can play through the number of electronic tickets that the pre-paid voucher entitles them to and then redeem the pre-paid voucher for any winnings that the lottery voucher is entitled to, or the player can discontinue play and redeem the pre-paid lottery voucher for the value of any remaining plays and the value of any previous winnings. Winnings can only be redeemed for payout at an authorized lottery redemption agent and cannot be used for purchase of additional electronic lottery tickets, thereby providing a play responsibly feature. | 01-15-2009 |
20090023490 | Pre-paid game cards and lottery tickets providing access to online electronic games - A ticket or game card contains information such as a number, code or password by which a player accesses an electronic wager game on a web site using a computer. The ticket is associated with some quantum of credit (non-cashable or cashable) which the player uses to play turns of the game. The game has a pay table that includes losing results, intermediate results in which the player wins additional non-cashable resources (such as additional spins or additional non-cashable credit) and winning results in which the player wins credit redeemable for cash. The winning results can be directly converted to cash on a one to one basis, or converted to cash value by means of a second pay table. The systems and methods can be used to implement a lottery in which case the ticket is a lottery ticket. Alternatively, a player purchases the card and then proceeds to play at a land-based or online casino. | 01-22-2009 |
20090036191 | Games of chance with game enhancement features - A game of chance with a first and second gaming segment which provides additional winning opportunities, greater odds and enhanced playing experiences to players, while providing an opportunity to increase revenues to the sponsoring entity by offering a second gaming segment with increased odds by limiting the second gaming segment participants to winners of a first gaming segment throughout a defined period who initially paid a premium wager to participate in the first gaming segment. A plurality of games are also taught offering higher odds and enhanced winning opportunities to players by offering a surplus of pre-selected symbol choices over an amount drawn and post-game symbol modification features. A percentage of the gaming prize payouts is funded by a percentage of the revenues received from at least one player who paid a premium wager to participate the games of the present invention. | 02-05-2009 |
20090036192 | Rolling raffle game - A game of chance add-on raffle game, independent base game and a system for funding the raffle game prize payout is provided. For a premium wager, an add-on raffle game is offered to be added to a state on-line lottery game play at the time of the initial base game play purchase in one embodiment of the present invention. The add-on game play status is printed on the base game ticket. All players of the base game (who purchased the add-on game or not) who achieve a pre-determined outcome receive a raffle ticket containing a unique ticket number that will automatically be entered into the following add-on game raffle drawing at no additional cost. The raffle drawing is held, and the winning raffle numbers are identified. Winning raffle ticket recipients submit their tickets to the lottery authority for their prize. A determination is made if the add-on game was purchased with the base game play associated to the winning raffle ticket. If the add-on game was purchased with the base game play associated to the winning raffle ticket, the player receives the raffle prize. If the add-on game was not purchased with the base game play associated to the winning raffle ticket the player receives a free QP lottery ticket in lieu of receiving the raffle prize and the unpaid raffle prize or a percentage of the unpaid raffle prize will rollover to a subsequent raffle drawing. | 02-05-2009 |
20090036193 | Game system, program, and information storage medium - A program for a game device having a timer, the program causing a computer to function as: an event table storage section which stores an event table created based on registration information input by a player, the event table defining a plurality of first parameters used for an event process and an available period of each of the first parameters; an event condition setting section which determines whether or not the player has performed a predetermined operation, detects an operation timing of the predetermined operation when the predetermined operation has been determined to have been performed, sets a second parameter used for the event process based on the detected operation timing, and sets an event condition based on the second parameter; and an event processing section which determines whether or not the event condition has been satisfied, selects an available first parameter from the first parameters referring to the event table based on time information generated by the timer when the event condition has been determined to have been satisfied, and performs calculations based on the selected first parameter. | 02-05-2009 |
20090042631 | Systems and Methods for Ticket Checking Services for On-Line Lotteries and On-Line Games - A player establishes a player account and may associate tickets with the player account by identifying the player's account when purchasing a ticket. The player may identify the account in various ways. Each ticket purchased by the player is associated with the player's account. The player may then use an account checking service to obtain information about tickets associated with the player's account. The information provided may include results information, allowing a player to learn whether a ticket is winning ticket without manually checking the ticket. The system is operated using a lottery computer system that includes a lottery database. The lottery database is used to store ticket information relating to tickets, player account information relating to player accounts and ticket association information relating to associations between player account and tickets. | 02-12-2009 |
20090042632 | Novel Global Communication Network for Entertainment, Advertising and Social Gathering - The present invention provides a method for creating a communication network for entertainment, advertising and social gathering services by using mobile devices that communicate automatically with each other via short-range communication means in a system based on peer-to-peer technology. The method enables to operate different applications in a network without having a central provider and without geographical limitations. | 02-12-2009 |
20090042633 | System and Method for Operating On-Line Governmental Lottery Games - A method for facilitating governmental lottery play over an electronic network includes receiving a request for mobile player terminal location information from an agent server, acquiring location information based upon distances between the mobile player terminal and a plurality of transmitters with known locations, transmitting the acquired location information to the agent server, determining whether the mobile player terminal is located within a lottery jurisdiction based on the transmitted location information, and processing the purchase of a lottery ticket when the location of the mobile player terminal is determined to be located within the lottery jurisdiction. | 02-12-2009 |
20090042634 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TICKETS FROM GAMING DEVICES AND/OR LOTTERY TERMINALS WHICH ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON A PLAYER'S SUCCESS ON THE UNDERLYING GAME - Gaming devices dispense tickets which are unrelated to a player's success on a particular game played on a gaming device or to the player's credits on a credit meter or other “cash out” indicator. The gaming devices provide gaming awards and also provide tickets. Other methods provide tickets during the play of wagering games. Still other embodiments comprise lottery terminals which dispense tickets other than those purchased by a lottery patron or won on a purchased lottery ticket | 02-12-2009 |
20090042635 | Roulette game - The roulette game is based upon a wheel having multiple series of consecutive numbers thereon. Each number is distinguished by a color, with a different quantity of colors repeating to provide a unique color and number combination for each position on the wheel. The colors may be selected to represent the colors of a national flag, e.g., red, white, and blue for the U.S., red, white, and green for Mexico, etc. House profit may be provided by payment of lower than actual odds, by the retention of a percentage of winning wagers, or by designating one or more wheel positions as winning positions for the house. This system may incorporate a progressive wagering system wherein retention of the house profit is waived for players who choose to place progressive wagers on consecutive plays of the wheel. | 02-12-2009 |
20090061980 | Method and Devices for Increasing Player Interaction in a Game - New methods of conducting games are provided that allow for a more interactive experience for the player so as to increase player participation. New methods of conducting a lottery as well as new games (for example, new playing cards) that may be used with such methods are disclosed. Both predetermined and random results may be included in versions of the present inventive methods and, in a preferred embodiment, the new lottery game combines instant results with subsequent results determined by one or more drawings. | 03-05-2009 |
20090075712 | Gaming systems having trigger time indicators - A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving at least one wager and one or more displays for displaying a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game. The one or more displays further display a trigger time indicator. The gaming system further comprises at least one controller operative to (i) add a portion of the at least one wager to an actual turnover, (ii) randomly select a trigger amount from a range of available trigger amounts, (iii) calculate a time estimate when the actual turnover will become equal to or greater than the trigger amount based on a current turnover rate, (iv) update the trigger time indicator based on the time estimate, and (v) award a prize in response to the actual turnover becoming equal to or greater than the trigger amount. | 03-19-2009 |
20090082081 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING LOTTERY GAMES - Described are methods, systems and apparatus for enabling a lottery player to receive information corresponding to a lottery outcome in association with receipt of an incoming communication. In an implementation, the method includes receiving an indication of an incoming communication, determining a lottery entry outcome, and determining an audible output based on the lottery entry outcome and on the indication of the incoming communication. The method also includes outputting the audible output via a player device to indicate both the incoming communication and the lottery entry outcome. | 03-26-2009 |
20090093292 | Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Providing Advertisements and Other Information to On-line Lottery and On-line Game Players - Systems and methods for player accounts for on-line lotteries and on-line games are described. A player establishes a player account and may optionally provide some demographic information about the player. The player also purchases tickets that are associated with the player's account, allowing the lottery operator to build a lottery participation behavior profile for the player over time. The lottery operator records a number of advertisements and specifies display criteria relating to players to whom the lottery operator wishes to show the advertisements. After buying tickets, the player may log into the player's account to use an account checking service to obtain information about tickets associated with the player's account. While the player is logged into the player's account, advertisements selected for the player based on the display criteria for the advertisement and the players demographic and other characteristics are displayed to the player. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093293 | Game Device and Game System - A plurality of readers (antennas ANT | 04-09-2009 |
20090098921 | LOT-TO-LOT ROULETTE COMBINATION - In various embodiments a single reel on a gaming device contains multiple symbols. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098922 | Lottery game - A lottery game using tickets in which the tickets bear concealed numbers that may be exposed by the player after purchase to determine the winning number of that lottery ticket and after the player selects the numbers upon which the player is betting to win. In one embodiment the concealed numbers comprise the winning number for that ticket to be matched by those selected by the player. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098923 | Systems and Methods for Redeeming Tickets for On-Line Lotteries and On-Line Games - An on-line lottery player can create a player account with a lottery operator and associate on-line lottery tickets with the player account. The player may access the player account and obtain results for the tickets. The player may select one or more winning tickets and create a prize redemption voucher for the selected tickets. Prizes won on all of the selected tickets can be redeemed by scanning or otherwise processing the prize redemption voucher at a ticket vending terminal. Similarly, a player may purchase on-line game tickets and redeem prizes won on the on-line game tickets using a prize redemption voucher. | 04-16-2009 |
20090117964 | ROULETTE GAME APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A game apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a circular roulette wheel; a plurality of pockets arranged adjacent to one another in a line in a circumferential direction on the roulette wheel, each of the pockets associated with a number in advance; an arrangement data storage memory for storing arrangement data indicating a sequence of the plurality of the pockets on the roulette wheel; a main BET button for inputting a BET on a number associated with a single pocket out of the plurality of the pockets; a sub BET button for inputting a BET on a number associated with an adjacent pocket adjacent to the single pocket, or on numbers associated with a plurality of the respective pockets arranged adjacent to one another including the adjacent pocket; and a controller, the controller programmed to conduct the processing of (a) receiving a BET on a number associated with a single pocket out of the plurality of said pockets, based on an input from the main BET button, (b) receiving, based on an input from the sub BET button and the arrangement data stored in the arrangement data storage memory, a BET on a number associated with an adjacent pocket adjacent to the single pocket, or on numbers associated with a plurality of the respective pockets arranged adjacent to one another including the adjacent pocket, (c) controlling rotation of the roulette wheel and launching of a ball to be housed in any one of the pockets, (d) determining a number associated with one of the pockets with the ball housed therein as a winning number, and (e) providing an award, based on the winning number determined in the processing (d) and the BETs respectively inputted from the main BET button and the sub BET button. | 05-07-2009 |
20090117965 | Gaming Machine Reproducing Bet Pattern And Playing Method Thereof - A gaming machine executes a game in which a player makes a bet in a desired bet pattern having combined a plurality of bet elements; stores the bet pattern used for the game; and allows the player to select one of the bet element and the bet pattern. When the bet element is selected, a bet is made by the bet pattern using the bet element selected. When the bet pattern is selected, a bet is made by the bet pattern selected. | 05-07-2009 |
20090117966 | Method and System for Game Show Themed Dual Component Lottery Game - A method and system for conducting a terminal based lottery game having an instant game component and raffle component includes point of sale terminals where paying players are issued a game ticket having an instant lottery game play. A randomly generated raffle number is assigned to each game ticket, with all assigned raffle numbers being eligible to win in a subsequent raffle drawing. The raffle drawing is conducted in conjunction with an independent third party event, such as a televised game show, wherein the raffle prize is a function of a prize awarded in the event independent of the lottery game. | 05-07-2009 |
20090117967 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes a gaming table, antennas and a control unit. The antennas are arranged to placement areas formed on the gaming table. The antennas are employed to determine whether or not at least one gaming medium is placed on any of the placement areas. The control unit drives at least two antennas simultaneously so that a direction of magnetic field generated by one antenna is opposed to one generated by at least one other antenna adjacent to the one antenna. | 05-07-2009 |
20090124323 | Roulette game using cards as an indication of game outcome - A method and system for providing an electronic wagering game that simulates the game play of roulette. The system comprises a dealer control terminal for managing the wagering game, a display in communication with the dealer control device for presenting a virtual and animated display of a traditional roulette wagering layout, a plurality of player terminals configured for wagering on the wagering game, and a game outcome determining device. The outcome determining device is preferably a card handling and/or shuffling device which is used in conjunction with cards having indicia corresponding to the numbers and colors present on a standard casino roulette wheel. The preferred method includes the steps of receiving wagers according to conventional roulette rules, randomly shuffling cards using the shuffling device, dealing one randomly shuffled card from the card handling device, inputting the indicia on the one dealt card into the game to resolve all wagers, and actuating an animated presentation designed to display events leading to a virtual roulette conclusion substantially similar to the indicia on the one dealt card. | 05-14-2009 |
20090124324 | HIGH VOLUME ELECTRONIC LOTTERY TICKET DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A game server communicates game record groups to a site controller associated with a gaming site, and the site controller stores the game record groups in associated data storage. The site controller selects one of the stored game record groups in response to a game availability request associated with a respective game presentation, and communicates the selected game record group from the site controller to a player station services controller associated with the gaming site. The player station services controller stores that respective game record group in its associated data storage device and communicates data from a respective game record to a player station in response to a game play request from the player station, thereby allowing the player station to present a player with a lottery game result for the game play request. | 05-14-2009 |
20090131138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED LOTTERY WAGERING - A system and method of display of data about lottery contests including data about which of such contests may be open, an amount to be won in such contest, a probability of winning such contest and a time remaining before an end of such contest. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131139 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A LOTTERY PRIZE STRUCTURE - A process is provided. The process provides a lottery game. Further, the process indicates a first price category and a second price category from which a lottery player can purchase a lottery ticket. In addition, the process indicates a first partial match prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the first price category that has a partial match of a predetermined quantity of numbers between a set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the first price category and a randomly selected set of numbers. The process also indicates a second partial match prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the second price category that has a partial match between the set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the second price category and the randomly selected set of numbers. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131140 | MANAGEMENT OF OUTCOMES OF GAMES OF CHANCE - A method and system is provided for managing the outcomes of games of chance while maintaining the game's integrity. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131141 | CONTENT DETERMINATIVE GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR KENO AND LOTTERY GAMES - Methods, systems and apparatus are described for producing wagering products and conducting wagering games. In one embodiment, a method for producing a lottery product comprises producing a play slip that includes an indication of at least one event that potentially occurs in a corresponding content (e.g., audio/video content) component of the lottery product. In one embodiment, a unit of the corresponding content is provided to a player along with a play slip. | 05-21-2009 |
20090137303 | Amusement game using vertical rotating wheel - This invention is directed to an amusement device consisting of a vertically oriented hollow wheel that is rotated at a constant rate and that has a series of cavities provided along the inner surface of the outer wheel rim. The wheel has front and rear enclosures that prevent game pieces, such as elastic balls, from falling out of the wheel. A player attempts to time the release of game pieces from a holding area located within the wheel to try to have the pieces come to rest in preselected adjoining cavities. If the pieces are detected within the cavities in a winning orientation, a signal is transmitted to a central processing unit which then activates a ticket dispenser. | 05-28-2009 |
20090137304 | System and Method for Operating Governmental Lottery Games with Television-Based User Terminals - A method for facilitating governmental lottery play over television includes receiving a lottery ticket purchase request from a player terminal including a television over a television service provider communication network. Personal information pertaining to a player is retrieved from a subscriber database of the television service provider. It is then verified that the player satisfies predetermined criteria based on the retrieved personal information. The purchase of a lottery ticket is processed based on the received lottery ticket purchase request when it is verified that the player satisfies the predetermined criteria. | 05-28-2009 |
20090143127 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SEPARATE PRIZES IN A MULTI-PRICED LOTTERY GAME - A process provides a lottery game. The process indicates a first price category and a second price category from which a lottery player can purchase a lottery ticket. The second price is a maximum price. Further, the process indicates a first prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the first price category that has a match of a predetermined quantity of numbers between a set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the first price category and a randomly selected set of numbers. In addition, the process indicates a second prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the second price category that has a match between the set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the second price category and the randomly selected set of numbers. | 06-04-2009 |
20090143128 | PROVIDING CENTRALIZED SERVICES TO GAME OPERATORS - Some example embodiments of the present invention address growing demand by lottery customers for expanded gaming options and new gaming concepts. Example embodiments may include methods and systems for providing a shared centralized gaming host which implements software as a service concepts for lottery and other wagering games. | 06-04-2009 |
20090149239 | System and method of managing both instant and online lottery ticket sales - A lottery accounting system includes a system management bureau that is electronically linked with a plurality of independent lottery vendors, each vendor being preferably supplied with a handheld compute device. In use, the compute device is programmed by the system management bureau to receive selected ticket information from every active instant lottery ticket book offered for sale by the vendor and, in turn, calculate gross instant lottery ticket sales made by the vendor during a specified period. The compute device is also programmed to calculate the compiled net revenue of instant and online lottery ticket sales accrued during a particular time period and, in turn, reconcile the compiled net revenue with the actual amount of cash collected by the vendor. The resultant data can then be reviewed by authorized personnel to track cash discrepancies. | 06-11-2009 |
20090156283 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GAMING - A method of gaming comprising: (a) displaying a plurality of first symbols; (b) displaying a plurality of second symbols; (c) matching at least one of the first symbols to at least one of the second symbols; (d) removing each first symbol which is matched with the second symbols; and (e) replacing each removed first symbol with an additional first symbol to thereby display a modified plurality of first symbols. | 06-18-2009 |
20090156284 | GAME OF CHANCE - A game of chance comprising:
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20090156285 | Method and System for Lottery Incentive Rollovers without Re-Qualifying - A system and method for selling lottery tickets offers players an option to make a first purchase of one or more bonus lottery plays sets after meeting a qualifying purchase, and a second option to purchase one or more rollover play sets based on the winning outcome of the first purchase, without having to make any further qualifying purchases. The system determines whether a lottery ticket presented for validation includes one or more winning plays as well as bonus lottery play sets. If the lottery ticket includes a bonus lottery play set, the system makes an offer for the holder to purchase one or more rollover play sets without requiring another qualifying purchase. Each of the bonus lottery play sets and the rollover play sets comprises a set of two or more whole lottery plays, a pool of shared-ownership lottery plays, or a set or two or more fractional lottery plays. | 06-18-2009 |
20090163263 | Method and System for Multiple In-Lane Lottery Ticket Sales at a Retail Establishment - A lottery sales method and related system utilize an in-lane lottery sales computing device that is configured to interface with a point-of-sale terminal and determine when the point-of-sale terminal has identified a code corresponding to a desired lottery product. A request identifying the desired lottery product is transmitted to a lottery central system device used to administer and coordinate the sales of lottery products. | 06-25-2009 |
20090163264 | Lottery Sales Systems and Methodology for Supporting Cross-Platform Reporting - A lottery sales method and related system utilizes a computing device interfaced to a printer. The device is configured to track inventory of activated instant tickets and access sales reporting data, the sales reporting data indicating total sales of at least one lottery product of interest. For each lottery product of interest, a machine-readable indicator is generated corresponding to the total sales of the lottery product of interest. A report is printed that includes each generated machine-readable indicator. | 06-25-2009 |
20090170586 | SPRINGTIME PRODUCTIONS SPECIAL CHARITY FUND RAISING PROCESS - Springtime Productions LLC has developed a unique charity fundraising methodology. The methodology consists of a qualified non-profit organization conducting a statewide raffle to raise funds with the holders of grand prize winning tickets being awarded a seat in a special poker tournament. The raffle would award a specified number of seats at the poker tournament. The poker tournament consists of a limited field, which is comprised of the grand prize winners together with a comparable number of professional poker players and Hollywood or professional sports celebrities. The poker tournament participants will play for a substantial purse with the eventual champion will collect the first prize of approximately fifty percent (50%) of the total purse with every participant guaranteed a minimum prize of approximately one-half of one (0.5%) percent of the total purse. | 07-02-2009 |
20090170587 | Method of Arranging Lottery Games, Game Server, Data Transmission System and Computer Program Product - A lottery game server comprising: a processing unit for controlling the functions of the server; a data transmission unit coupled to the processing unit for communicating with a game terminal; and a memory unit coupled to the processing unit for storing a game board and winning conditions relating to the game board; the processing unit comprises a loading module for loading the game board into the game terminal for playing a lottery game, a selection module for receiving a game selection relating to the game board from the game terminal via the data transmission unit, a comparison module for comparing the game selection with the winning conditions relating to the game board, and a result module for generating a game result on the basis of the comparison conducted. The processing unit further comprises a continuation module for modifying the game board on the basis of the game result and predetermined rules in such a manner that selections made in the game board are deleted from the selection of the game board, and for generating continuation winning conditions relating to the game board on the basis of the game result and the predetermined rules; and the selection module further receives a continuation selection relating to the game board from the game terminal via the data transmission unit; the comparison module further compares the continuation selection with the continuation winning conditions; and the result module further generates a continued game result on the basis of the comparison conducted. | 07-02-2009 |
20090176548 | Secondary roulette game - A plurality of gaming machines for paying out award corresponding to a play, comprising an executor for starting a primary game and a secondary roulette game, a controller for manipulating a secondary roulette to determine a winning gaming machine in the secondary game, a display for representing a winning odds of the secondary roulette game on the roulette, and a decision unit for determining the winning odds corresponding to wager. | 07-09-2009 |
20090176549 | Mobile Lottery - A system and a method for a mobile lottery for providing the service of participation in a lottery draw at the push of a single button, by sending a SMS message from a mobile phone. | 07-09-2009 |
20090186680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING THE OPERATION OF A COMBINED LOTTERY/RAFFLE GAME - Systems and methods for administering an instant win lottery game where one prize may be entry into a future draw raffle game are disclosed. The holder of an instant win ticket with a future draw raffle indicator may redeem the ticket and receive a future draw raffle entry that is eligible for a prize awarded in a raffle drawing. In one alternative, a redeemed ticket with a symbol indicating the instant ticket is eligible for an entry in a bonus raffle game may be entered into a bonus raffle game. | 07-23-2009 |
20090191938 | Online Terminal Based Lottery Game with a Slot Machine Theme - A method and system for playing a terminal based lottery game having a slot machine theme includes assigning a defined set of objects to respective slot positions, the objects being unknown to game players. A player chooses at least one grouping of the slot positions from a plurality of possible groupings, and the system records the player's selection. For each of the slot positions, the system randomly selects an object from the set of objects assigned to each respective slot position such that a play set of the objects is generated for the player's grouping of slot positions. The player is awarded a prize amount that is a function of the number or combination of matches of objects within the player's play set. The methodology and system are particularly well suited for a poker slot machine theme game wherein the player's selected grouping corresponds to a poker hand, with the objects assigned to the respective slot positions corresponding to a poker deck of cards. | 07-30-2009 |
20090197661 | CONFIGURATION FOR PROVIDING A PARI-MUTUEL ADD-ON GAME TO A PARI-MUTUEL BASE GAME - A system is provided. The system includes a lottery ticket printer that prints a plurality of first price category lottery tickets, the plurality of second price category lottery tickets, and the plurality of third price category lottery tickets. Further, the system includes a lottery ticket distribution module that provides the plurality of first price category lottery tickets, the plurality of second price category lottery tickets, and the plurality of third price category lottery tickets to a plurality of players. The system also includes an allocation module that allocates a predetermined percentage of lottery ticket sales from the plurality of first price category lottery tickets, the plurality of second price category lottery tickets, and the plurality of third price category lottery tickets to each prize distribution in each price category. Further, the system includes a random selection module that randomly selects a set of winning lottery numbers. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN INSTANT LOTTERY GAME AND A SUPPLEMENTAL GAME - A process provides indicates, with a display module, on a display a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game and a supplemental game. The first price category is distinct from the second price category. The first price category corresponds to (i) a first known portion of an instant online linear prize and a first known portion of an instant online non-linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game and (ii) a supplemental game prize. The second price category corresponds to (i) a second known portion of the instant online linear prize and a second known portion of the instant online non-linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game and (ii) the supplemental game prize. | 08-06-2009 |
20090209312 | System and Method for Providing a Roulette Game Based on Multiple Financial Market Indicators - A system comprises a client operable to communicate a bet regarding a spin of a virtual roulette wheel. The system further comprises a controller communicably coupled to the client and operable to determine a result of the spin of the virtual roulette wheel, the result based at least in part upon one or more digits of at least one financial market indicator at a configurable point in time. The system is further operable to determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part on the determined result. | 08-20-2009 |
20090215513 | Gaming Machine. Gaming System with Interactive Feature and Control Method Thereof - In a gaming system, a player's language is specified at each gaming terminal and then a game can be played with a conversation in the player's language. Therefore, a player can play a game with ease in his/her own language. In addition, in case where a preset time has come and there is a message to be notified to the player, the message is sent to each gaming terminal. Then the message is translated into the player's language to be sound-output or screen-displayed at each gaming terminal. Therefore, the massage can be made recognized by the player with ease. In addition, since the message is notified at the preset time, the current time can be made recognized by the player. | 08-27-2009 |
20090215514 | Gaming Machine with Conversation Engine for Interactive Gaming Through Dialog with Player and Playing Method Thereof - A gaming machine outputs, from an output unit, a message or a conversation sentence to inquire a language type to be used in a game in the forms of sounds and characters. A player inputs, into an input unit, a response message or a response sentence to designate the language type that the player wishes to use in a game. Thereafter, the gaming machine determines to use the language type designated in the response message as the language type in the game. Moreover, the gaming machine converts an amount of an award in the game from a standard currency into a currency corresponding to the designated language type, and outputs the converted amount from the output unit. | 08-27-2009 |
20090221341 | Gaming System with Interactive Feature and Control Method Thereof - In a gaming system, a player's language is specified by a conversation with the player participating in a roulette game at a gaming terminal. Then, a game can be played interactively by using a conversation engine. In addition, in case where a message is transmitted from one gaming terminal to another gaming terminal, sound data of an utterance at the one gaming terminal are translated to the player's language of the other gaming terminal to be sent to the other gaming terminal and it is notified as sound data or text data. Therefore, message transmitting can be easily conducted between the gaming terminals at which different languages are used. | 09-03-2009 |
20090221342 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AWARDING PRIZES - A system for electronic interaction in a multi-player lottery system preferably displays information to players regarding various variable duration game rooms. The game rooms may be for durations such as 5 minutes, 10 minutes, half an hour, and hour, a week or a month. The player may optionally be provided further information about the game rooms, such as the current prize amounts or the remaining duration of the game room. A clock or time indicates the end of game play in the room. A point tally system including a processor for ranking the players score relative to one another, and a memory for storing the information, the point tally system providing the ranking information to the displays, the point tally system selecting at least the player with the highest score at the expiration of game play as determined by the timer for the variable duration game room. Preferably, the system includes a payment system for providing the lottery winnings to the winner. | 09-03-2009 |
20090221343 | Method and System for Conducting a Lottery Game as a Function of a Player's Purchase at a Retail Establishment - A system and method for conducting a lottery game at a retail establishment wherein players purchase goods or services involve a player placing a wager that is a function of the purchase price of the goods or services purchased at the retail establishment. A lottery draw is conducted at the time of purchase of the goods or services, or at a later time, wherein the probability of winning the draw is a function of the amount of the wager. For a winning draw, the player is awarded a prize that is a function of the purchase price of the goods or services. | 09-03-2009 |
20090239605 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING A LOTTERY GAME WITH ENHANCED MULTIPLIER FACTOR - A system and methodology for conducting a lottery wagering game include receiving a first wager fee from players for entry in a primary game. The players are offered the option to pay a second wager fee for a chance at a first multiplier fact that may increase the prize award for winners of the primary game. The players are also offered the option to pay a third wager fee for a chance at a second multiplier factor that combines with the first multiplier factor in a predetermined for subsequently randomly generated multiplier function to determine a final multiplier factor that is applied to the prize award for winners of the primary game. | 09-24-2009 |
20090247255 | SEPARATE PRIZES IN A LOTTERY GAME - A process establishes a first price category corresponding to a first prize in a lottery game. The first prize funded from lottery ticket sales from the first price category. Further, the process establishes a second price category corresponding to a second prize in the lottery game. The second prize is distinct from the first prize. In addition, the second prize is funded from lottery tickets sales from the second price category without funding from the lottery ticket sales from the first price category. The process also indicates a predetermined multiple such that a potential prize distribution of the second prize is at least the multiple of a potential prize distribution of the first prize. | 10-01-2009 |
20090247256 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING INTER-PLAYER WAGERING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A BASE GAME - Systems and methods for facilitating a multi-player and inter-player competitive wagering game in conjunction with a base game, such as a traditional wagering game such as Keno or other online lottery games. A group of players may all participate in the traditional wager game as a group, and the player in the group who has the best result in the base game may be awarded all or part of the total group winnings from the base lottery game. | 10-01-2009 |
20090247257 | PREPAID WAGERING CARD - A prepaid wagering card and a system and method for playing the lottery over a telephone line using the prepaid wagering card are provided. The prepaid wagering card includes information that makes it convenient to obtain the prepaid wagering card and use it to wager sets of numbers listed thereon, while also ensuring that the information remains secure. Participating in a lottery using the prepaid wagering card simply involves calling a wagering system from a telephone and providing requested information. Thus, a user can purchase a prepaid wagering card and decide on which scheduled lottery to actually wager using the prepaid wagering card. | 10-01-2009 |
20090253481 | Lottery Ticket Game with Multiple Sequential Predetermined Outcomes - A LOTTERY ticket game providing the player multiple sequential predetermined outcomes in which the player may choose to continue or terminate game play at a plurality of continuation points whereas the redemption value of the ticket at each continuation point is determined at the time in which the ticket is printed or activated. The Lottery game represented by the lottery ticket includes a game-ending termination point in which a) the redemption value of the ticket is zero, b) the redemption value of the ticket exceeds a predefined jackpot amount, or c) the number of continuation points exceeds a value predetermined for the game. | 10-08-2009 |
20090253482 | System and Method for Management of Multiple Independent Lottery Tickets - A system and methodology for using electronic computer systems for the management of electronically generated lottery tickets having a plurality of statuses whereas the lottery ticket is created as an electronic lottery ticket record, allowing one or more lottery tickets to be linked to a printed lottery ticket in a sold status, allowing one or more tickets to linked to a printed lottery ticket in a reserved status, and allowing unsold tickets previously linked to a printed ticket to be released and linked to new lottery ticket at a later time. | 10-08-2009 |
20090258691 | Mobile gaming system - A system and method for providing lottery like games over a wireless network. The system and method permit a user of a mobile wireless device to play a lottery game electronically with the feel of a real game. Once a user is registered onto the system they can utilize an identification code to authorize the downloading of lottery games from a server to their mobile device. A financial account enables the user to electronically pay for the lottery games. Notification of the results of the lottery games can be made by e-mail, SMS or an IVR call. | 10-15-2009 |
20090264175 | Drawing Machine and Game Apparatus Using the Same - The present invention provides a drawing machine and a game apparatus using the same by which participants of drawing can intervene in a process of drawing. | 10-22-2009 |
20090264176 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MULTI-ROUND LOTTERY PLAY - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating play of multi-round lottery games. In one embodiment, a player may be allowed to change one or more of various aspects of a wager in a multi-round lottery game. | 10-22-2009 |
20090264177 | LOTTERY SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS PROVIDING A LIMITED PRIZE ELIGIBILITY OPTION - Systems and methods are provided to facilitate lottery ticket transactions. According to some embodiments, a lottery ticket may be requested that is eligible for only a subset of prizes or payouts otherwise available in a lottery game. | 10-22-2009 |
20090275378 | GAMING SYSTEM WITH A SELECT AND DRAG FEATURE - The present invention relates generally to a casino gaming system including a select and drag feature. In the system, a gaming device is capable of enabling play of a game of chance, wherein the game of chance displays multiple game positions for insertion of values related to the game of chance. Also, the system includes a processor associated with the gaming device, and the processor includes an algorithm allowing a player to select an initial value in one of the game positions and then copy the initially selected value into another game position. The select and drag feature may be used with any game, including a lottery style game. | 11-05-2009 |
20090275379 | House advantage excluding game apparatus and method of implementing the same - A house advantage excluding game apparatus has a game server, multiple player terminals and a random number generator. The game server runs a game program. The game program is capable of generating a house advantage situation and has a house advantage exclusion method. Each player terminal corresponds to a player participating in the game program. The random number generator is controlled by the game server to generate a result. The house advantage exclusion method has acts of: recognizing a house advantage, generating a house advantage exclusive player group and selecting at least one player to pay out an extra bonus. | 11-05-2009 |
20090275380 | System and Method for Conducting a Raffle - A system and method is disclosed for conducting a raffle. In an embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of unique raffle entry numbers that are sold over a communication network in exchange for donations. In particular, credit card information is received over the communication network from at least one purchaser of the plurality of unique raffle entry numbers. Moreover, a fund is generated comprising a portion of the donations. A winner is selected from the plurality of unique raffle entry numbers wherein the fund is distributed to a charitable organization via a credit authorization. | 11-05-2009 |
20090280886 | Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Player Accounts for On-Line Lotteries and On-Line Games - Systems and methods for player accounts for on-line lotteries and on-line games are described. A player establishes a player account and may associate tickets with the player account by identifying the player's account when purchasing a ticket. The player identifies the account by marking an account identification code unique to the player account on an account identification region of a selection slip, The player may then use an account checking service to obtain information about tickets associated with the player's account. The information provided may include results information, allowing a player to learn whether a ticket is winning ticket without manually checking the ticket. The system is operated using a lottery computer system that includes a lottery database. The lottery database is used to store ticket information relating to tickets, player account information relating to player accounts and ticket association information relating to associations between player account and tickets. | 11-12-2009 |
20090286585 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING FLAT RATE PLAY SESSIONS - In accordance with one embodiment, a video roulette flat rate play session is facilitated. The flat rate play session may be associated with at least one of a wagering restriction applied to one or more bets during the flat rate play session and a net maximum payout per spin applicable to one or more bets during the flat rate play session. In one embodiment, a player is provided with a plurality of wagering units at the beginning of the session. A monetary value of the plurality of wagering units may be greater than a monetary value of a flat rate price paid for the flat rate play session. | 11-19-2009 |
20090291733 | GAMING METHOD AND A GAMING SYSTEM - The invention provides a method of gaming and a game controller and gaming system for implementing the method. The method includes selecting at least one symbol to form at least one player hand comprised of a plurality of symbols, selecting at least one symbol to form a jackpot hand comprised of a plurality of symbols, and making a jackpot award to the player if the player hand corresponds to the jackpot hand. | 11-26-2009 |
20090291734 | Cooperative or Tiered Raffle System, Especially Suitable for Educational Scholarship Purposes - Cooperative or tiered raffle system. An upper tier entity, for example a non-profit organization legally entitled to conduct raffles in the relevant jurisdiction, cooperates with a lower tier entity, for example a school, to conduct a raffle. During at least part of the period of sales of “tickets,” or raffle chances, proceeds from sale of raffle chances are shared between the upper and lower tier entities. Sales of raffle chances, and payment for same, are preferably handled via electronic means, with minimal paper tickets being required. The raffle prize, awarded to the raffle winner or a designee thereof, is preferably a fund to be used for qualified educational costs, which may be held by a trustee for the benefit of the raffle winner or the designee and paid out as required for qualified educational purposes. | 11-26-2009 |
20090298566 | SUBSET PARTIAL MATCH PRIZE CATEGORY - A process is provided. The process provides a lottery game. Further, the process provides a full match prize category in the lottery game such that a lottery player having a lottery ticket with a set of player numbers that is a full match with a set of drawn numbers wins a prize associated with the full match. In addition, the process provides a partial match prize category in the lottery game such that a lottery player having a lottery ticket with a set of player numbers that is a partial match with a set of drawn numbers wins a prize associated with the partial match that is less than the prize associated with the full match. The process also provides a subset partial match prize category in the lottery game. | 12-03-2009 |
20090298567 | LOTTERY TICKET WITH A REGISTERED HOLOGRAPHIC LAYER - A lottery ticket having a substrate layer with game data printed in a game area and an opaque scratch-off layer applied over game area is modified by the addition of an patterned holographic metallized layer applied over the substrate which has different patterns for a series of the tickets and which is arranged to have an appearance associated with game information printed over the metallized. The printing is carried out by optically analyzing the patterns and longitudinally registering the material printed onto the metallized with the pattern in the metallized. | 12-03-2009 |
20090318211 | Lottery System and Method Using a Settlement Data - Provided are a lottery system and method based on the sequence number of payment. The system and method discount a payment amount of a prize winner by an amount that is computed by aggregating certain rates of sales of non-winners by means of giving a sequence number of amount payment for each payment amount group at the time of making card payment or cash payment, and also discount the payment amount depending on the sequence numbering result for each winning probability by allowing customers to select the winning probabilities. | 12-24-2009 |
20090318212 | LOTTERY GAME MULTIPLIER - A process provides a lottery game. The process provides a prize category in the lottery game such that a player having a winning lottery ticket wins a prize associated with the prize category. In addition, the process provides a first multiplier category and a second multiplier category such that: (i) the first multiplier category is associated with a first multiplier that multiplies the prize, (ii) the second multiplier category is associated with a second multiplier that multiplies the prize, and (iii) the second multiplier is greater than the first multiplier. The process also performs a drawing of a set of winning lottery numbers. Further, the process performs a drawing of a multiplier. The multiplier is drawn from a set of multiplier indicators that includes a predetermined quantity of first multiplier indicators corresponding to the first multiplier and a predetermined quantity of second multiplier indicators corresponding to the second multiplier. | 12-24-2009 |
20090318213 | CONFIGURATION FOR MULTIPLIER GAME - A process is provided. The process provides, with a ticket printer, a plurality of lottery tickets such that each lottery ticket indicates a first lottery game and a second lottery game. The process also provides a first lottery game match prize category in the first lottery game such that a player having a lottery ticket with a match in the first lottery game wins a first lottery game prize. Further, the process provides a second lottery game match prize category in the second lottery game such that a player having a lottery ticket with a match in the second lottery game wins a prize. In addition, the process provides a first multiplier category and a second multiplier category in the second lottery game, without being utilized in the first lottery game. | 12-24-2009 |
20100009739 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANONYMOUSLY SERVICING LOTTERY PLAYERS - A system and method for servicing at least one lottery player while protecting an identity of the at least one lottery player. The system includes a server platform of a third party organization that facilitates the method. The method includes receiving a client request at the server platform via a communications network. The method further includes the third party organization obtaining at least one lottery ticket in response to the client request, and securely holding the at least one lottery ticket for the at least one lottery player specified in the client request. The method also includes the third party organization determining a status of the at least one lottery ticket via the server platform and the communications network. The method further includes the third party organization transforming the at least one lottery ticket into a monetary amount if a status of the at least one lottery ticket is or changes to a winning status. The method also includes the third party organization securely transferring at least a first portion of the monetary amount to at least one account or trust. | 01-14-2010 |
20100016053 | PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR APPLYING CONDITIONS TO A LOTTERY ENTRY - In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating consolation payouts in a conditional lottery ticket system. | 01-21-2010 |
20100022290 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOTTERY-STYLE GAMES - Systems and methods for lottery-style games are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method may comprise: establishing a map-based game that is scheduled to have a number of lottery drawings associated with a plurality of grid units on a map: accepting enrollment of players in the map-based game, each player being associated with at least one grid unit on the map and being committed to participate in a plurality of the lottery drawings by contributing tokens of value, receiving, from each player, a designated number of tokens to be contributed, on behalf of each of the at least one grid unit, to each lottery drawing said player is committed to participate in; and-executing the map-based game by pooling the contributed tokens to form a jackpot and conducting a drawing, from grid units participating in said drawing, to select at least one grid unit to win a first prize. | 01-28-2010 |
20100029360 | GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - The present disclosure provides a gaming system which includes a player symbol selector arranged to select player symbols from a plurality of player symbols. The player symbols include at least one special player symbol. Further, the gaming system comprises a display having a plurality of individual display positions for displaying at least one selected player symbol. The gaming system also includes a display position selector arranged to select at least one of the individual display position when the at least one special player symbol is displayed. In addition, the gaming system includes a reward allocator arranged to allocate a reward when the display position selector selects an individual display position at which the at least one special player symbol is displayed. | 02-04-2010 |
20100029361 | WAGERING GAME MACHINE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL WAGERING GAME EFFECTS - Systems and methods provide three-dimensional transformations on graphical images. The transformations may vary in accordance with various wagering game functions. | 02-04-2010 |
20100029362 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PROBABILITY OF AN OUTCOME IN A RANDOM GENERATION EVENT - An online lottery game system and methodology involves, for each play of the game, a player choosing a number of player indicia from a field of the indicia. A subset of the indicia is randomly generated, and the player's indicia is compared to the subset to determine a winning game play. The number of indicia in the subsets is varied between different game plays such that a blend of the winning probabilities for each subset for all of the game plays produces a desired overall winning probability. | 02-04-2010 |
20100041458 | NOVEL GAMES, AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED GAME PLAY IN GAMES OF CHANCE AND GAMES OF SKILL - A variety of games and methods for enhancing game play are provided. In one aspect, a secondary or ancillary game is played in parallel with a first game, such as a lottery ball draw. Yet another game involves the selection of items which a player or participant believes had been selected by an audience as not being the most popular. In yet another aspect, an interstitial progressive sequencing of programming is provided, such as where a series of short segments are presented at differing times throughout an evening of prime time programming. Audience participation may be enhanced by permitting Internet access to the game system, and to permit remote users to play along as if they were in studio participants or part of the studio audience. | 02-18-2010 |
20100048278 | LOTTERY GAME CARD AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A LOTTERY GAME - A lottery game incorporates player direction in determining the outcome of the game and allows a player to reveal one or more elements in a lottery game area according to rules associated with the lottery game. According to one embodiment of the invention, the player may expose initially any element of the lottery game area, and every exposable element includes an indication of at least two other exposable adjacent elements that may next be selected. The player's progression through the lottery game is not predetermined such that the player has significant ability or flexibility to control or direct the play of the lottery game and to influence or direct the outcome of the lottery game (e.g., embodied by the card). | 02-25-2010 |
20100056245 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING MACHINE, AND PLAY METHOD THEREOF - Selections of an arbitrary number of numbers are accepted from numbers 1 to 80 and then twenty elements are drawn from eighty elements each numbered with a number 1 through 80. Then, an award is provided according to the number of matching numbers between the numbers on the drawn elements and the selected numbers. In addition, in a case where a predetermined condition has been bet such as consecutively playing games of the same type, no award during a predetermined consecutive games or the like, an elimination processing is executed to eliminate elements, for example, ten elements are eliminated. Since a total number of elements is changed to seventy, a matching probability between the numbers on the drawn elements and the selected numbers is made higher, so that awarding probability to a player is made higher. | 03-04-2010 |
20100062821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT CONTROL RISK AND UNCERTAINTY IN A RAFFLE - A process is provided. The process generates a predetermined number of unique sub-combinations of a set of game numbers, each of the sub-combinations having the same quantity of numbers. Further, the process prints a set of probabilities-based raffle tickets for a probabilities-based raffle game such that each of the probabilities-based raffle tickets in the set of probabilities-based raffle tickets distinctly corresponds to one of the unique sub-combinations of the set of game numbers. In addition, the process indicates a maximum prize that a single player having a probabilities-based raffle ticket with a full match wins. The process also indicates a secondary prize that each of a plurality of players having a probabilities-based raffle ticket with a partial match wins. Each partial match is distinct and has a same quantity of numbers matched. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062822 | PRE-PRINTED INSTANT WIN LOTTERY TICKETS WITH UNLIMITED NUMBER OF MAXIMUM PRIZES - A process is provided. The process generates an initial lot of instant lottery tickets. The initial lot has an initial lottery prize structure. The initial lottery prize structure has an initial lot size. Further, the process randomly selects an extracted lot of instant lottery tickets from an aggregate lot. The extracted lot has (i) an extracted lottery prize structure that has identical odds to the initial lottery prize structure without being limited to the predetermined number of maximum prizes in the maximum prize category and the predetermined number of secondary prizes in the secondary prize category, and (ii) an extracted lot size that is less than the aggregate lot size. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062823 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT CONTROL RISK AND UNCERTAINTY IN A FREQUENCY PRICED RAFFLE - A process is provided. The process generates a predetermined number of unique sub-combinations of a set of game numbers, each of the sub-combinations having the same quantity of numbers. Further, the process prints a set of probabilities-based raffle tickets for a probabilities-based raffle game such that each of the probabilities-based raffle tickets in the set of probabilities-based raffle tickets distinctly corresponds to one of the unique sub-combinations of the set of game numbers. The process indicates a first price category and a second price category. In addition, the process indicates a maximum prize that a single player having a probabilities-based raffle ticket with a full match wins. The process also indicates a secondary prize that each of a plurality of players having a probabilities-based raffle ticket with a partial match wins. Each partial match is distinct and has a same quantity of numbers matched. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT CONTROL RISK AND UNCERTAINTY IN A VARIABLE PRICED PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY GAME - The process generates a predetermined number of unique sub-combinations of a set of game numbers. Each of the sub-combinations has the same quantity of numbers. Further, the process prints a set of promotional lottery tickets for a promotional lottery game such that each of the promotional lottery tickets in the set of promotional lottery tickets distinctly corresponds to one of the unique sub-combinations of the set of game numbers. In addition, the process indicates a maximum prize that is won by a player having a promotional lottery ticket with a full match. The process also indicates a secondary prize that is won by a player having a promotional lottery ticket with a partial match. Further, the process provides at least a subset of the set of promotional lottery tickets to a plurality of players in the promotional lottery game. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062825 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT CONTROL RISK AND UNCERTAINTY IN A PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY GAME WITH A HYBRID PRIZE STRUCTURE - A process is provided. The process generates a predetermined number of unique combinations of a set of game digits. Each of the combinations has the same quantity of digits. Further, the process prints a set of promotional lottery tickets for a promotional lottery game such that each of the promotional lottery tickets in the set of promotional lottery tickets distinctly corresponds to one of the unique combinations of the set of game digits. In addition, the process indicates a predetermined minimum number of primary prizes. The process also provides at least a subset of the set of promotional lottery tickets to a plurality of players in the promotional lottery game through ticket sales. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062826 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING LOTTERY GAMES - Systems, computer readable media and methods are presented that pertain to lottery games, which permit lottery players to reinvest their lottery entry winnings in one or more subsequent lottery drawings. In one embodiment, a method includes selling to a player at least one second lottery entry of a second lottery game in exchange for at least a portion of an initial payout, in accordance with at least one repurchasing action that corresponds to a repurchasing condition. | 03-11-2010 |
20100069136 | MOBILE PLAY INSTANT TICKET LOTTERY GAME - A method and system for implementing an instant win lottery game includes receiving a player's wager and selection of a game at a point-of-sale (POS) lottery location. The player receives a lottery ticket corresponding to the selected game, with the lottery ticket including a unique identification code that dictates the outcome of the game. The player accesses the lottery authority system via a wireless internet enabled mobile device to display and play and instant win game to reveal the outcome of the lottery ticket. | 03-18-2010 |
20100069137 | Lottery Game And Method - A lottery game form that includes one or more numbered grids of cells and an x- and y-axis header that contain information pertaining to contestants of an event wherein winning the lottery game is determined by the outcome of the event. A method for conducting a lottery game using the form is provided. A system is provided for playing a lottery game employing the form. | 03-18-2010 |
20100075731 | VOLUME PRICING AND RETAILER INCENTIVES IN A LOTTERY GAME - A process establishes a gross wholesale value for a predetermined quantity of instant lottery game tickets. Further, the process establishes a net wholesale value for the predetermined quantity of instant lottery game tickets that is less than or equal to the wholesale value for the predetermined quantity of instant lottery game tickets. A ratio of a sub-target lot size to a sub-target price is in a non-linear proportion with a ratio of a target lot size to a target price. The process also receives, from a retailer, the net wholesale value for the predetermined quantity of instant lottery game tickets such that a remainder that exceeds the net wholesale value is a commission for the retailer. | 03-25-2010 |
20100075732 | WINNER AWARENESS DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods of facilitating the operation of a lottery system are disclosed. An example method may comprise determining winner display data for each of a plurality of lottery client. For each of a plurality of lottery clients, it may be determined whether historical winner data from the lottery client meets a predetermined criteria. The historical winner data for each lottery client may comprise a description of at least one prize won from a chance associated with the lottery client. If the historical winner data from the lottery client meets the predetermined criteria, then the winner display data may be set equal to the historical winner data. If the historical winner data from the lottery client does not meet the predetermined criteria, then the winner display data may be set equal to geographic historical winner data describing at least one prize won from a chance associated with a geographic area comprising the lottery client. The winner display data for each lottery client may then be transmitted to the respective lottery client. | 03-25-2010 |
20100075733 | GAMING MACHINE APPARATUS HAVING A VISUAL INDICATOR THAT INDICATES THE DEGREE IN WHICH A GAMING MACHINE IS CURRENTLY PLAYING HOT - A gaming machine provides for random winning payouts for game plays. The gaming machine includes a game score module and a visual indicator. The game score module tracks previous game play results including all winning and losing game play results, and determines from the previous game play results the degree in which the gaming machine is currently playing hot. The visual indicator is on the gaming machine or physically mounted to the gaming machine and indicates the degree in which the gaming machine is currently playing hot. The visual indicator may be a thermometer-type gauge. | 03-25-2010 |
20100075734 | SOCIAL GAME - A method and apparatus for enabling multiple players to participate in an online game in a landbased gaming terminal. Each player is associated with a color or a pattern, by selecting the color or pattern using for example buttons on the screen. The player deposits money, places a wager, and chooses a number or color to bet on using his or her unique color. Once the game is activated, the terminal determines for each player his or her balance and winning according to the result of the game. Each player can individually cash his or her balance, or all players can cash their balances at once. | 03-25-2010 |
20100075735 | Method for Manufacturing On-Demand Lottery Tickets - A distributed manufacturing and distribution process for lottery tickets is disclosed. The manufacturing/vending system comprises a ticket manufacturing server and one or more vending devices located at remote sites. Each vending device is operatively coupled for communication with the server, normally via a network connection. Each vending devices is further equipped with blank media and printing means, so that a customer is able to purchase on-demand tickets from a vending device in communication with the server. Additionally, the vending devices may be configured as electronic aid to display the results of the purchased lottery tickets in entertaining ways to the customer. | 03-25-2010 |
20100087241 | Gaming System with Mobile User Input Device - One aspect is directed to a system whereby a live gaming table system is provided with one or more handheld user input devices which, for example, may allow multiple different players to simultaneously or concurrently provide wager input data and/or other data to the gaming table system. In at least one embodiment, the handheld user input devices may form part of a multi-player touch input interface system which is operable to identify or determine where, who, and what transactions are taking place at a multi-player gaming table and/or multi-player gaming system. | 04-08-2010 |
20100093417 | SESSION-FREE ON-LINE TICKET LOTTERY - The present invention relates to a method for session-free on-line ticket probability game, where customer ID, ticket ID and encrypted content of the ticket is stored in a database and random number generator is in a limited access area. The randomised content for the ticket is encrypted in the limited access area but the data regarding transactions and ticket content is not stored in the limited access area. | 04-15-2010 |
20100093418 | ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE, ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND ACCESS CONTROL PROGRAM - An access control device which controls access to a server from a plurality of terminal devices includes a receiving section which receives requests from the terminal devices to access the server, a lottery section which conducts a lottery for the terminal devices making the access requests from among the access requests received by the receiving section, and a lottery result transmitting section which transmits connection destination information which is used to access the server to the terminal devices which were successful in the lottery conducted by the lottery section. | 04-15-2010 |
20100093419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A LOTTERY GAME WITH LINEAR POSITION BASED PRIZES - A process provides a first price category and a second price category in which a lottery ticket can be purchased for a lottery game. The first price category is distinct from the second price category. The first price category corresponds to a first known portion of a grand linear prize and a first known portion of a linear prize associated with the lottery game. The second price category corresponds to a second known portion of the grand linear prize and a second known portion of the linear prize. The grand linear prize is greater than the linear prize. | 04-15-2010 |
20100093420 | STACKING CONFIGURATION FOR SEPARATE PRIZES IN A LOTTERY GAME - A process provides operates, with a processor, a lottery game. Further, the process indicates, with the processor, a first price at which a lottery player can purchase a first price lottery entry into the lottery game. The first price lottery entry has a predetermined quantity of numbers. The process also indicates, with the processor, a second price at which the lottery player can purchase a second price lottery entry into the lottery game. The lottery player has to purchase the first price lottery entry to be eligible to purchase the second price lottery entry. The second price lottery entry has the predetermined quantity of numbers as provided with the first price lottery entry. | 04-15-2010 |
20100093421 | System, Device and Method for Paperless Wagering and Payment of Winnings - A transaction card facilitates typical consumer transactions as well as transactions related to lottery offerings and can incorporate a reader terminal to associate lottery tickets with the transaction instrument. New gaming opportunities tied to the instrument are also facilitated, including a personalized guaranteed prize structure, a personalized and/or localized jackpot and an opportunity for winning additional prizes when making purchases using the instrument. The system according to one embodiment of the present invention provides at least a lottery data processing system for communicating a first funding amount to be applied to a multi-purpose transaction card based on winnings from a lottery offering, and a reader terminal for reading at least a portion of the transaction card, reading indicia on one or more gaming tickets, and associating the one or more gaming tickets with the transaction card. In one embodiment of the present invention, a custodian not associated with the winner or cardholder can derive non-transaction related earnings on the winnings without providing a fee to the cardholder. | 04-15-2010 |
20100105462 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REWARDING GROUP PARTICIPATION IN LOTTERY GAMES - In accordance with some exemplary and non-limiting embodiments, a system, a method, an apparatus and a computer readable medium are provided for determining sets of winning numbers for a first lottery drawing and a second lottery drawing, determining a performance score of a group of participants based on entries of the group eligible for the first lottery drawing and for the second lottery drawing, and determining an award (e.g., a secondary award) based on the performance score of the group. | 04-29-2010 |
20100113124 | USER-SELECTED RISK-REWARD TRADEOFFS IN LOTTERIES AND OTHER WAGERING GAMES - A method and system for facilitating the play of a multi-level game of chance. One example procedure includes receiving information indicating a player's entry in the multi-level game for a base round, the entry including at least one of a player-selected entry or a quick pick. The example procedure further includes, conditioned on the player winning the base round of the multi-level game, offering the player a choice between receiving a base prize and continued play of the multi-level game for at least an additional round. | 05-06-2010 |
20100120487 | SELECTION OF MULTIPLE ROULETTE WHEELS - A roulette game allows players to place wagers across multiple roulette wheels. The player designates the amount of the wager, the particular outcomes on which the wager is contingent, and how many tables are covered by the wager. A control system automatically selects one or more tables across which the wager is based. The selection may be based on location of the player relative to the tables, impending outcomes from the tables, or other criteria as desired. | 05-13-2010 |
20100120488 | AMUSEMENT AND GAMING MACHINES - An amusement or gaming machine has a gamble wheel assembly which comprises a gamble wheel rotatably mounted in a machine cabinet about an axis inclined at an acute angle or at a right angle to the vertical, the wheel being formed with a plurality of circumferentially arranged ball carrying pockets, so arranged that when a ball is in a pocket at least part of the ball is visible from the front side of the wheel, a fixed part-annular ball retainer extending circumferentially about the wheel axis adjacent to the pockets to retain captive a ball that has been captured in a pocket in a ball capture region of the rotational path of the pockets, a ball supply unit for delivering a ball directly or indirectly to the ball capture region for capture in a pocket. Controllable release means is provided for releasing a captured ball from the pockets to be received in a ball outlet. | 05-13-2010 |
20100124966 | ROULETTE GAME DEVICE HAVING VARIABLE BETTING TIME LIMIT - A roulette game device is configured to make prediction of a game result difficult by making timing at which a bet operation ends variable. | 05-20-2010 |
20100124967 | GAME OF CHANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In various embodiments, players may compete in a gaming context. | 05-20-2010 |
20100130279 | SELECTION APPARATUS - A selection apparatus for use with a gaming apparatus having an ordered array of winning areas which are adapted to be selected by selection means, each winning are being associated with one of a plurality of identifiers. The selection apparatus comprises: a first ordered array of alternately offset selection areas; and a second ordered array of alternately offset identifier areas interleaved with the first array such that each area of each array is adjacent to a plurality of areas of the other array. Each identifier area is associated with one of the plurality of identifiers such that the ordering of the identifier areas is the same as the ordering of the winning areas. | 05-27-2010 |
20100137053 | MOBILE SCRATCH OFF ADVERTISING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a method, system, and computer program configured to display advertising to mobile user. The method may include uploading logon information from a mobile device to a server, wherein the logon information contains at least a geographical location identifier, downloading a current electronic scratch off game to the mobile device from the central server, wherein the current electronic scratch off game corresponds to the geographical location identifier, displaying a foreground image to a user of the mobile device, and receiving a wiping input from the user of the mobile device on a touch screen of the mobile device. The method may further include removing a portion of the foreground image corresponding to the wiping input, displaying background image in areas corresponding to the wiping input, displaying a win or loss indicator, and using the win indicator at a retail sponsor advertising location to obtain a prize or item of value. | 06-03-2010 |
20100144417 | LOTTERY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A lottery game unit has a price selection input that receives a selection of a lottery ticket price at which a lottery ticket corresponding to a lottery game is to be purchased. The lottery ticket price is selected from a plurality of lottery ticket prices. Each of the lottery ticket prices corresponds to a distinct known percentage of a progressive jackpot which increases in size based on a portion of ticket sales revenue and that can be won with a full match of one of a plurality of game-play combinations. Further, the lottery game unit has a random number generator that randomly selects a set of lottery numbers for the player | 06-10-2010 |
20100144418 | GAMING SYSTEMS WITH LOTTERY TICKET PRIZE COMPONENT - A system of increasing player interest in gaming machines is disclosed by the use of lottery tickets as prizes. Lottery ticket purchasing pools are funded from either coin-in (wagers), coin-out (winnings), or in networked gaming systems from player tracking funding (promotional funding). The lottery ticket funding pools build value to a predetermined level, and then individual game machine printers are issued instructions to print lottery tickets (or vouchers redeemable for lottery tickets) to players. This enables an alternative to traditional progressives while providing similar player interest and excitement while using fewer casino resources than traditional progressives. | 06-10-2010 |
20100144419 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING A WHEEL-BASED GAME - A gaming device including at least one wagering station and a rotor. The rotor supports a series of symbols arranged about a center. The rotor also supports a series of landings arranged adjacent to the series of symbols. In operation, at least one ball travels along the rotor and eventually reaches a landing. One or more of the elements of the gaming device has a designated shape, construction or function to enable designated operations of a primary game, a secondary outcome determiner or a combination thereof. | 06-10-2010 |
20100151929 | Gaming Method, System and Apparatus Incorporating Personalized Guaranteed Prize Structure - The present invention facilitates new gaming opportunities by providing a personalized guaranteed value prize structure tied to a gaming player identifier. The identifier is associated with one or more virtual books of tickets, wherein the book(s) of tickets include a guaranteed prize structure that can provide a pre-determined value of winning prize tickets among all of the tickets therein. In one embodiment of the present invention, the prize structure implements a losing run limit such that no more than a pre-determined number of losing tickets in a row are experienced by the player. Once a virtual book of tickets is assigned, the player can reveal the results using various different terminals, including, for example, retailer terminals, home computers and mobile communications devices. The tickets and their values can be populated in each book in advance or dynamically as the user plays each ticket. | 06-17-2010 |
20100151930 | System, Method and Device for Enhancing Winning Opportunities in Gaming - The present invention allows lotteries and players to engage in personalized, specialized, customized and/or localized jackpots separate from, or in addition to, standard gaming offerings. In one embodiment of the present invention, a gaming player identifier such as a lottery player card, for example, can be used to identify a player and associate a localized jackpot with the player's wager or gaming play. The jackpots can be funded in a variety of ways, including by taking a percentage of the player's wager for an ordinary lottery game, and attributing it to the localized jackpot. Localized jackpot wins can be instant wins payable immediately or delayed wins payable, for example, if the player were to win some other prize. The system of the present invention can generate random numbers used to determine whether a player will instantly win any jackpot for which he or she is eligible. | 06-17-2010 |
20100160020 | Drawing Machine for Jackpot Game, and Game Machine and Game System Using the Same - The present invention provides a drawing machine for jackpot game, etc., capable of preventing reduction of the game attractiveness even when one player wins the jackpot prize. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A NATIONAL LOTTERY - A lottery method including assigning a plurality of entities respective allotments of lottery tickets so that each allotment of lottery tickets for each respective entity corresponds to a number of eligible people in the entity. The method also includes selling the lottery tickets in each respective entity such that each lottery ticket comprises a unique lottery identifier and the method includes selecting a winning lottery ticket from a combination of the lottery tickets. The method further includes distributing a portion of proceeds from the selling to a winner having the winning lottery ticket, distributing a portion of the proceeds from the selling to the respective entity where the winning lottery ticket was purchased, or holding the portion of the proceeds for another drawing. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160022 | FLEXIBLE SELF-DESCRIBING WAGERING GAME ENTRIES - Systems and methods are described for various lottery, gaming and other applications. The systems and methods may be configured to extract player selection data from a digital image of a selection slip or other document. The extraction of player selection data may be based on information read from the slip indicating how player-written marks found on the slip should be interpreted. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160023 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING A GAME OF CHANCE - A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game is a prize wheel game. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160024 | METHOD OF PLAYING MULTI-BET PRINTED TICKETS - Preprinted game tickets, such as pull tab tickets or instant game lottery tickets, are dispensed from a vending machine. Instead of having a fixed cost and a fixed prize amount, the game tickets may be purchased at different bet levels and credit values, both of which change the cost and prize amount. Buy-a-pay payments are also provided to buy additional symbol combinations. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160025 | METHOD OF PLAYING MULTI-BET PRINTED TICKETS, INCLUDING INSTANT GAME TICKETS - Preprinted game tickets, such as instant game lottery tickets, are dispensed from a vending machine. Instead of having a fixed cost and a fixed prize amount, the game tickets may be purchased at different bet levels and credit values, both of which change the cost and prize amount. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AWARDING THE VALUE OF WINNING TICKETS DISPENSED BY A VENDING MACHINE - A method is provided of awarding the value of winning tickets dispensed by a vending machine to patrons who purchased the winning tickets. The tickets are preprinted with game content and are associated with a deal of tickets that includes at least some predetermined winning tickets. For each winning ticket, the patron selects a ticket dispensing option provided by the vending machine to either immediately redeem the value of the winning ticket at the vending machine upon ticket dispensing, or defer immediate redemption upon ticket dispensing. Electronic records are provided in a database for each winning ticket that include an indication of whether the winning ticket was redeemed. The deferral option allows the patron to redeem the value of the winning ticket at a cashier, wherein the electronic records are used by the cashier to assist in the redemption process. | 06-24-2010 |
20100167804 | GAME MACHINE WITH PHYSICAL LOTTERY MECHANISM - A game machine of the present invention is a medal game machine where a lottery is performed at a satellite unit as a physical lottery system and when obtained numbers form a line on a bingo card, which is realized as an establishment of bingo. Medals are paid out directly or indirectly to a player. Wherein one privilege to be given to a player at the moment of establishment of bingo is selected in accordance with a control state of a payout rate of medals from a plurality of privileges each of which is connected with the payout of medals to a player and by which the affections given to the payout rate of medals are different from each other. | 07-01-2010 |
20100167805 | INSTANT-WIN TICKET LOTTERY GAME - A method and system for implementing an instant-win lottery game includes receiving a player's wager and selection of a game at a point-of-sale (POS) lottery location. The player receives a lottery ticket corresponding to the selected game, with the lottery ticket including a unique identification code that dictates the outcome of the game. The player accesses the lottery authority system via a wireless internet enabled mobile device to display and play and instant-win game to reveal the outcome of the lottery ticket. | 07-01-2010 |
20100167806 | INSTANT-WIN TICKET LOTTERY GAME - An instant-win lottery game system includes a plurality of instant-win lottery tickets, with each of the tickets having a play area with a plurality of play spaces arranged in defined pattern. Randomly generated play symbols are depicted in a plurality of the play spaces that is less than all of the play spaces. A plurality of line segments are also depicted in the play area, with each line segment connecting at least two play spaces. The line segments have a placement and orientation in the play area that is randomly generated. A plurality of the play spaces that is less than all of the play spaces are connected to at least one other play space by the randomly generated line segments such that different lottery tickets in the game system have the same number of connected play spaces, but with different patterns of randomly generated line segments. A scratch-off layer is provided over at least a portion of the play area and covers the randomly placed line segments and play symbols. Markings on provided on the scratch-off layer that provide at least a partial indication to the player of the placement and orientation of the underlying line segments. | 07-01-2010 |
20100173691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A LOTTERY GAME - A lottery system that includes a device including a processor, a device storage, an input device, and a display and a server to communicate with the device. The server includes a datastore which includes a table of unique identifiers associated with predetermined outcomes and software. The server compares a unique identifier to the identifiers in the table and upon a match of the unique identifier with one of the identifiers in the table, the server validates the device to access the software. The software is retrievable from the server by the device and the software is downloadable by the device processor and storable on the device storage. The downloaded software is executable by the device and the unique identifier is transmitted to the software. The predetermined outcome of the unique identifier is revealed on the display. | 07-08-2010 |
20100173692 | VOLUME PRICING AND ENHANCED RETAILER INCENTIVES IN A LOTTERY GAME - A process establishes a gross receipts target for a lottery for a predetermined quantity of base instant lottery game tickets for an instant lottery game such that (i) each base instant lottery game ticket provides an instant lottery game player with play eligibility in an instant lottery game to win a prize and (ii) each base instant lottery game ticket is sold by a retailer in either a target lot for a target price associated with the target lot or a sub-target lot for a sub-target price associated with the sub-target lot. The target lot has a target lot size. The sub-target lot has a sub-target lot size that is less than the target lot size. A ratio of the sub-target lot size to the sub-target price is in a non-linear proportion with a ratio of the target lot size to the target price. | 07-08-2010 |
20100190541 | Security System and Method for Lottery Tickets - A system and method of printing lottery tickets produces a prize structure with ticket books containing all available prizes. A game generation file is then generated withholding the high tier prizes. A list of validation numbers is then created from ticket books that hold only low tier winning ticket values. In one embodiment, only validation numbers associated with tickets having no redemption value are included in the list Individual validation numbers are then selected at random from the created list of validation numbers, and high tier ticket prize data is assigned to each record associated with a selected validation number. The information is stored in a new file that can be contained on a separate file server from the original generation file, invoking increased access control and monitoring for additional security purposes. The new file contains the raw ticket data that is used in the printing of the tickets. | 07-29-2010 |
20100197376 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMING A LOTTERY GAME - A system and method for streaming a lottery game is described. The system includes a lottery ticket, a gaming server, a paytable, a video server, a network access device, an encryption module, and IP address associated with the network access device. The lottery ticket has a first plurality of numbers. The gaming server is configured to generate a second plurality of numbers with a random number generator. The paytable includes an award that is based on a comparison of the first plurality of numbers to the second plurality of numbers. The video server stores a plurality of images associated with the award. The network access device is configured to present the lottery. The encryption module configured to encrypt communications between the gaming server and the network access device. The IP address associated with the network access device enables secure communications with the gaming server. | 08-05-2010 |
20100203942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A LOTTERY WINNER BASED ON A PLURALITY OF LOTTERY TICKETS - In accordance with some exemplary and non-limiting embodiments, a method, an apparatus and a computer readable medium are provided for receiving a request from at least one lottery player to purchase at least one lottery ticket comprising a plurality of symbols, issuing the at least one lottery ticket to the lottery player, associating the at least one lottery ticket with a lottery team formed of at least one other lottery player associated with at least one other lottery ticket associated with the lottery team, determining an occurrence of a qualifying winning event based on the plurality of symbols of all of the lottery tickets associated with the lottery team, and determining a payout for the lottery team based upon the occurrence of the qualifying event. | 08-12-2010 |
20100203943 | ROLLING RAFFLE GAME, PRIZE METHOD AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD - For a premium wager, a raffle game is added to a lottery game play. All players of the base game (who purchased the add-on game or not) who achieve a pre-determined outcome receive a raffle game play which is entered into a raffle drawing at no additional cost. The raffle drawing is held, and the winning raffle outcome is identified. Winning raffle ticket recipients submit their tickets to the lottery authority for their prize. A determination is made if the add-on game was purchased with the base game play associated to the winning raffle ticket. If the add-on game was purchased with the base game play, the player receives the raffle prize. If the add-on game was not purchased with the base game play associated to the winning raffle ticket the player receives a free QP lottery ticket in lieu of receiving the raffle prize and the unpaid raffle prize (or a percentage thereof) rolls over to a subsequent raffle drawing. Improvements to a base lottery game are presented which offer players enhanced odds of a winning outcome and qualification to participate in the add-on raffle game of the present invention. The raffle pari-mutuel prize pool consists of a percentage of raffle game sales over a drawing period plus unpaid prize money carried forward from previous draws. In one embodiment, 50% of the pari-mutual prize pool plus any unpaid fixed prize monies carried forward from previous draws is allocated to a fixed prize pool in a drawing period. The fixed prize pool is allocated to a number of different fixed prize units, defined by a method herein. In one embodiment, a pari-mutual grand prize payout does not influence unpaid fixed prize monies carried forward to subsequent drawings and a fixed prize payout does not influence unpaid pari-mutuel grand prize monies carried forward to subsequent drawings, which provides a host with a consistent offering of prizes, drawing period after drawing period; building “prize momentum” regardless of poor weekly game play sales after a grand prize payout. Lastly, an express means for facilitating the lottery game plays of the present invention in an electronic lottery game network is taught. The use of a dispensing terminal interface, which when combined with the methods herein provides quicker transaction periods and assists players in express “impulse game-play” transactions when strategically positioned. | 08-12-2010 |
20100203944 | SELECTION APPARATUS - A selection apparatus adapted to be used with a gaming apparatus comprising a set of selectable outcomes. The selection apparatus comprises: a first array of identifier areas; and a second array of selection areas alternately interspaced between the identifier areas of the first array such that each selection area of the second array is adjacent to a plurality of identifier areas of the first array. Each identifier area is associated with one of the selectable outcomes such that each selectable outcome of the set is associated with at least one identifier area. Further, each selection area is associated with the plurality of identifier areas it is adjacent to. | 08-12-2010 |
20100222125 | Lottery Transaction Device, System and Method with Paperless Wagering and Payment of Winnings - A lottery device, system and method incorporate lottery and non-lottery transaction capabilities within a single device that also provides for paperless wagering and payment of winnings. As part of the present invention, a transaction instrument facilitates typical consumer transactions as well as transactions related to lottery offerings and can use a reader terminal component to associate lottery tickets with the transaction instrument. | 09-02-2010 |
20100227665 | ROTOR-BASED GAMING DEVICE HAVING A SYSTEM FOR CHANGING THE QUANTITY OF POTENTIAL GAME OUTCOMES FOR SUBSEQUENT PLAYS - A gaming device including a game operable upon one or more wagers. The game is operable for a first play and a second play. Each one of the plays involves a spin of a rotor. The rotor has a plurality of symbols and a plurality of ball landings adjacent to the symbols. A first quantity of the ball landings is available for the first play, and a lower, second quantity of the ball landings is available for the second play. The gaming device also includes an indicator that is operable to indicate information relating to the availability of the second quantity of ball landings. | 09-09-2010 |
20100240433 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOTTERY GAME PLAY AGGREGATION - According to one embodiment, a player may accumulate occurrences of matched lottery numbers over a plurality of lottery outcomes (e.g., lottery number drawings) and/or a plurality of lottery entries. The player may be allowed a bonus if a running count of occurrences of matched numbers is at least equal to a predetermined number. | 09-23-2010 |
20100240434 | Server for Coordinating Manufacturing of On-Demand Lottery Tickets - A distributed manufacturing and distribution process for lottery tickets is disclosed. The manufacturing/vending system comprises a ticket manufacturing server and one or more vending devices located at remote sites. Each vending device is operatively coupled for communication with the server, normally via a network connection. Each vending devices is further equipped with blank media and printing means, so that a customer is able to purchase on-demand tickets from a vending device in communication with the server. Additionally, the vending devices may be configured as electronic aid to display the results of the purchased lottery tickets in entertaining ways to the customer. | 09-23-2010 |
20100248805 | Method of Lottery Wagering on a Real World Phased Competition - A method for lottery wagering on actual events. The method according to the present invention includes selecting a subset of wagering data D | 09-30-2010 |
20100261516 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LOTTERY MULTIPLIERS - Some systems, processes, apparatus and articles of manufacture provide for selling lottery entries. In one example, a request is received to purchase a multiplier and a set of play indicia for a lottery game. | 10-14-2010 |
20100267438 | LOTTERY GAME REWARD SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for conducting a lottery game that implements a lottery rewards program are disclosed. The system may include a terminal for providing a game ticket to a player for use in a lottery game play. The game ticket has a randomly assigned redemption point value assigned thereto. The redemption point value includes at least one redemption point for use in a lottery rewards program. The system includes a player interface configured to permit a player to enter game ticket data into the lottery gaming system. The system further includes a controller configured to determine whether the game ticket is a winning game ticket eligible for the payout value of the lottery game play and to award the redemption point value of the game ticket to the player when the game ticket is not a winning ticket. In this manner, the rewards program of the present invention permits players to redeem or collect rewards even if the player loses the lottery game. | 10-21-2010 |
20100273548 | Grid-Based Lottery Game and Associated System - A method and associated system for hosting a lottery game includes designating a plurality of game player positions on a predetermined grid presented to the player on a play slip, the game player positions defining a pathway on the grid. The pathway includes the player positions is continuous from a start grid position to a finish grid position. A lottery ticket is issued to the player that indicates the player's pathway on the grid. The lottery authority randomly selects at least one position on the grid. A winning outcome is determined based on a value of the player positions in the pathway from the start grid position to the finish grid position prior to intersection of the pathway by the randomly selected lottery position on the grid. | 10-28-2010 |
20100279757 | WAGERING GAME WITH A TABLE-GAME CONFIGURATION - A gaming system projects video images representing a tangible object related to a wagering game, such as roulette, onto a contoured display surface. The contoured display surface has a shape that corresponds to the tangible object, such as a roulette wheel. The contoured display surface may also have at least one moving section that corresponds with movement of the tangible object. A controller in communication with the projector is programmed to cause the projector to project video images that at least partially depict a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. The gaming system provides the visual appeal, entertainment value, and dynamic nature of video images while retaining physical features that players typically expect when playing roulette. | 11-04-2010 |
20100291989 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A roulette gaming machine includes a plurality of satellites, each of which allows a player to play a lotto-type roulette game while executing a usual roulette game simultaneously. In the lotto-type roulette game, a set of winning numbers for the given number of roulette games is predicted at a time by a player at a satellite, and award is calculated when the given number of roulette games has been executed. The progress of the lotto-type roulette game is controlled with respect to each of the plurality of satellites. When a new player participates in the lotto-type roulette game, the maximum waiting time for the new player equals the time required for one roulette game to be executed. Thus, the reduction of the waiting time can be achieved with respect to a new participant in the lotto-type roulette game. | 11-18-2010 |
20100304825 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING COMPETITIVE WAGERING GAMES - The gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a player with an opportunity to compete against an opponent (either a virtual opponent or a human opponent). In one embodiment, the gaming system and method provide a competition game that operates concurrently with a wagering game. In one embodiment, the competition game includes a turn-based video game which enables a player to compete against an opponent. Different generated symbol combinations for the wagering game represent different game actions or sequences for the competition game. That is, the symbols or symbol combinations generated in the wager game determine which game actions or sequences the gaming system causes to occur for the competition game. Based on such displayed game actions and sequences, the disclosed gaming system and method determines whether the player or the opponent wins that competition for the competition game. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304826 | HASH FUNCTION USING A ROULETTE GAME PROCESS - In the computer data security field, a cryptographic hash function process embodied in a computer system and which is typically keyless, but is highly secure. The process is based on the type of randomness exhibited by the well known gambling game of roulette played on a roulette wheel involving dropping a ball onto a partitioned spinning wheel. The ball loses momentum and drops into one of the partitions (pockets) of the wheel. Computation of the hash value (digest) is the result of executing in a model (such as computer code or logic circuitry) such a game algorithm using the message as an input to the game algorithm, then executing the game algorithm. A state of the game (the final ball location) after a ball (or several balls) are played gives the hash digest value of the message. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304827 | GAMING MACHINE THAT NAVIGATES DEALER IN A GAME OPERATION INPUT IN ROULETTE GAME - The present invention has an object of providing a gaming system that can allow a game to be advanced even by an inexperienced dealer. CPU counts a time by a timer as upon triggering at a predetermined timing, on a time axis on which the roulette game is advanced based on control of the roulette game control unit and displays on dealer-used display an instructional image stored to be associated with a timing data, in response to a time counted by the timer matching a time indicated by timing data stored in ROM. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304828 | GAME TICKET WITH A RELATED WEB SITE - Lottery ticket games are enhanced by providing a web site related to the lottery game and by causing a purchaser or potential purchaser of a lottery ticket to take an image of a bar code related to the lottery game using a camera module of a personal communication device such as a cell phone for communication with the web site. Thus the bar code is analyzed to determine the web site and further data from the web site is communicated to the cell phone. The data may relate to the winning or losing status of the particular ticket, may include data for additional games or may be of a promotional nature. The data can also be provided on other material and may act as an incentive to the retailer rather than the purchaser. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304829 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a gaming machine and a method for controlling the same, whether to start insurance is determined on a basis of a count value cumulatively incremented along with execution of unit games and counted by a counter, and an insurance start condition table defining a correspondence relationship between the count value and start of the insurance; and a first feature game and a second feature game are executed when it is determined to start the insurance. When it is determined to start the insurance, a first feature game may be executed; a condition of a second feature game may be determined on a basis of an outcome of the executed first feature game and a second feature game condition determination table defining a correspondence relationship between an outcome of the first feature game and a condition of the second feature game; and the second feature game may be executed under the determined condition. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304830 | Gaming Machine Having A Community Game With Side Wagering - A gaming system includes at least one community display, a first gaming machine, and a second gaming machine. The at least one community display displays a communal game that includes a plurality of elements. At least some of the plurality of elements have a communal value associated therewith. The first and second gaming machines have a respective first and second video display for displaying the plurality of elements. At least some of the plurality of elements have a first and second player value associated therewith. The first and second gaming machines determine the first and second player values by applying a respective first and second value-enhancement parameter to the communal values associated with at least some of the plurality of elements. The first value-enhancement parameter is different than the second value-enhancement parameter. | 12-02-2010 |
20100317423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCRATCH CARD IMPLEMENTATIONS ON MOBILE DEVICES - A gaming system is disclosed that comprises a gaming server and at least one mobile device in communication with the gaming server. The gaming system allows a user of a mobile device to play a scratcher type lottery game. The mobile device may provide one or more display system parameters to the gaming server, thereby allowing the gaming server to select, create or otherwise generate one or more game image icons to send to the mobile device. When a user selects a game image icon using some appropriate user input device of the mobile device, an animation is displayed that simulates the scratching of the icon to reveal a gaming symbol. | 12-16-2010 |
20100323776 | GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND ROTATING ASSEMBLIES FOR USE THEREIN - A gaming machine includes a memory, a first display device configured to display a first game, a second display device configured to display a second game, and a processor coupled to the memory, to the first display device, and to the second display device. The second display device includes a plurality of segments, wherein at least one of the segments is an electronic display device. The processor is configured to enable play of the first game in response to a wager made by the player, enable play of the second game upon detection of a triggering event during play of the first game, and during play of the first game and the second game, update the electronic display device to reflect a current award value. | 12-23-2010 |
20100331070 | GAMING AND/OR ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a gaming and/or entertainment device, in particular in the form of a roulette game device, having a game field comprising a plurality of wager fields which can be covered individually and/or group-wise by a wager of a player and/or of a plurality of players, as well as having a playing field, in particular in the form of a roulette wheel, comprising a plurality of winning fields of which one or, optionally, more can be selected by means of a winnings determination means. In accordance with the invention, bet display means are provided at the winning fields of the playing field for the marking of the winning fields which produce a win according to the bets made, with a detection apparatus being associated with the wager fields for the detection of the wager fields respectively covered by a bet and with a control apparatus being provided for the control of the bet display means at the winning fields in dependence on the wager fields covered by bets and detected by the detection apparatus. | 12-30-2010 |
20110003626 | RANDOM CREDIT GENERATION LOTTERY GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gaming system and associated methodology include means for a player to place a wager to participate in play of a plurality of base games, the wager entitling the player to a block of credits. A central lottery computer system is configured to randomly divide the block of credits between the plurality of base games and to conduct the plurality of base games. Means are provided for the player to interact with the central lottery computer system for simulated play of each of the plurality of base games. A prize is awarded for a winning play of any one of the base games and is a function of the number of credits that were randomly assigned to the respective base game by the central lottery computer system. | 01-06-2011 |
20110009176 | ALLOCATION OF JACKPOTS IN A LOTTERY GAME - There is described a method of determining jackpots comprising the steps of: determining a total jackpot amount; determining whether the total jackpot amount is at least equal to a threshold, the threshold being equal to a maximum jackpot amount plus an excess jackpot amount; when the total jackpot amount is at least equal to the threshold, setting a main jackpot at the maximum jackpot amount, the main jackpot associated with a main draw; and determining a number of additional draws and corresponding additional jackpots, each to be won using a same player selection as for the main jackpot, using the excess jackpot amount, the corresponding additional jackpots being awarded independently of an allocation of the main jackpot, wherein at least one of the steps is performed by a processor. | 01-13-2011 |
20110009177 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED GAMING AND PRIZING PARAMETERS IN AN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT - Forms of interaction with an electronic system, such as for games of chance, games of skill, and combinations thereof are described herein. A system is provided for effecting defined game play and prizing structure parameters in an electronic entertainment environment. The system may include an input for receiving the parameters, a memory coupled to the input for storing the parameters, a processing system coupled to the storage for generating game play to effect the defined parameters, storage for recording information regarding particular game play events and an interface for at least presenting game play events to users of the electronic entertainment system. In one mode of operation, one or more mandated parameters are externally imposed, and variable parameters are selected such that the mandated parameters are met globally, and such that the user experience is optimized. | 01-13-2011 |
20110009178 | System for Incorporating Chance Into Interactive Games Requiring the Application of Intellectual or Motor Skills - The invention refers to digital interactive games operable from specific terminals, video game consoles, personal computers, cell phones, digital interactive television, even when they include an initial bit of chance for their usual development, in order to incorporate the possibility to get a prize (including cash payments), besides of simply diversion. It comprises the incorporation of at least one random resource capable of sustaining a mathematical balance between winners and losers equivalent to that governing games of pure chance, keeping the condition that, for the resolution of each game, it requires the participation of the person, his/her with and his/her visual, motor, spatial, and linguistic skills, besides to his/her knowledge. The incorporated random resource is managed by a probabilistic balance system that ensures the proper ratio between winners and losers in terms of the predetermined “payout”. The incorporated random resource could be either a lottery of maximum results including the previous draw of the maximum result the player can reach (although he/she plays it perfectly), or a lottery of levels of difficulty that draws the level of difficulty set for each game between a maximum level (virtually impossible to overcome) and a minimum level (very easy to overcome), or a combination of both of them. | 01-13-2011 |
20110021258 | ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF GAMING TICKETS - Systems and methods of generating electronic gaming tickets provide for receiving an asynchronous reply from an access device over a network. An electronic gaming ticket is sent toward the access device over the network based on the asynchronous reply. By providing asynchronous communication with the access device, a number of advantages are achieved. | 01-27-2011 |
20110028197 | ROULETTE PAYOUT CALCULATOR - A mechanical calculator that computes payouts for combinations of roulette bets. A number wheel ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110028198 | Modified Auction Style Game and Game of Chance Driven by Collective User Data, Random Choice, and Partial Payback - An auction is effected with two levels of participation. A winning ticket is established and the auction object is awarded to the winning ticket. In addition, certain tickets are selected as payback tickets which receive back either the amount paid for the ticket or at least the mean entry fee, which is the average paid for all tickets. The winning ticket is awarded randomly, but the individual tickets in the “drawing” are weighted according to the entry fee paid for the given ticket. The payback tickets are determined according to another criterion, for example the time of purchase or a match between the actual fee paid for the ticket and the mean entry fee. | 02-03-2011 |
20110028199 | Vending Machine for Manufacturing On-Demand Lottery Tickets - A distributed manufacturing and distribution process for lottery tickets is disclosed. The manufacturing/vending system comprises a ticket manufacturing server and one or more vending devices located at remote sites. Each vending device is operatively coupled for communication with the server, normally via a network connection. Each vending devices is further equipped with blank media and printing means, so that a customer is able to purchase on-demand tickets from a vending device in communication with the server. Additionally, the vending devices may be configured as electronic aid to display the results of the purchased lottery tickets in entertaining ways to the customer. | 02-03-2011 |
20110028200 | PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR APPLYING CONDITIONS TO A LOTTERY EVENT - Products and processes are disclosed for receiving a lottery record associated with a sale of a lottery ticket. The lottery record includes a plurality of lottery numbers, and a condition for creating at least one entry that includes the lottery numbers in a lottery drawing. It is determined that the condition is satisfied and the at least one entry in the lottery drawing is created. | 02-03-2011 |
20110034229 | Lottery Game Gift Card System - A method of creating a gift card device used to purchase lottery games from authorized Lottery retailers and then defer play to a later date. The play can be redeemed at any lottery retailers for instant/scratch tickets or terminal generated/numbers game tickets. Play can also be redeemed for digital scratch tickets or secure drawing/numbers game tickets (terminal generated games) via an Internet enabled device including PCs, cell phones, smart phones or PDAs. | 02-10-2011 |
20110034230 | Method and Apparatus For Checking A Ticket Status From A Random Draw Game - Mobile device software application that uses the camera in a web-enabled PDA, cellular phone or smart phone to capture a barcode image off a random draw game ticket, convert the barcode image to its unique serial number, pass the converted barcode through a database query using cellular data service to a remote computerized database to generate a result set of win/loss data as to the game ticket, and returning the result set to the PDA device for display. | 02-10-2011 |
20110039612 | Remote Live Automatic Electro-Mechanical and Video Table Gaming - Electro-mechanical and video table games of chance send video feeds of game play and digital representations of results of game play by network communications to remote clients that receive wagers placed upon the result of the game play and derives a winning or a loss from both the wager and the digital representation of the result of the game play. The table game can include a roulette wheel, a roulette style ball, a device for rotating the roulette wheel at randomly changing rotational speeds, and a device for mechanically propelling the roulette style ball onto the rotating wheel at randomly changing velocities and spins. Also included can be a platform for supporting a die having a plurality of surfaces each bearing indicia unique to that on the other surfaces, and a device for randomly changing the movement and speed of the platform relative to the die. | 02-17-2011 |
20110039613 | GAMING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD INVOLVING A PLURALITY OF ROTORS INTERCHANGEABLY OPERABLE IN A DECOUPLED MODE AND A COUPLED MODE - A gaming table, method and device including a plurality of rotors interchangeably operable in a decoupled mode and a coupled mode. The system includes a rotor coupler and a coupler actuator. The system provides an award associated with an indication of a combination of symbols of the rotors. | 02-17-2011 |
20110045888 | GAME APPARATUS - Game apparatus ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110053673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A GAME OF CHANCE - Provided are systems and methods configured to retain game state information during the course of game play of multiple individual games to deliver a gaming experience in addition to the game play and/or any outcome associated with the individual games and/or game sessions. Player interest can be enhanced through the requirement that multiple games be played to get to a final outcome of the game experience. Each ticket/entry can represent one step along the way (or some other ratio) of the game experience. Combining online experiences with a progression through the gaming experience with stored state information across sessions allows a game management system to track and manage the player until the game experience is complete and can include, for example, requiring a predetermined number of plays. Further the game management system can permit dynamically establishing criteria for players during any game experience. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053674 | ELECTRONIC LOTTERY SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE USAGE OF TICKETS IN A LOTTERY GAME - A lottery gaming system utilizes one or more distribution groups of game play records. The gaming system preferably distributes a distribution group of game play records to each of a number of assignment components in the gaming system. Various ones of the game play records are assigned from a distribution group in response to game play requests from respective players. The game play records that remain unassigned after a collection condition is met are collected and used to form a new distribution group available for re-distributing to an assignment component in the gaming system. | 03-03-2011 |
20110059786 | Group Play of a Lottery Game - Methods and systems for facilitating play of group lottery games are described. In an embodiment, a process includes establishing at least two groups for play of a group lottery game, wherein each group includes a plurality of players. The method also includes determining at least one winning player from each group of a first round of the multiplayer lottery game, and advancing each of the winning players to a second round. | 03-10-2011 |
20110065491 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A LOTTERY GAME - A lottery system including a device to receive and input a unique identifier associated with a lottery ticket wherein the unique identifier including a coded predetermined outcome. The lottery system also includes a remote server to receive a download request from the device and the device downloads software from the remote server. The device executes the downloaded software and the device transmits the unique identifier into the software upon a prompt from the software. The software verifies the unique identifier and validates the device to access to a program from the software. The device executes the program and the execution of the program reveals the coded predetermined outcome. | 03-17-2011 |
20110070938 | LOTTERY GAME WITH INTERACTIVE GAME INDICIA SELECTION - A method and associated system are provided for conducting an interactive lottery game between players and a lottery gaming organization via a graphical user interface in communication with a game server. A set of player game indicia are displayed to the player on the graphical user interface for play of the lottery game, as well as a separately displayed set of lottery game indicia assigned to the lottery gaming organization for play of the lottery game. The player selects one of the player game indicia via the graphical user interface, with the player's selection designated on the graphical user interface without being revealed to the lottery gaming organization. The lottery gaming organization subsequently randomly designates one of the lottery game indicia, which is displayed to the player on the graphical user interface. A determination is made as to whether the player selected game indicia matches a predetermined criteria as a function of the randomly designated lottery game indicia. The game steps are repeated until no further player game indicia remain or not further matches are possible. | 03-24-2011 |
20110086692 | MobileKittens - Mobile device software application that uses the camera in a web-enabled PDA, cellular phone or smart phone to capture a barcode image off a lottery ticket, convert it to its unique serial number, pass it via cellular data service through a database query to append or change a game database and initiate a unique computer game sessions on the mobile device that the consumer can play with variable outcomes to determine the future value of the printed ticket. | 04-14-2011 |
20110086693 | TERMINAL GENERATED MOBILE RANDOM DRAW GAMES - Mobile communications device that uses a camera in a web-enabled PDA, cellular phone or smart phone to capture a barcode image off a lottery ticket, convert it to its unique serial number, pass it via cellular data service through a database query to append or change a game database and initiate a unique computer game sessions on the mobile device that the consumer can play with fixed or variable outcomes to determine the future value of the printed ticket. A method is disclosed of generating a mobile lottery game for play on a mobile device by which a consumer can reach fixed or variable outcomes to determine the future value of a game ticket. | 04-14-2011 |
20110092267 | USER-CONTROLLED SWEEPSTAKES ENTRIES - Provided are systems and methods for conducting sweepstakes, which can include a user controlled gaming award, wherein the user controlled gaming award includes entries in another game is provided. Entries into a sweepstakes game are associating with a unique identifier, which can be used to enter a plurality of sweepstakes games. A graphical user interface is configured to permit a player to assign awarded sweepstakes entries to at least one sweepstakes game, and further can be configured to permit the player to accumulate entries. The awarded entries can be configured as a form of currency redeemable for entry into at least one sweepstakes game. The methods and systems can permit the player to exchange any entry to into a sweepstakes game. According to another embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises an act of permitting the player to exchange the custom currency. According to another embodiment, the method and systems are further configured to provide an exchange interface for trading of the custom currency. | 04-21-2011 |
20110098096 | Method of Lottery Wagering on Real-World Events - A method for lottery wagering on real-world events. One method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting a set of variables, each variable representing a time-varying value capable of having a fixed value at a specified time. For each variable, the method includes selecting a range of values for the fixed value of the variable at the specified time, dividing the range of values into a set of n increments, randomly assigning a lottery number from a set of lottery numbers, 1 to n, to each increment, selecting a winning lottery number from the set of lottery numbers based on correlating the fixed value of the variable at the specified time with the increment associated with the winning lottery number; and determining a set of winning lottery numbers from the winning lottery numbers selected for each variable. | 04-28-2011 |
20110105211 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING LOTTERY TICKETS - An apparatus for detecting lottery tickets includes a feeding unit, a plurality of sensors, a processing unit and a rotation unit. The feeding unit is used for carrying a lottery ticket. The sensors are disposed on the feeding unit and arranged in a row and used for sensing result of feeding the lottery ticket to generate information corresponding to the result. The processing unit is coupled to the sensors and used for receiving the information from the sensors and generating a control command based on the information. The rotation unit is coupled to the processing unit and used for receiving the control command and then rotating to feed or to eject the lottery ticket based on to the control command. | 05-05-2011 |
20110105213 | Internet Based Lottery Redemption System and Methods - A method and associated system for Internet play of an instant lottery game includes supplying instant lottery tickets for purchase by players, with each of the instant lottery tickets having a game authorization code. The winning or loosing status of the instant lottery tickets is unknown to the players at the time of purchase. Each of the instant lottery tickets is provided with a unique prize claim code separate from the game authorization code. A web site is provided wherein a player enters the game authorization code via an Internet device to initiate play of the instant lottery game. The outcome of the game is then randomly determined and presented to the player via the web site. The value of a winning outcome is credited to a running tally associated with the lottery ticket and, upon the player cashing out to end the lottery game, a monetary value is assigned for the running tally associated with the unique prize claim code. The prize claim codes are stored and at defined periodic intervals, the prize claim codes are transferred to a lottery system central computer. For redemption of an instant lottery ticket, the player presents the prize claim code to a lottery redemption location wherein the presented prize claim code is verified with data from the transferred prize claim codes to determine a payout to the player for the lottery ticket. | 05-05-2011 |
20110111822 | Spinner game of chance and skill - A game of chance and skill whereby players deposit credits in exchange for the ability to spin at least one rotatable spinning mechanism. The spinning mechanism rotates through a plurality of zones assigned varying numeric, alphabetic or symbolic values. In a preferred embodiment, the player is able to exert limited control over both the positive and negative acceleration of the spinning mechanism within predetermined parameters. When the spinning mechanism ceases to spin, the player is awarded the value assigned to the zone identified by the spinning mechanism. The player may then continue play in the same manner, redeem earned value, or exchange the same for a chance to spin a second more advantageous spinning mechanism. Progressive redemption rates encourage continued play. Various game limitations may apply to control length and duration of play. | 05-12-2011 |
20110117985 | MULTI-DRAW GAME SYSTEM - A method and game server for selecting a plurality of winners of a game is provided. The method comprises receiving a plurality of sets of player numbers from a plurality of game terminals. Each set has a predetermined number of player numbers. Each number is selected from a predetermined set. The method also comprises determining the plurality of winners of the game by conducting iterative drawing rounds until the number of winners exceeds a winner threshold. Each drawing round comprises: selecting a set of random numbers, the number of random numbers in the set of random numbers being equal to the number of player numbers in the set of player numbers; and identifying as winners any sets of player numbers in which each player number of the set corresponds to one or more of the random numbers selected in either the current drawing round or any previous drawing rounds. | 05-19-2011 |
20110117986 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes a first lottery device which performs a lottery to determine an arrangement of option areas on a lottery field to be presented to a player, and a first presenting device which presents the determined arrangement. A second lottery device performs a lottery to draw a lottery position on the lottery field when the arrangement of each of the option areas has been determined by the first lottery device, and a second presenting device presents a lottery position based on a lottery result by the second lottery device. A dividend control device gives a dividend corresponding to a property of an option area, when the property of the option area is configured to yield the dividend and the option area satisfies a predetermined relationship with the lottery position drawn by the second lottery device. | 05-19-2011 |
20110124391 | Scratch-card game system and corresponding game medium - The game system is characterized in that it comprises a first instant game based on the purchase by a player of a game medium ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110130187 | Winning methodology for use in live lottery drawing - An entertainment lottery-game show with the ability for all viewers to participate by referencing a specific sequence of numbers randomly produced by a machine/device/process in which viewers can match the specific winning sequence of numbers to specific number combinations that exist in viewers federally issued identification numbers (e.g. social security number [USA], national insurance number [UK], social insurance number [CANADA], tax file number [AUSTRALIA], etc.). The number combination winning methodology can be used with other issued numbers such as: phone numbers, credit cards, addresses, zip codes, registration numbers and any other number created or acquired for the use with invented viewer winning methodology. | 06-02-2011 |
20110130188 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING PLAY AT A GAMING DEVICE BY MEANS OF THIRD PARTY OFFERS - In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, an offer is presented to a player (e.g., at a gaming device or a table game in a casino). The offer defines a benefit to be provided in exchange for the player's commitment to an obligation defined by the offer. The offer may be provided once it is determined that a condition of a gaming device satisfies a predetermined criterion. The benefit defined by the offer may be provided to the player and/or to one or more associated persons designated by the player. | 06-02-2011 |
20110130189 | System and Method for Wagering-Based Transferable Financial Instruments - The invention provides a system and method for creating and facilitating the exchange of wagering-based transferable financial instruments. The instruments may be used to embody multiple various positions based upon the ultimate outcomes of uncertain future contingent events, including but not limited to outcomes of games of skill and chance. The invention further provides systems and platforms for monitoring, displaying information, and facilitating trading as to such instruments among multiple investment market participants, and a hosting or house participant, for time-variable buying and selling of such instruments. | 06-02-2011 |
20110159941 | Apparatus and Methodology for Gaming - One possible embodiment of the invention could be a playing card and methodology of playing a game with the playing card comprised of the following steps, but not necessarily in the order shown, selecting from a set of gaming symbols, one or more winning gaming symbols for the play of the game, the selecting of one or more winning gaming symbols occurs prior to providing at least one playing card; and the selecting of one or more winning gaming symbols is preformed anew for each game; providing a playing card presenting gaming symbol(s) for the play of the game; and comparing the gaming symbols of the distributed playing card with the selected one or more winning gaming symbols to determine if the distributed playing card has any gaming symbols that match the one or more winning gaming symbols to establish the playing card as a winning game card. | 06-30-2011 |
20110159942 | Game of Chance Utilizing Wheels with Parlay and Progressive Jackpot Options - A game of chance and a method of playing a game of chance with a unique format and innovative wagering options, including parlay and progressive betting. At least one player must place at least one bet for the game to commence. Wagers can be placed on one event or multiple random events occurring simultaneously. Winning payouts are calculated based on the odds of the single event or the cumulative odds of multiple simultaneous events. The progressive bet can only be placed if another wager is simultaneously made, and is paid out as a separate bet. Once commenced, the game incorporates a plurality of random event generators to generate outcomes, which are paid out depending on predetermined payout odds. This game and method would be well suited for casinos in table, hybrid or electronic formats. This game could be played as a board game, a video game or a machine game. | 06-30-2011 |
20110165932 | GAMING DEVICE INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE WHEEL FEATURE - Disclosed is a gaming device including an interactive animated representation of a wheel image or partial wheel image. A player of the device can start the wheel image spinning by touching and dragging their finger on the surface of the wheel image in order to move and spin the wheel image at a variety of speeds and directions. | 07-07-2011 |
20110165933 | Method and Apparatus For Checking A Ticket Status From A Random Draw Game - Mobile computer device configured with instructions that upon execution uses the camera in a web-enabled PDA, cellular phone or smart phone to capture a two-dimensional encapsulated code printed on a random draw game ticket, convert the code image to a unique digital representation, pass the digital representation through a database query using cellular data service to a remote computerized database to generate a result set of win/loss data as to the game ticket, and returning the result set to the PDA device for display. | 07-07-2011 |
20110177856 | Method of conducting a National Professional Football League based lottery game - A method of conducting a National Professional Football League based lottery game is provided herein which refers to the National Professional Football League team matches played during football seasons. The game uses thirteen team matches that play during each football week. The participant would guess the winning teams or guess a tie outcome to a match that would happen at the end of the fourth quarter of a normal football game time. There is no overtime football game outcome considered in this lottery game. The method is using a table with thirteen team matches and includes columns for marking the guessing outcome of each match. | 07-21-2011 |
20110183741 | COMBINATION ARCADE GAME AND MERCHANDISE DISPENSER - An arcade game with a prize selection and prize delivery system is provided. A pusher-type arcade game includes a prize dispenser and selection mechanism within a single cabinet. A password output is provided to a player at the conclusion of a game session that the player may utilize at a later game session to carryover accumulated points. The accumulated points may be redeemed for prizes within the attached dispenser. Points are earned when coins or tokens are pushed over a ledge. Various mechanisms are described for earning bonus points, and play of the game may include a cumulative jackpot of points that build until it is won. The payout rate of the machine may be controlled by an operator by varying the frequency with which the jackpot is awarded. | 07-28-2011 |
20110190042 | LOTTERY TICKET AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PRIZE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOTTERY TICKET - A method for determining a prize associated with a lottery ticket. An identifier is disposed on the lottery ticket and at least partially concealed in a substantially tamper-proof fashion. The identifier is uniquely related to the lottery ticket such that each lottery ticket of a plurality of lottery tickets has a unique identifier and is uniquely related to prize data stored in a trusted database. The prize data is indicative of the prize associated with the lottery ticket. After revealing data indicative of the identifier are provided to a trusted processor in communication with the trusted database. Using the trusted processor data indicative of the prize associated with the lottery ticket is determined in dependence upon the data indicative of the identifier and the prize data is provided for displaying in a human comprehensible fashion. Further, a lottery ticket is provided. The lottery ticket comprises a break open tab wherein an identifier is disposed in proximity to a hinged part of the tab. | 08-04-2011 |
20110195769 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIMITING PRIZE LIABILITY IN A GAME OF CHANCE - A process generates, with a game of chance entry generation apparatus, a plurality of game of chance entries such that (i) each game of chance entry provides a game of chance player with an opportunity to play the game of chance and (ii) the game of chance provides a plurality of offered non-cash prizes such that a cost in cash incurred by a game of chance operator for a plurality of redeemed non-cash prizes, which is a subset of the plurality of offered non-cash prizes, is less than a fair market value of purchasing the plurality of offered non-cash prizes as a result of the cost in cash incurred by the game of chance operator being calculated on a basis of an estimated redemption of the plurality of offered non-cash prizes being less than a full redemption of the plurality of offered non-cash prizes. | 08-11-2011 |
20110195770 | METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A LOTTERY - The invention relates to methods for conducting lotteries. The technical result is that of maintaining and heightening the interest of the players in the process of the lottery itself. In the method, a player selects the conditions under which a lottery is to be conducted and effects a payment for participation. During the lottery proceedings, the player fills in data fields on a lottery ticket using numerical and/or graphical symbols, which are transmitted to a calculating device and processed to effect the draw. The players are then informed of the results of the draw and the winnings are paid out to the winner, wherein the symbols entered into the data fields on a lottery ticket are obtained during a preliminary lottery. | 08-11-2011 |
20110201401 | PLAYER INTERACTIVE LOTTERY - Systems and methods of conducting a player interactive lottery are described. In an implementation, winning of a player is decided for a lottery ticket the moment the player purchases the lottery ticket. A set of player objects is identified by incorporating at least one interactive game to be played by the player for the lottery ticket, wherein the set of player objects is identified based on skill of the player to play the interactive game. A set of winning objects can be disclosed to the player for the lottery ticket through the interactive game. The set of winning objects can be disclosed based on the set of player objects, the decided winning of the player for the lottery ticket, and winning criteria. The decided winning can be disclosed to the player based on the set of player objects, the set of winning objects, and the winning criteria. | 08-18-2011 |
20110207515 | METHOD FOR A LOTTERY GAME - A method for conducting a game of chance according to the present disclosure includes making tickets available to players, each ticket including game play information, then identifying in an initial drawing one or more winning tickets containing initial game play information. After the players associated with the winning tickets are brought to a common location, a second drawing among the winning players is conducted and broadcast to the public. The final winning player from the second drawing is then awarded a monetary prize and presented with an option of an additional monetary prize or an additional non-monetary prize. | 08-25-2011 |
20110207516 | METHOD FOR A LOTTERY GAME - A method for conducting a game of chance according to the present disclosure includes allowing players to register for the game of chance online and then identifying in an initial drawing one or more winning sets of winning player information. Afterwards, the initial winning players are brought to a common location and a second drawing among the winning players is conducted and broadcast to the public. The final winning player from the second drawing is then awarded a monetary prize and presented with an option of an additional monetary prize or an additional non-monetary prize. Alternatively, and/or in addition to registering online, players may purchase tickets for the game of chance, the tickets including game play information. | 08-25-2011 |
20110207517 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRODUCING AND USING GAME PLAY RECORDS IN A BINGO-TYPE GAME - A gaming system utilizes a game designation generating component, a gaming establishment component, and a set of predefined bingo card representations. Each bingo card representation is stored in electronic format as a data structure or data record defining a predefined pattern of game designations chosen from a pool of available designations. The game designation generating component generates sets of game designations from a pool of available designations. The method employed in the gaming system includes pre-matching the bingo card representations to a given set of game designations to produce a matched card set. This pre-matching occurs prior to the sale, distribution, or assignment of card representations to players in the game. The matched card set includes a number of game play records, each corresponding to a different one of the bingo card representations and each being associated with a result indicator which indicates whether the respective bingo card representation is a winning card or losing card for that set of game designations. Data representing these matched card sets are stored and then the individual game play records are assigned to players in response to game play requests initiated by the players. | 08-25-2011 |
20110223983 | MULTIPLE WAGER, MULTIPLE POTENTIAL WINNING OUTCOME GAMING PLATFORM - A multiple wager, multiple potential winning outcome gaming “Spin Game” platform may be played in its native configuration as well as easily themed to allow variations and adaptations including but not limited to casino table games, sporting teams and events, entertainment, film, television, and celebrities, as well as various other pop-culture fashions and trends. Specific deployments may be used to aid in transitioning “slots only” (or other EGM exclusive) players to active participants in table games by providing a step-by-step confidence building path from individual standalone, to multi-player “Party Style” deployments of the “Spin Game”, and finally to the actual table games themselves. Countdown timers may be configured to encourage and even reward players to place their wagers before the timer reaches zero—when “No More Bets” is called and the “Game Wheel” is spun, thereby ensuring that casino “hands per minute” target goal requirements are met or exceeded. | 09-15-2011 |
20110244939 | Roulette Wheel System - A roulette wheel generates a first random number every game determined by the pocket into which a roulette ball falls. A second random number is generated every game from the motion of the ball, the wheel, or other factors. | 10-06-2011 |
20110244940 | INSTANT TICKET GENERATOR - Systems and methods of generating instant tickets using an instant ticket generator are described. In an implementation, an instant ticket design is generated for the instant tickets for one or more events and/or games based on one or more of structural layout, prize distribution scheme, set of prize distribution constraints, set of security features, graphic design template, and other design level inputs for the instant tickets. The instant tickets can be generated based on the instant ticket design, a set of game themes implemented by one or more game libraries, and a set of prize tickets, wherein the set of prize tickets is generated as an intermediate component, further wherein the set of prize tickets is independent of the one or more game themes. The instant tickets can be converted into a set of player interfacing tickets through one or more media convertors. | 10-06-2011 |
20110250943 | METHOD OF PLAYING PREPRINTED GAME TICKETS HAVING MULTIPLE GAMES PRINTED THEREOF - A method is provided of vending game tickets from a vending machine during a game play session. Each ticket is preprinted with a plurality of individually playable games, and each game has a game result. The games are associated with at least one deal of games that includes at least some games that have predetermined winning game results. One or more games on a ticket are electronically purchased in a current game play session in response to a request inputted into the vending machine from a patron. Less than all of the games on the ticket may be purchased during the current game play session. An indication of which games on the ticket have been purchased is electronically recorded in database records. The vending machine dispenses all tickets that are played, including tickets wherein less than all of the games on the ticket were purchased during the current game play session. The records of the database may be used to verify which of the games on each of the played tickets have been purchased in the game play session. | 10-13-2011 |
20110250944 | METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A LOTTERY - The invention relates to methods for conducting lotteries. The technical result is that of maintaining and heightening the interest of the players in the process of the lottery itself. | 10-13-2011 |
20110256917 | GAMING SYSTEM SERVER - An example gaming system server is arranged to receive terminal data from a player operable terminal and determine whether the terminal data includes at least one of game play data and lottery data. The server includes a game module which operates in response to a determination that the terminal data includes game play data to generate server game data based on the game play data for transmission to the player operable terminal; a lottery module which operates in response to a determination that the terminal data includes lottery data to generate a lottery entry; and a communication module arranged to communicate the lottery entry to an independent lottery system in a form compatible with the lottery system, receive a receipt from the lottery system for the lottery entry, and associate the receipt with the terminal. | 10-20-2011 |
20110269521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING A SWEEPSTAKES IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for sweepstakes awards in a gaming environment. Certain embodiments provide a method including accumulating sweepstakes entries for a player based on at least one sweepstakes entry criterion and randomly selecting a winner from the pool of sweepstakes entries. The sweepstakes entries are associated with the player and incorporated in a pool of sweepstakes entries. In certain embodiments, the at least one sweepstakes entry criterion comprises at least one of one entry per player, accumulating points based on play, accumulating points based on machine outcome, and coin in. In certain embodiments, the method further includes determining eligibility of a player for the sweepstakes. In certain embodiments, eligibility is determined based on at least one of a player group, a machine group, a machine denomination, a machine type, a machine manufacturer, a game manufacturer, a game theme and a game title, for example. | 11-03-2011 |
20110275429 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GAMING - An example method of providing a multi-stage game on a gaming machine includes, in a first stage: displaying a plurality of selectable objects on a display screen, each selectable object being associated with a symbol randomly selected from a symbol set; selecting two or more of the plurality of selectable objects to reveal the symbols associated with the selected objects and evaluating the revealed symbols to determine a first outcome; and in response to determining that the first outcome meets a continuation criterion, initiating a second stage including: selecting at least one further selectable object displayed on the display screen to reveal a corresponding number of further associated symbols and evaluating the further associated symbols to determine a second outcome; and in response to determining that second determined outcome meets a first prize winning criterion awarding a first prize, otherwise awarding a second prize of lesser value than the first prize. | 11-10-2011 |
20110281629 | Grid-Based Multi-Lottery Game and Associated Method - A lottery game method and associated system include offering a plurality of different draw-type lottery games to players, with each of the lottery games having a different game theme and respective rules of play. Lottery tickets are issued to the players in the different lottery games, with each lottery ticket having a grid of uniquely identifiable positions displayed thereon. The number of grid positions may vary between the different lottery games. In a single drawing event, grid positions are randomly and sequentially drawn in a number so as to encompass all of the different types of grids for the respective different lottery games. The sequential order in which the grid positions were drawn is provided to the players and prizes are determined for winning lottery tickets in each of the different lottery games as a function of the order in which the grid positions are sequentially and randomly drawn. | 11-17-2011 |
20110281630 | MULTIFUNCTION AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS - A method of generating a personal authenticated transaction ticket with a registered-user redemption functionality is described. The method is inplemented using a remote transaction information device and a central authentication server. The method comprises receiving data at the remote transaction information device from a user, the data including i. a symbol key comprising at least one symbol selected from a plurality of symbols, and ii. personal information identifying the user, the personal information including at least the user name, digitising and encrypting the symbol key and the personal information, transmitting the encrypted data to the central server, receiving a unique transaction number associated with the symbol key and personal information, and providing the unique transaction number to the user as part of the transaction ticket, the unique transaction number confirming the registration of the user and the authentication of the transaction ticket with the central server. | 11-17-2011 |
20110281631 | GAMING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD INVOLVING A PLURALITY OF ROTORS INTERCHANGEABLY OPERABLE IN A DECOUPLED MODE AND A COUPLED MODE - A gaming table, method and device including a plurality of rotors interchangeably operable in a decoupled mode and a coupled mode. The system includes a rotor coupler and a coupler actuator. The system provides an award associated with an indication of a combination of symbols of the rotors. | 11-17-2011 |
20110281632 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING A FUNCTION OF CHANGING THE NUMBER OF FREE GAMES ACCORDING TO THE RESULT OF A ROLE PLAYING GAME - A controller is provided which includes: a function whereby a video image is randomly determined with respect to a mini game to be displayed on a display each time the mini game is executed; a function whereby the determined video image is extracted from memory and displayed on the display; a function whereby determination is randomly made as to whether the points associated with the displayed video image are to be added to the accumulated points; a function whereby, in a case that determination has been made that the points are to be added to the accumulated points, the points are added to the accumulated points, thereby updating the accumulated points; and a function whereby, after the mini game has been executed a predetermined number of times, the number of free games is determined according to the updated accumulated points. | 11-17-2011 |
20110294558 | ONLINE CAPSULE LOTTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAME - The present invention relates to an online capsule lottery system and method which provides a lottery event in which a plurality of capsules are included in an online game, wherein high-grade item contents having a high ability ranking in the online game is matched to at least one of the capsules, and lottery results are determined after capsules are extracted by the selection of the user, so as to provide the high-grade item contents. According to the present invention, even a player that has only recently begun playing the online game is given the opportunity to purchase a desired amount of the capsules and the chance to possess the high-grade item contents, thus enabling the player to easily become familiar with the online game. In addition, by adjusting winning odds in accordance with various ways of matching high-grade item contents with capsules, capsule purchase accumulation, and time of capsule purchase, the system and method of the present invention prevent the balance of a game from being disrupted due to an indiscriminate distribution of items, and also encourage the continued participation of users in the capsule lottery service in order to raise the level of participation in the lottery system. | 12-01-2011 |
20110306399 | Lottery/Online gaming Bet Administration System and Method - Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide a system and method for electronic lottery and or online gaming bet placement and management employing Radio Frequency Identification technology. The system and method both employ use of a plurality of passive RFID tags. Each tag comprises stored data. The data may include a read-only memory area and a writable memory area. The system and method also utilize a data storage medium under the operative control of a lottery/gaming administrator. The data storage medium contains data associated with a plurality of gambling accounts. The data may include personal information and payout information. Each gambling account is associated with at least one RFID tag via the unique read-only tag number stored therein. | 12-15-2011 |
20110319149 | Accurate Marketing System - A community portal website system composed of multilevel community portal websites, employing a precision marketing method to pay resident members to look at advertisements placed by business members. Business members are able to specify a campaign period, a prepaid budget balance, and target consumer characteristics for the viewers of an advertisement. Resident members are paid by business members both directly and indirectly. Resident members who match the target consumer characteristics will be directly paid a fee for accessing an advertisement for a predetermined viewing time. Resident members are also paid indirectly by business members by means of a lottery fund. Business members contribute to the lottery fund every time their advertisements are viewed by resident members. A winner of the lottery fund is drawn regularly by the licensor or licensee, and the grand prize winner is paid a substantial amount. | 12-29-2011 |
20110319150 | TICKETS AND SYSTEM FOR LOTTERY GAMES - The present invention provides lottery tickets each of which incorporates one or more set(s) of random results data generated by random data generating software. Each set of random results data corresponding to possible results of game play, a sports event or a sporting contest, and incorporates a verification code for each set of random results data. | 12-29-2011 |
20120015705 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Game of Chance - A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game is a reveal element game. | 01-19-2012 |
20120015706 | Method and System for cooperatively playing games of chance - A method and system for providing games of chance based on partial entries are disclosed. The method comprises exchanging partial entries in a non-intrusive manner amongst participants, and combining partial entries to make complete entries to enter into draws for prizes. A drawing server may implement a variety of reward schemes, and prize certificates or notifications may then be communicated electronically. The disclosed method and system may also be used for product or brand promotions. Prizes certificates may be redeemed online or at a point of sale equipped with a validation terminal in communication with the drawing server. | 01-19-2012 |
20120021815 | Motivational Deployment Mechanism For Networked Systems - The described implementations relate to networked or distributed systems and more particularly to providing motivation for deployment of networked systems. One technique gathers a solicitation hierarchy in a distributed system. This technique also tracks contribution to the distributed system of participants within the hierarchy. This technique further probabilistically determines a participant as a lottery winner based at least in part on the solicitation hierarchy and the contribution. | 01-26-2012 |
20120034964 | RAFFLE GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated raffle game and method making use of prize pools, the prize pools having elements, the elements representing one of: winning prizes; or, both winning prizes and no-win (0 value) prizes. Raffle tickets are associated with a prize pool. Upon closure of the game, either by a time-out or by number of tickets sold, a number of elements are taken from the pool. The number of elements taken from the pool is directly related to the number of tickets associated with the pool and further depends on which type of pool is being used (one having only win-elements or both win and 0-value elements). The results are sent to the player terminal, where a player may simply take a winning voucher or ticket, or, may chose to view an entertainment display. | 02-09-2012 |
20120040732 | LOTTERY GAME CARD AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A LOTTERY GAME - A lottery game card incorporates player direction in determining the outcome of the game and allows a player to reveal one or more elements on the card according to rules associated with the lottery game. According to one embodiment of the invention, a player may choose any of the elements as the first revealed element. The player's progression through a card is not predetermined such that the player has significant ability or flexibility to control or direct the play of the lottery game embodied by the card and to influence or direct the outcome of the lottery game embodied by the card. | 02-16-2012 |
20120064960 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PROBABILITY OF AN OUTCOME IN A RANDOM GENERATION EVENT - A lottery game system and methodology involves, for each play of the game, a player choosing a number of player indicia from a field of the indicia. A subset of the indicia is randomly generated, and the player's indicia is compared to the subset to determine a winning game play. The number of indicia in the subsets is varied between different game plays such that a blend of the winning probabilities for each subset for all of the game plays produces a desired overall winning probability. | 03-15-2012 |
20120071222 | LOTTERY GAME WITH A GUARANTEED WINNER - A lottery game with a guaranteed winner is provided. Lottery tickets with unique identifiers are sold. Money from the sale of lottery tickets is used in whole or in part to form one or more jackpots. At least one winner is guaranteed to win a minimum jackpot and additional winners, additional jackpots and/or increasing jackpot amounts may be awarded, based on number of tickets sold and/or revenue generated from ticket sales. | 03-22-2012 |
20120077560 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TICKETS FROM GAMING DEVICES AND/OR LOTTERY TERMINALS WHICH ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON A PLAYER'S SUCCESS ON THE UNDERLYING GAME - Gaming devices dispense tickets which are unrelated to a player's success on a particular game played on a gaming device or to the player's credits on a credit meter or other “cash out” indicator. The gaming devices provide gaming awards and also provide tickets. Other methods provide tickets during the play of wagering games. Still other embodiments comprise lottery terminals which dispense tickets other than those purchased by a lottery patron or won on a purchased lottery ticket. | 03-29-2012 |
20120077561 | GAME TICKET WITH A RELATED WEB SITE - Lottery ticket games are enhanced by providing a web site related to the lottery game and by causing a purchaser or potential purchaser of a lottery ticket to take an image of a bar code related to the lottery game using a camera module of a personal communication device such as a cell phone for communication with the web site. Thus the bar code is analyzed to determine the web site and further data from the web site is communicated to the cell phone. The data may relate to the winning or losing status of the particular ticket, may include data for additional games or may be of a promotional nature. The data can also be provided on other material and may act as an incentive to the retailer rather than the purchaser. | 03-29-2012 |
20120083326 | Multiplier for Lottery Game - An improved multiplier for a lottery game is provided. In connection with a base lottery game, each player receives or selects a multiplier indicia (or other bonus indicia) from a pool of multiplier indicia. In addition to drawings for the base game, a drawing of multiplier indicia and a determination of associated multiplier values is also conducted. For those players winning the base game who also received a multiplier indicia matching the drawn multiplier indicia, the base game prize is multiplied by the associated multiplier value. | 04-05-2012 |
20120088565 | ROULETTE SIDE WAGERING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, methods and apparatus for providing and conducting a side or secondary wagering game with the underlying game of Roulette, which includes receiving a wager relating to the secondary wagering game, wherein the wager is resolvable after a preset amount of random Roulette outcomes have been obtained, generating the preset amount of random Roulette outcomes, storing each random Roulette game outcome of the preset amount, comparing the stored outcomes with preset criteria relating to the appearance of a pattern of indicia associated with Roulette outcomes, providing a payout corresponding to the wager if the preset criteria is satisfied and collecting the wager if the preset criteria is not satisfied. | 04-12-2012 |
20120094734 | SYLLABIC ROULETTE GAME WITH SOLMIZATION, AND METHOD - A roulette game enables single-spin formation of meaningful character strings, which character strings may be coupled to tones for enhancing the gaming experience. The meaningful character strings may be defined by solfege-enabling letter groups, which letter groups may prompt underlying tones in solmization. The syllabic roulette game comprises a roulette wheel, a wager-enabling layout, and a plurality of balls. The wheel comprises alphabetic characters against a rainbow colored backdrop for enabling various payout schemes. A color-coordinated wager support surface is preferably disposed adjacent the roulette wheel for facilitating wager placement. | 04-19-2012 |
20120094735 | SLOT MACHINE PIN AND BALL GAME - An electronic gaming console is illustrated having a console cabinet | 04-19-2012 |
20120100904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JACKPOT PROGRESSION BASED ON MATHEMATICAL EXPECTANCY FOR WINS AT EACH PRICE POINT - A process provides a multi-priced lottery game with a first price point and a second price point such that (i) the first price point corresponds to a first known potential fixed prize and a first known potential percentage of a progressive prize and (ii) the second price point corresponds to a second known potential fixed prize and a second known potential percentage of the progressive prize. The second price point is greater than the first price point. The second known potential fixed prize is greater than the first known potential fixed prize. The second known potential percentage of the progressive prize is greater than the first known potential percentage of the progressive prize. Further, the process provides a portion of ticket sales for the multi-priced lottery game to a prize management fund. | 04-26-2012 |
20120100905 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE GAMING DEVICES THAT SHARE A MULTI-OUTCOME DISPLAY - A gaming device system in which a plurality of gaming devices are linked by a common bonus event is provided. In one embodiment, the linked gaming device system includes a shared symbol generation display that is positioned adjacent to each of a plurality of associated gaming devices and has a plurality of sections and values displayed at each section. Upon a triggering of the bonus event, any player eligible to participate in the bonus may achieve an outcome generated from the bonus event. When the shared display is activated, it simultaneously generates a separate outcome associated with each of the gaming devices. The outcomes are spatially related to one another so that a random generation of an outcome associated with one gaming device automatically generates random outcomes associated with each gaming device. Each gaming device however receives the outcome only if it has participated in the random generation. | 04-26-2012 |
20120108312 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Game of Chance - A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game is a game in which elements are selected, and in response to the selection, a prize is revealed (or not) to the player. In another example, the player is permitted to predict the outcome of a characteristic of the online game, a game-playing computer determines an outcome to be displayed to the player that reflects a result of the game of chance. In one example game format, the player is permitted to predict the most frequently-occurring element in a group of drawn game elements. | 05-03-2012 |
20120108313 | GAMING SYSTEMS WITH LOTTERY TICKET PRIZE COMPONENT - A system and method of increasing player interest in gaming machines is disclosed by the use of lottery entries as prizes. Lottery entries are funded from either coin-in (wagers), coin-out (winnings), or in networked gaming systems from player tracking funding (promotional funding). | 05-03-2012 |
20120108314 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING GAME PLAY IN AN ELECTRONIC LOTTERY GAME NETWORK - At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal. | 05-03-2012 |
20120115562 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed through a gaming terminal and a game value placed as the bet, determines a resulting symbol from a plurality of symbols, rotates the wheel based on an operation of the lever in one of the plurality of gaming terminals, whose lever has been activated, stops the rotation of the wheel so that the pointer points a symbol arrangement area with the resulting symbol, and awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area in which the bet is placed through the gaming terminal. | 05-10-2012 |
20120115563 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed and a game value placed as the bet in each gaming terminal, rotates and stops the wheel to determine a resulting symbol from the plurality of symbols, awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area on which the bet is placed in the gaming terminal, and then adjusts the payout rate by changing the odds set for the bet areas in the gaming terminals. | 05-10-2012 |
20120122536 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PROGRESSIVE PRIZE STRUCTURE IN AN INSTANT GAME - A multi-priced instant lottery game with a first price point and a second price point is provided such that (i) the first price point corresponds to a first known potential fixed prize and a first known potential percentage of a progressive prize and (ii) the second price point corresponds to a second known potential fixed prize and a second known potential percentage of the progressive prize. The second price point is greater than the first price point. The second known potential fixed prize being greater than the first known potential fixed prize. The second known potential percentage of the progressive prize is greater than the first known potential percentage of the progressive prize. Further, a set of indicia associated with an instant lottery game ticket is generated. In addition, the instant lottery game ticket with the set of indicia is printed with a lottery ticket printer. | 05-17-2012 |
20120122537 | Game Apparatus for Enhanced Play Including Web Site Play - A game for a plurality of players includes a set of instant win tickets and a programmed computer system creating a web site associated with the tickets to be accessed by the player. The system provides additional game data elements arranged to cooperate with at least one game data element on the ticket such that the game played is dependent on both the data element on the ticket and the additional game data elements on the web site. This arrangement allows the ticket to be played as a probability ticket where the player can play the game using the game data on the ticket and by selecting one of a plurality of game data elements on the site where the selection is part of the determination as to whether the ticket is a winner. | 05-17-2012 |
20120122538 | Lottery Game Ticket Apparatus Including Network Communication of Information on the Game to Other Players - Apparatus for playing game by a plurality of players includes a set of instant win tickets and a programmed computer system creating a web site associated with the tickets to be accessed by the players. The system provides an app to be downloaded providing access to the site by the remote terminal of those players having the app. A computer controlled validation data base contains the status of each of the set of tickets and the system provides communication with the validation data base. The players can use their terminals to enter information relating to the playing of the game which is communicated to the remote terminals of one or more of others of the players. | 05-17-2012 |
20120135793 | LOTTERY GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PLAYING - A lottery game system includes a number of lottery tickets, a playing area disposed on each lottery ticket, the playing area having a number of paths each traversing in the playing area. A starting point and a finishing point are disposed on the playing area. A first winning predetermined path begins at the starting point and ends at the finishing point and is initially concealed from a player prior to commencing play of the lottery game. A special point is disposed among the various paths and a second winning path, defined as a portion of the first winning path, begins at the starting point and ends at the special point. The special point is positioned before the finishing point. The second winning path results in a higher winning amount than the first winning path. The lottery game system may further include a lottery wand manipulated by a user wherein the lottery wand remains in contact with said lottery ticket along said winning path. Further, the lottery game system may include at least one lottery terminal which is operative to print at least one playing area and to dispense at least one lottery ticket. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135794 | HANGMAN TYPE OF LOTTERY GAME - A method of conducting a Hangman type of lottery game includes offering a number of games to play. A number of letter combinations are defined, wherein each of the combinations has at least two letters. A player plays a game by selecting a letter combination or by prompting the lottery game system, by using their mobile electronic device, to randomly select the letter combination having at least two letters. The amount of letters included in the letter combination determines which of the games is played by the player. The selected letter combination is compared with the winning group of letters. A winning mode is defined wherein a predetermined amount of letters in a winning group of letters coincides with the letters included in the selected letter combination. Finally, the player receives a message on the player's mobile device, for example, whether the selected letter combination satisfies the winning mode. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135795 | LOTTERY TICKET AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING LOTTERY GAME - A method for conducting a lottery draw includes defining a playing area having a plurality of playing area on a lottery ticket and defining a first game and a second game on the lottery ticket playable by a player. Each game corresponds to one of the playing areas. A retailer receives play information as provided by the player and inputs play information as provided by the player. A lottery system defines a winning draw by randomly selecting numbers. The lottery ticket includes a first, second and third playing area. A set of numbers is on each of first, second, and third areas. There are two games that may be played on the lottery ticket. In a first game, a player selects a subset of numbers from said first area and the subset has less numbers than said set of numbers. In a second game, the player selects a subset of numbers from each of the first, second and third areas. The subset has less numbers than the set of numbers. | 05-31-2012 |
20120149453 | METHOD OF ADMINISTERING A GAME OF CHANCE - A method of administering a game of chance which includes multiple drawings of winning indicia that are displayed to players at selected intervals during play of the game ensures compliance with State statutes or other regulations regarding monitoring of the drawings by accountants, security personnel or others without requiring their presence throughout the course of a day or other time period when the game is played. | 06-14-2012 |
20120149454 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACHIEVING A DESIRED PAYOUT OVER A TOTALITY OF INDIVIDUAL GAME PLAYS OF A LOTTERY GAME - A computer-implemented method for achieving a desired payout over a totality of individual game plays of a lottery game with a computer system involves establishing a deck of payout records, with each of the records in the deck having a payout value assigned thereto. The number of records in the deck is determined as a function of a total number of winning game plays in the totality of the individual game plays of the lottery game. The payout values are assigned to the payout records such that a total sum of the payout values corresponds to a defined payout for the lottery game. The payout records are applied to the respective winning game plays in the lottery game to achieve the overall desired payout over the totality of individual game plays. | 06-14-2012 |
20120149455 | GAME MACHINE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREOF - An aspect of the invention provides a game machine including: a second game chance control device that generates at least one game chance that is allowed to establish a predetermined winning condition in a game within a predetermined range provided to a player in exchange for a game value; a symbol arrangement control device that determines types of symbols to be arranged on a predetermined area on a game screen with a predetermined positional relationship according to the generation of the game chance; and a first winning determining device that determines whether the winning condition is established based on the types and the arrangement of the symbols arranged on the predetermined area. | 06-14-2012 |
20120165088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN INTERACTIVE LOTTERY GAME OVER A NETWORK - A system and method for increasing player odds at the expense of sharing the jackpot. The interactive lottery game consists in forming as many closed groups as possible, i.e., paid lottery entries, by having players wager small amounts in opened groups, i.e., unpaid lottery entries, before the day of the jackpot draw. Three levels of play are controlled by the system: i) random group play, chosen by players to place wagers; ii) customized group play, chosen by players to close specific groups; and iii) interactive group play for players transferring wagers from players' opened groups to other groups according to game strategies. This is a wiser lottery game because represent higher return on investment for players while increasing house profitability. It defines a new interactive lottery game accessible from any portable device or personal computer as long as players are connected to a network. | 06-28-2012 |
20120172102 | BONUS WHEEL SUPER-ROULETTE GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A video-based super-roulette gaming system which includes a main/primary roulette wheel and a secondary multiplier bonus wheel. The primary roulette wheel includes a number of ball pockets with betting marks and a circular runway for rotating a graphical game ball within the primary roulette wheel. The secondary bonus wheel rotates within the vicinity of the primary roulette wheel in order to provide multiplied potential win for a player(s). A bonus spot with a hole and a path located on the primary roulette wheel transfers the game ball from the primary roulette wheel to the secondary bonus wheel when the game ball lands upon the bonus spot. A multimedia device generates animation and/or sound during the transfer of the game ball from the primary roulette wheel to the secondary bonus wheel in order to enhance spontaneity and excitement of the player within the video-simulated casino environment. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172103 | MULTI-BALL VIDEO-ROULETTE GAMING SYSTEMS, METHODS AND PROCESSOR-READABLE MEDIA - A video-based multi-ball super-roulette gaming system, method and processor-readable media includes a main/primary roulette wheel having a number of ball pockets with betting marks and a circular runway for rotating multiple graphical game balls within the primary roulette wheel. The system permits a player to pay and play multiple balls in order to maximize the action and winning chances with respect to a player. Multiple balls of the game provide increased action for the player while enticing the player to wager more creating increased gaming volume for an operator. Optionally, a secondary multiplier bonus wheel rotates within the vicinity of the primary roulette wheel in order to provide multiplied potential win for the player when configured with, for example, a bonus-wheel super-roulette gaming system and/or method. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172104 | PREPAID WAGERING CARD - A prepaid wagering card and a system and method for playing the lottery over a telephone line using the prepaid wagering card are provided. The prepaid wagering card includes information that makes it convenient to obtain the prepaid wagering card and use it to wager sets of numbers listed thereon, while also ensuring that the information remains secure. Participating in a lottery using the prepaid wagering card simply involves calling a wagering system from a telephone and providing requested information. Thus, a user can purchase a prepaid wagering card and decide on which scheduled lottery to actually wager using the prepaid wagering card. | 07-05-2012 |
20120178513 | LOTTERY VALIDATION AND PAYMENT METHOD - This invention is directed to lottery validation and payment method, particularly intended for State lotteries, which accommodates promotional tickets, online tickets and instant tickets with improved functionality and capability. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178514 | ONLINE GAMING WITH EMBEDDED REAL WORLD MONETARY WINS VIA LOTTERIES AND SKILL-BASED WAGERING - There is described herein an interactive game having both lotterized and skill-based wagering aspects embedded therein. A skill-based game is used to provide players with the challenge and entertainment value that they are accustomed to experiencing in popular mobile games, while adding the possibility of collecting real world winnings via lotteries and other forms of wagering. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178515 | LOTTERIZED ONLINE GAMING WITH MULTIPLE VIRTUAL CURRENCIES - There is an interactive video game having a lotterized aspect incorporated therein. In addition to the traditional interactive video game, instant and future win opportunities are presented to the player throughout the game. The game and win opportunities are played with a plurality of virtual currencies, the virtual currencies comprising credits for purchasing virtual goods in the game play instance, tokens applicable within the game play instance for participating in the real world lottery, and gifts representative of virtual goods exchangeable between players. | 07-12-2012 |
20120184343 | Lotto player's paperless terminal - This application relates in general to methods and systems adapted for use in selling lotto game tickets. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and system for selling the on-line Lotto game tickets, without marking the Lotto game cards and running them through the main lottery terminal located in the retail store, as is currently done. In order to achieve the final printing of the lotto ticket the player has to pick the numbers he/she wants to play and communicate the numbers to the machine through the medium, that medium is the “Lotto Player's Paperless Terminal” and the purpose of this invention is to do it “Paperless”, except for the final ticket. It is also an active “Interactive” Lotto games selling tool, that the State would like to have it in their armor. | 07-19-2012 |
20120184344 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE GAMING MACHINES WHICH PROVIDE BONUS AWARDS - A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines and a plurality of bonus awards. The central server monitors wagers on the gaming machines. Based at least in part on the wagers the central server determines when bonus events will occur and which gaming machine(s) will provide the bonus awards. In one embodiment, the central server determines which gaming machine will provide a primary bonus award and any secondary bonus awards. In one embodiment, the number of secondary bonus awards is determined based on the number of active gaming machines. The selected gaming machine then determines a component of or the amount of the bonus award to be provided to the gaming machine selected by the central server. | 07-19-2012 |
20120184345 | Method, Apparatus, and System for Entertaining Users of an Electronic Information Distribution System - Some embodiments provide a method of determining whether a lottery player or the player's computer is within a particular location. The player's computer is connected to a computer network. The method transmits, through the computer network, a pass code and a telephone number to the lottery player's computer. The method requests the lottery player or the player's computer to call the number and provide the pass code within a pre-determined amount of time. The method determines whether the pass code is provided within a predetermined amount of time after the transmission of the pass code from a telephone specified to be within the particular location. The method verifies whether the lottery player or player's computer is within the particular location, based on the determination. | 07-19-2012 |
20120190421 | NETWORKED GAMING SYSTEM INCLUDING A LIVE FLOOR VIEW MODULE - A networked gaming system includes one or more gaming machines connected to a network, a network-connected user station having a user interface and a display. The networked gaming system further includes a host computer system having an environment module enabled to capture, analyze, and present both historical data stored in at least one data storage device and real-time gaming data from the gaming machines in accordance with one or more requests from the user station. | 07-26-2012 |
20120196668 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GAMING - A gaming system is disclosed which includes a selector arranged to facilitate selection of a player set of characters from a set of game characters. The gaming system is arranged to associate participants in at least one event with respective game characters of the set of game characters. The gaming system also includes a winning character determiner arranged to determine a set of winning characters from the game characters associated with the participants based on performance of the participants in the at least one event, and an outcome determiner arranged to determine whether a win condition exists by comparing the player characters with the winning characters. A corresponding method is also disclosed. | 08-02-2012 |
20120202571 | Method and Associated Lottery Game Card/Ticket for Play of Multiple Game Components - A method and associated lottery game card/ticket are provided for implementing a ticket-based, multi-component lottery game and includes providing lottery tickets for players, wherein the lottery tickets include a first game component with a first prize structure and at least one additional game component with a separate second prize structure. A first validation code is provided on the lottery ticket that is linked to a first game server for validating and redeeming the first game component of the lottery ticket. A second validation code is provided on the lottery ticket that may be linked to a separate second game server for validating and redeeming the second game component of the lottery ticket. Validation and redemption of the lottery ticket for the first and second game components is enabled by separate redemption acts. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202572 | Method for Play of a Lottery Ticket-Based Internet Game - A method is provided for implementing a ticket-based Internet lottery game wherein winning plays of the Internet games are validated and redeemed through a lottery authority's existing validation and redemption system for on-line lottery tickets. Lottery tickets are provided for players, with the lottery tickets having a code that enables a player to access a designated web site and play an Internet game having a prize structure. The code is validated against a database and, for winning plays of the Internet game, a virtual bet is generated and transferred to the on-line lottery ticket validation system. Virtual drawings are periodically conducted within the on-line lottery ticket validation system in order to load win files corresponding to winning plays of the Internet game into the on-line lottery ticket winners database. The winning players are instructed as to a time after the virtual drawing when they can redeem their prize. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202573 | Method for Play of a Digital Gate Enabled Lottery Ticket-Based Game - A method is provided for implementing a Digital Gate enabled lottery game wherein players are offered the chance to increase the prize value of a ticket by linking subsequently purchased tickets in a chain. Lottery tickets are provided for players, wherein each lottery ticket includes a unique validation code and play of the game enabled by the lottery ticket may result in a prize within a given prize structure. For winning plays of one of the lottery tickets, consumers are provided an option to redeem the ticket for the prize or to register and designate the winning lottery ticket as part of a chain. The player may enhance the prize associated with the first ticket in the chain by subsequent registration of an additional lottery ticket wherein, upon being registered, the additionally registered tickets in the chain may or may-not be individually redeemed. In the event that the first additional ticket in a chain enhances the prize of the original ticket, the consumer is provided with the option to redeem the original ticket for the enhanced prize or to register additional lottery tickets in a chain. The Digital Gate enabled games also provide for calculating the Expected Value (EV) of games with dynamic prize values. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202574 | Method for Implementing a Digital Gate Enabled Multi-Player Lottery Game - A method is provided for implementing a Digital Gate-based, multi-player lottery game by providing lottery tickets for players that may include a first game component with a first prize structure and an entry into a multi-player network wherein a plurality of players combine their respective entries to complete a multi-player game, such as a puzzle. Upon successful conclusion of the multi-player game, the players are awarded a prize separate from the first prize structure. A code is provided on the lottery ticket that enables the player to access a designated Internet website and place their entry into at least one of a plurality of ongoing multi-player games with other players. Respective validation files associated with the lottery ticket codes are updated to reflect prizes won in the multi-player games, wherein players may present the lottery ticket and assigned code if required for redemption in the multi-player game. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202575 | GAME SYSTEM AND GAME APPARATUS - A game system including a lottery apparatus which is coupled to a plurality of player terminal devices in a manner capable of information communication. The lottery apparatus includes the same number of rotation bodies as the number of rows M or columns N of a card. Each rotation body performs a lottery draw in association with the corresponding one of the rows or columns. The player terminal device includes an arrangement-determination section that sets an arrangement of symbols allocated in the cells included in each row or column of the card such that each of the allocated symbols is the same as any one of the symbols to be determined by a lottery draw in the corresponding rotation body to the each row or column. | 08-09-2012 |
20120214571 | Systems and Methods for Map-Based Lottery Games - Systems and methods for map-based lottery games are disclosed. According to one particular embodiment, a method for a map-based lottery game may comprise: establishing a game having a gameboard based on a map that includes a plurality of units; receiving from each of a plurality of players a selection of at least one available unit on the gameboard; uniquely associating each said player with the selected at least one unit such that each unit on the gameboard is associated with no more than one of the plurality of players; and conducting a lottery drawing to select at least one first unit from some or all of the plurality of units such that any player associated with said at least one first unit becomes a first winner of a prize. | 08-23-2012 |
20120231864 | SMS MESSAGING SYSTEM ACCOMMODATING VARIABLE ENTRIES FOR LOTTERIES - A SMS lottery gateway server obtains one SMS message from a mobile phone via a base station over a wide area network and parses the one SMS message to identify therein a plurality of game entries including one or more associated picks. A lottery server receives the game entries and associated picks from the SMS lottery gateway server and plays lottery games based thereon. The SMS lottery gateway server can send one SMS message to the mobile phone acknowledging the identified plurality of lottery game entries. The SMS lottery gateway server can parse the SMS message in various ways such as looking for a number and an associated pick, the number indicating a quantity of the plurality of entries. | 09-13-2012 |
20120231865 | ROULETTE WHEEL BETTING - The invention provides a system and method for creating and facilitating the exchange of wagering-based transferable financial instruments. The instruments may be used to embody multiple various positions based upon the ultimate outcomes of uncertain future contingent events, including but not limited to outcomes of games of skill and chance. The invention further provides systems and platforms for monitoring, displaying information, and facilitating trading as to such instruments among multiple investment market participants, and a hosting or house participant, for time-variable buying and selling of such instruments. | 09-13-2012 |
20120231866 | Roulette Performance and Analysis - A method and system for monitoring consecutive games of roulette played at a live roulette gaming table. The table includes a table layout, a roulette wheel and a chipper machine for sorting and counting betting chips. During each game, players bet on a spin of the roulette wheel by indicating bets on the table layout with the chips. Chip count data from the chipper machine along with game activity data from one or more gaming table monitoring systems is recorded and processed by a table computer to identify at least one game delineation event and associated timing information. The chip count data is analysed based on the timing information for game delineation event: and then portions of the chip count data are assigned to respective roulette games. The recorded data may be later analysed to determine a range of performance characteristics including optimisation characteristics, and/or immediately communicated to the table operators. | 09-13-2012 |
20120238343 | Electronic Roulette Game with Multiple Wheels - A method to implement a roulette game that uses five (or any other number) wheels. A player can make individual bets on each of the individual wheels at the player's discretion, and when the player is done allocating his or her individual bets then the player spins the five wheels. After the wheels stop spinning, all of the player's bets on the table are resolved based on whether the bet is a winner for that particular wheel. Chips and wheels can be color (or pattern) coded so that chips appear differently depending on which roulette wheel those chips are being bet on. Chips that match the color (or pattern) of one the roulette wheels are associated with that wheel, and thus only the results of that particular roulette wheel matter to the resolution of the bet for that chip. | 09-20-2012 |
20120244926 | ORDERING LOTTERY TICKETS USING MACHINE-READABLE CODE IMAGES DISPLAYED ON MOBILE DEVICES AND TRANSMITTING A LOTTERY IMAGE TICKET - A mobile application or mobile website allows a user of a mobile device to make player selections associated with the order of a lottery ticket. The mobile device then displays a machine-readable code image. When a lottery retailer scans the image, the code conveys the lottery ticket order to the retail system, allowing the retailer to sell lottery tickets corresponding with the order. The mobile application or website may record player selections for reuse, record purchased tickets to report lottery status to the player, and assist the player in locating a lottery retailer. Further, a lottery image ticket may be transmitted to the user's mobile device or to an account which can be accessed through the user's mobile device. The lottery image ticket can then be presented to the retailer equipment for winnings check and redemption. | 09-27-2012 |
20120252549 | GAMING AND/OR ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a gaming and/or entertainment device having a plurality of wager fields which can be covered individually or group-wise by a wager of a player, as well as having a plurality of winning fields of which one or more can be selected by means of a winnings determination means. Bet display means are provided at the winning fields for marking the winning fields which produce a win according to the bets made, with a detection apparatus being associated with the wager fields for the detection of the wager fields respectively covered by a bet and with a control apparatus being provided for the control of the bet display means at the winning fields in dependence on the wager fields covered by bets and detected by the detection apparatus. | 10-04-2012 |
20120258781 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MULTI-ROUND LOTTERY PLAY - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating play of multi-round lottery games. In one embodiment, a player may be allowed to change one or more of various aspects of a wager in a multi-round lottery game. | 10-11-2012 |
20120270628 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANONYMOUSLY SERVICING LOTTERY PLAYERS - A system and method for servicing at least one lottery player while protecting an identity of the at least one lottery player. The system includes a server platform of a third party organization that facilitates the method. The method includes receiving a client request of a client at a server platform of a third party organization via a communication network, obtaining a lottery ticket from an authorized distributor of lottery tickets in response to the client request and securely holding the lottery ticket for the lottery player specified in the client request, automatically determining a status of the lottery ticket via an authorized lottery agency over the communication network, transforming the lottery ticket into a monetary amount when a status of the lottery ticket is or changes to a winning status, and securely transferring at least a first portion of the monetary amount to an account or trust. | 10-25-2012 |
20120270629 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING GAME AND LOTTERY TICKETS - A system and method for buying tickets for games or lotteries in which a seller receives predicted game or lottery outcome data communicated from a buyer over a communication path. The seller generates a printed ticket based on the received outcome data and the seller transfers the printed ticket to a custodian that holds the printed ticket on behalf of the buyer. The custodian transmits data relating to the printed ticket to the buyer over the communication path and notifies the buyer if the printed ticket corresponds to an actual game or lottery outcome. | 10-25-2012 |
20120276975 | GAMING MACHINE AND REEL DEVICE THEREOF - A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols. | 11-01-2012 |
20120276976 | METHOD FOR TRACKING LOTTERY PURCHASES AND NOTIFYING WINNERS ELECTRONICALLY - A method for managing game data, comprising electronically receiving and storing purchased lottery ticket data at a processor from a user device. Electronically transmitting ticket confirmation to the user device. Electronically receiving winning lottery number data at the processor. Electronically comparing the winning lottery number data with the stored purchased lottery ticket data with the processor to generate outcome data. Transmitting notification data to the user device that includes the outcome data. | 11-01-2012 |
20120276977 | Electronic Game Apparatus and Identification Device Therefor - The invention relates to an electronic gaming machine comprising at least one identification unit for a player, having a housing, a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting a unique identifier of the identification unit, and at least one touch sensor, which causes the transmitter to transmit the identifier when the housing is touched; and an electronic gaming device for a multi-player game, comprising a touchscreen for controlling the game and a receiver for wirelessly communicating with the identification units of the players; wherein the gaming device comprises a correlator, which correlates a contact of the touchscreen with an identifier of an identification unit received by the receiver of the gaming device over time in order to assign the contact to said identification unit. | 11-01-2012 |
20120276978 | ROTOR-BASED GAMING DEVICE HAVING A SECONDARY AWARD SYSTEM - A game system including a plurality of symbols, a rotor and an award amount. The plurality of symbols include at least one secondary award group of the symbols. A wager is placeable on the secondary award group. The rotor displays the symbols and a plurality of ball landings adjacent to the symbols. A plurality of the symbols are indicatable after multiple spins of the rotor. The game system is operable to provide a secondary award based on the indication of one or more symbols within the secondary award group. | 11-01-2012 |
20120282991 | GAMING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD INVOLVING A PLURALITY OF ROTORS INTERCHANGEABLY OPERABLE IN A DECOUPLED MODE AND A COUPLED MODE - A gaming table, method and device including a plurality of rotors interchangeably operable in a decoupled mode and a coupled mode. The system includes a rotor coupler and a coupler actuator. The system provides an award associated with an indication of a combination of symbols of the rotors. | 11-08-2012 |
20120289302 | LOTTERY GAME WITH A PLURALITY OF JACKPOTS - A lottery game having a plurality of jackpots for each game. The embodiments of the present invention satisfy the needs of having a lottery game that gives greater control over the odds and payout structures while increasing the appeal of a game for the casual gambler. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289303 | Mobile gaming system - A system and method for providing mobile lottery gaming over a wireless mobile device/handset. The system and method permit a user of a mobile wireless device to play a lottery game electronically. The system will be designed such that various client services (banking, wallet, and gaming) can employ the existing infrastructure to perform its functions without compromising on essential features such as ease of use and security. Once a user is registered onto the system they can utilize an identification code to authorize the downloading of lottery games from a server to their mobile device. A financial account enables the user to electronically pay for the lottery games. Notification of the results of the lottery games can be made by e-mail, SMS or an IVR call. | 11-15-2012 |
20120295685 | METHOD OF LOTTERY WAGERING ON REAL-WORLD EVENTS - A method for lottery wagering on real-world events. One method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting a set of variables, each variable representing a time-varying value capable of having a fixed value at a specified time. For each variable, the method includes selecting a range of values for the fixed value of the variable at the specified time, dividing the range of values into a set of n increments, randomly assigning a lottery number from a set of lottery numbers, 1 to n, to each increment, selecting a winning lottery number from the set of lottery numbers based on correlating the fixed value of the variable at the specified time with the increment associated with the winning lottery number; and determining a set of winning lottery numbers from the winning lottery numbers selected for each variable. | 11-22-2012 |
20120302307 | NOVEL SIDE BET GAME WITH ROULETTE PLAY - A method of playing a roulette game with a side bet uses:
| 11-29-2012 |
20120302308 | Random Prize Using Dollar Bill Serial Number - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a monetary instrument at a computing device. The monetary instrument is read to determine a first set of numbers from the monetary instrument. A second set of numbers is determined randomly. The computing device then analyzes the first set of numbers and the second set of numbers to determine if the first set of numbers for the monetary instrument qualifies a user for a prize. Then it is determined if a pre-qualification event has occurred. The user is awarded the prize if the monetary instrument qualifies the user of the prize and the pre-qualification event has occurred. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302309 | Lottery Game Apparatus Including the Accumulation of Player Points - A lottery game apparatus includes a set of lottery tickets each printed with an instant win game and information defining a number of points awarded to the player in addition to or as an alternative to a prize for the game together with a programmed computer providing access to a web site associated with the set of tickets. The computer program provides communication through the internet for the player, and program components for registration of details of the player entering the web site and for storing data identifying each player for entry by the registered player of a points entry number from a played ticket so as to define for each player an account of a points total held by that player and a plurality of games to be played by the player using the points. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302310 | TOURNAMENT QUALIFICATION & CHARACTERISTICS IN A GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system is disclosed that provides game play in a tournament in exchange for monetary input per game played. The gaming system includes: a game server, a plurality of game units, and a tournament administration controller. Each game unit is a game of chance or other game that does not rely primarily on the skill of the player. The casino-based game units enable the play of linked wheel games. The tournament administration controller enables an operator to designate tournament characteristics. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302311 | Raffle Game System - An automated raffle game and method making use of prize pools, the prize pools having elements, the elements representing one of: winning prizes; or, both winning prizes and no-win (0 value) prizes. Raffle tickets are associated with a prize pool. Upon closure of the game, either by a time-out or by number of tickets sold, a number of elements are taken from the pool. The number of elements taken from the pool is directly related to the number of tickets associated with the pool and further depends on which type of pool is being used (one having only win-elements or both win and 0-value elements). The results are sent to the player terminal, where a player may simply take a winning voucher or ticket, or, may chose to view an entertainment display. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302312 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY IN LOTTERY AND GAMING ENVIRONMENTS - Methods and systems for electronic interaction comprising a display for presenting a grid of identifying objects, an input for receiving a player selection of an identifying object, a random generator for randomly selecting a winning, identifying object, and a point tally system for awarding points to the player according to the rules comprising a first point value if the player selected identifying object exactly matches the winning identifying object, a second point value if the player selected identifying object is in a geometric relationship with the winning identifying object, and a third, negative, point value if the player is not awarded the first point value or the second point value. | 11-29-2012 |
20120309484 | GAME MACHINE - A game machine includes a game board provided with a game field on which playing balls cascade downward; a bonus game determination part configured to determine that bonus game providing a game value when a predetermined condition is met, is acquired; a ball receiving hole detection part configured to detect a playing ball entering a ball receiving hole provided in the playfield; and a lottery part configured to hold a lottery to determine whether or not a specific result is acquired when the ball receiving hole detection part detects the playing ball entering. The bonus game determination part does not determine that the bonus game is acquired even when the ball receiving hole detection part detects the playing ball entering, but when the specific result is acquired as a result of the lottery held by the lottery part, determines that the player acquires the bonus game. | 12-06-2012 |
20120315972 | GAMING ACCESSORY AND INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL GAMING PLATFORM - An interface apparatus for multifunctional gaming platform is provided. The interface apparatus couples a host device featuring a display and a gaming accessory. The host device is configured to generate at least one set of host-data. At least one set of host-data is selected from the group consisting of: a change of color of a display of the host-device; a variation of intensity of color of the display of the host-device; a sequence of flashing patterns generated by the display of the host-device; and a change of a background theme of the display of the host-device. The host data is used to enable the operation of the gaming accessory. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING RECURRING SERIES OF DRAWINGS - Aspects of the invention provide systems and methods for facilitating a recurring series of distinct drawings (e.g., lottery, sweepstakes, raffles, etc.), for a prize or a variety of prizes (e.g., from one source or a variety of sources), over an extended period of time, or for an open-ended period of time. In addition, a user can enter the recurring series of drawings through a single registration (e.g., entry into a drawing database). The entrant will be continuously entered into the series of recurring drawings until the entrant is removed from the database, e.g., opts out of the system. In one embodiment, preferences and attributes can be determined for each entrant and these preferences and attributes can be used to enter the entrant into a customized series of recurring drawings. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315974 | Game method and apparatus - Game playing apparatus described displaying in an image-space ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120322528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING LOTTERY AND CHECKING LOTTERY TICKETS - A method and apparatus for playing a lottery and checking lottery tickets to determine that they are winning or losing tickets is provided. This method provides an effective technique for players to store and play their favorite numbers, to check the status of their lottery tickets in a direct and convenient way, and to keep record of winning and losing tickets. The method for checking winning lottery tickets may comprise receiving a user request to check a winning lottery ticket, with the user request comprising a ticket number, verifying the lottery ticket number with a lottery managing system to determine whether the lottery ticket is the winning lottery ticket, and providing the lottery results to the user. The method may further comprise determining user location and providing nearby lottery dealer information based on the determined user location. The method may further comprise storing and recalling favorite numbers and keeping records of the winning and losing tickets of the user. | 12-20-2012 |
20120322529 | ENHANCED WAGERING GAME - A method of operating an enhanced game of roulette is provided. The method includes receiving one or more selections and player-funded wagers on possible roulette game outcomes from a player. An actual roulette game outcome is then determined. The determined outcome then determines whether the player is to be awarded any winnings and, if so, any determined winnings are awarded to the player. The method further includes determining if a trigger event has occurred. If a trigger event has occurred, then one or more subsequent games of roulette are provided to the player. Each subsequent game does not require any player-funded wagers from the player. In each subsequent game, a roulette game outcome is determined for the subsequent game. A determination is made as to whether the player is to be awarded any bonus award based upon the roulette game outcome for the subsequent game. A bonus award is determined and, if any bonus award is determined to be awarded, then the bonus award is awarded to the player. Methods for enhancing other wagering games are also provided. | 12-20-2012 |
20130012286 | System to purchase state lottery ticket - A method to purchase and print a lottery ticket comprising downloading over the Internet a mobile phone application to a mobile phone and using the mobile phone, the mobile phone application, and a third party controller to purchase a ticket for a governmental lottery game. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012287 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ASSIGN A LOTTERY-AWARDED GOOD - There are described a method and relative system to assign a lottery-awarded good. A message of participation is sent to the lottery through a communication device. A central electronic processor stores information representative of the telephone number of origin of the message of participation received into a database. The processor increases a counter by an amount equal to the amount of participation. The counter indicates an amount representative of an overall current amount of participation. The processor compares the overall amount with a predetermined value made available for purchasing goods belonging to the category of prizes offered. If the overall amount of participation is less than such predetermined value, further messages of participation in the lottery are accepted. If the overall amount of participation is equal to the predetermined value, goods are awarded in that predetermined category of prizes offered. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012288 | LOTTERY TICKETS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Unique lottery tickets and/or systems for providing and/or participating in a lottery. In other embodiments, methods of administering and/or participating in a lottery. In at least one embodiment, a lottery integrated with a television or web broadcast, website, or other broadcast or publication. | 01-10-2013 |
20130017878 | METHOD OF CONDUCTING AN ELECTRONIC LOTTERYAANM Kitreotis; PolAACI NikosiyaAACO CYAAGP Kitreotis; Pol Nikosiya CY - The inventive method relates to an electronic lottery system, which contains a main lottery server, at least one local lottery server and lottery terminals. In addition, the lottery drawing is conducted by electronic lottery receipt identification. The main server previously forms electronic lottery receipts. Gambling and registration data are randomly placed into electronic packets, which are randomly transferred through at least one local lottery server to lottery terminals, where electronic lottery receipts are purchased by lottery participants. Electronic lottery receipts are used during the drawing; each receipt consists of at least two gambling segments sequentially opened by lottery participants. A matrix containing intersecting rows of gambling cells made with an ability to visualize at least on hidden designation of a drawing result. | 01-17-2013 |
20130023321 | TERMINAL FOR SALE AND DRAWING OF LOTTERY TICKETS - A terminal for the sale and drawing of lottery tickets containing a control unit, a set of game information carriers, an output unit for game information carriers and a memory unit for code combinations. The control unit is a logical block equipped with a USB port for a software FLASH drive, and is connected to a memory unit for code combinations and the output unit, allowing for placement of a changeable set of game information carriers in the form of a roll with successively placed lottery tickets. The terminal may be equipped with the following: a reader for game information carriers connected to the output unit; a game display unit connected to the logical block; a game access module in the form of a coin or cash input unit or non-cash payment device connected to the logical block; or a GPRS modem for control over continuous terminal operation parameters. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023322 | Rolling Raffle Game, Prize Method, and Distribution Method - For a premium wager, a raffle game is added to a lottery game play. All players of the base game (who purchased the add-on game or not) who achieve a pre-determined outcome receive a raffle game play which is entered into a raffle drawing at no additional cost. The raffle drawing is held, and the winning raffle outcome is identified. Winning raffle ticket recipients submit their tickets to the lottery authority for their prize. A determination is made if the add-on game was purchased with the base game play associated to the winning raffle ticket. If the add-on game was purchased with the base game play, the player receives the raffle prize. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LOTTERY MULTIPLIERS - Some systems, processes, apparatus and articles of manufacture provide for selling lottery entries. In one example, a request is received to purchase a multiplier and a set of play indicia for a lottery game. | 01-24-2013 |
20130029741 | VIRTUAL ROULETTE GAME - A virtual roulette game is provided. An example system models virtual roulette wheel operation and generates a repeating sequence of numbers associated with a rotating roulette wheel. Each roulette number is shown, in turn, across multiple individual player displays, effectively turning the collective displays into a view of the rotating virtual roulette wheel. A player may place many types of wagers on where a number or virtual roulette ball will end up. In one implementation, a player may be designated as the virtual roulette ball. The system may allow multiple virtual roulette balls to change odds or enable additional bets. Color-coded roulette balls may also provide rolled die outcome, so that roulette and dice games may be played simultaneously on the same setup. The player stations of multiple electronic game tables and multiple remote video displays may be collectively coupled to become a single virtual roulette wheel. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029742 | INSTANT LOTTERY GAME AND DRAW BASED LOTTERY GAME CONFIGURATION - An instant lottery game and a draw based lottery game that are both based on a set of rules of a playing card game such that an entry into the instant lottery game provides automatic eligibility for an entry into the draw based lottery game are established. Further, a processor generates a random selection of a subset of a deck of playing card indicia concurrently with a purchase of a lottery ticket having the instant lottery game and the draw based lottery game. In addition, a ticket printer prints the subset of the deck of playing card indicia on a lottery ticket according to an order of the random selection and a plurality of order indicia such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia has an association with a playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia to indicate an order in the subset of the deck of playing card indicia. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029743 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING HYBRID LOTTERY TICKETS - A system and method are described for generating hybrid lottery tickets. The hybrid lottery tickets comprise both an instant win portion and a draw portion. The instant win portion provides the opportunity to win a prize at the time of purchase while the draw portion provides the opportunity to win a prize based on a subsequently occurring draw. The instant win portion is generated based on the draw portion, allowing the hybrid lottery ticket to be generated at the time of purchase. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029744 | System and Method for the Remote Purchase of Lottery Tickets - A system and method for enabling remote purchase of lottery tickets. A conveyor of goods uses a communications device to prove, via GPS, that they are in a particular location, such as within a specific state so as to legally purchase a lottery ticket, via the communications device such as a smart phone or other mobile electronic device with equivalent means for confirming the geographic location of the user and device. I participant can log onto an application or website provided by the lottery vendor, prove location to the vendor via the device's connectivity to a GPS system, then purchase a ticket. The method proves current geographical location employing a communications device or an electronic location device when required by another conveyor of a good or service or by requirement of a third party entity including but not limited to a governing or regulatory body. | 01-31-2013 |
20130035149 | Systems and Methods for Retail Lottery-Style Games - Systems and methods for retail lottery-style games are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, a map-based lottery game is established, by at least one processor, that is scheduled to have a lottery drawing, where the map-based lottery game includes a gameboard made up of a plurality of units each selectable to represent an entry in the lottery game. In addition, a plurality of game entries are received each identifying a unit on the gameboard either with an identifier of the unit or with a lottery combination corresponding to the unit and, at least one winning entry from the plurality of game entries is selected by selecting among the plurality of units on the gameboard or among the units identified by the plurality of game entries. | 02-07-2013 |
20130040720 | Roulette Wheel System - A roulette wheel generates a first random number every game determined by the pocket into which a roulette ball falls. A second random number is generated every game from the motion of the ball, the wheel, or other factors. | 02-14-2013 |
20130045784 | Lottery Game with Multiple Win Opportunities for Individual Indicia - A lottery game includes one or more player symbols, one or more matching symbols and a large number of potentially winnable prizes. Each of the potentially winnable prizes is capable of being won by matching one of the one or more winning symbols with one of the one or more player symbols. In one embodiment of the present invention, a total number of potentially winnable prizes is provided, with a first subset of the potentially winnable prizes associated with each of the one or more player symbols, and with a second subset of potentially winnable prizes associated with each of the one or more winning symbols. Further, each of the first and second subsets can be greater than one while being less than the total number of potentially winnable prizes. | 02-21-2013 |
20130045785 | Wagering Game Triggering Mechanism For Use With Multi-Level Progressive Game - According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of conducting a wagering game is provided. The method allows an opportunity to achieve a first progressive award and a second progressive award. The method comprises the acts of receiving a primary wager from a player for playing the wagering game and initiating the wagering game. The method further includes the act of displaying a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game via a plurality of symbols. The plurality of symbols are selected from a set of symbols including a predetermined symbol. In response to the randomly selected outcome including a first number of the predetermined symbols, the method includes the act of triggering an event in which the first progressive award can be achieved. In response to the randomly selected outcome including a second number of the predetermined symbols, the method includes the act of triggering an event in which the second progressive award can be achieved. | 02-21-2013 |
20130059638 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD PROVIDING SELECTABLE DIFFERENT ROULETTE WHEELS FOR PLAY OF ROULETTE GAME - A gaming table, gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method that provide a roulette game having a plurality of different roulette wheels. For each play of the roulette game, one of the different roulette wheels is selected and employed in or for that play of the roulette game. When the player or players place their wagers, they do not know which of the different roulette wheels will be employed for that play of the roulette game. After the player or players place their wagers for the play of the roulette game, the selected roulette wheel for that play of the roulette game is indicated to the player or players, and the play of the roulette game commences using that indicated roulette wheel. Wagers placed on the play of the roulette game are settled or resolved based on the outcome on that indicated roulette wheel for that play of the game. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059639 | Gaming Method and System - Disclosed herein are a method and system for distributing funds associated with a game. The method receives a plurality of requests to enter the game and processes each request to issue a corresponding ticket in the game. Each ticket is associated with a donation to a selected charity and a pledge amount. The method determines a total pool of funds derived from the tickets and determines a winning ticket of the game from the plurality of tickets issued in response to the requests. The method then distributes the total pool of funds between a charity pool and a prize pool, dependent upon the donations and the pledge amount associated with the winning ticket. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059640 | Lottery Game Method - In a gaming method, player symbol data indicative of a plurality of sets of player symbols associated with a player may be received. Each player symbol is selected from a plurality of possible symbols. An indication that the player submitted a wager associated with the plurality of sets of player symbols may be received. Winning symbol data indicative of a set of winning symbols from the plurality of possible symbols may be received. A value payout based on respective numbers of winning symbols in respective sets of player symbols may be determined, wherein for at least some value payouts the value payout is different than a sum of a plurality of individual value payouts, each individual payout based on the respective number of winning symbols in the corresponding set of player symbols. Player payout data indicative of the value payout may be transmitted. | 03-07-2013 |
20130065660 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING A GAME - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides a computer-implemented method to conduct a drawing game that at least includes: providing a first game piece, where the first game piece has a first game data of the drawing game; receiving the first game data of the drawing game; determining a second game data of the drawing game based at least in part on: the first game data, where the second data includes the first game data, and a predetermined rule; randomly generating a third game data of the drawing game; providing a second game piece having the second game data and the third game data of the drawing game to a player, where the second game piece is capable of enabling the player to determine, by comparing the second game data and the third game data of the drawing game, whether the player wins a prize of the drawing game. | 03-14-2013 |
20130065661 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING COUPON FOR FREE GIFT - An apparatus and method for creating coupons for free gift presentation is provided, which encrypts an instant coupon number capable of indicating whether the instant coupon number is a winning number while allowing a customer who receives a coupon to immediately check whether he or she has won a free gift using a smart phone or the like. | 03-14-2013 |
20130072280 | Location and Age Verification for Mobile Lottery Play - A method for lottery play on a mobile device including a GPS receiver and a wireless data connection includes receiving coordinate data from the GPS receiver. Accuracy data is received from the GPS receiver. A region of confidence within which the mobile device is known to be within is determined based on the accuracy data received from the GPS receiver. An extent to which the region of confidence is within a pertinent jurisdiction is determined. Lottery play over the wireless data connection of the mobile device is permitted when it is determined that the region of confidence is entirely within the pertinent jurisdiction. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072281 | GAME MACHINE - In the game machine which is provided with a lottery device which executes a lottery and causes a predetermined privilege when a predetermined condition is satisfied and a control unit, the control unit receives applications for participation of a plurality of players in a lottery by the lottery device on a condition of paying chips, executes a lottery by the lottery device when a total of the number of chips paid by the plurality of players whose applications for participation have been received reaches a predetermined specified number, and distributes a privilege decided by the lottery device according to a ratio of the number of chips paid by each player whose application for participation has been received. | 03-21-2013 |
20130079094 | Method of Lottery Wagering on Real-World Events - Methods for direct wagering and lottery wagering on real-world events including outcomes based on fantasy sports league performance. One method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting a set of variables, each variable representing a time-varying value capable of having a fixed value at a specified time. For each variable, the method includes selecting a range of values for the fixed value of the variable at the specified time, dividing the range of values into a set of n increments, randomly assigning a lottery number from a set of lottery numbers, | 03-28-2013 |
20130079095 | HIGH VOLUME ELECTRONIC LOTTERY TICKET DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A game server communicates game record groups to a site controller associated with a gaming site, and the site controller stores the game record groups in associated data storage. The site controller selects one of the stored game record groups in response to a game availability request associated with a respective game presentation, and communicates the selected game record group from the site controller to a player station services controller associated with the gaming site. The player station services controller stores that respective game record group in its associated data storage device and communicates data from a respective game record to a player station in response to a game play request from the player station, thereby allowing the player station to present a player with a lottery game result for the game play request. | 03-28-2013 |
20130084935 | Lottery Pooling and Consolidation Method and System - Systems and methods of pooling and consolidating pools of lottery tickets. A method of pooling includes receiving information identifying one or more lottery tickets, receiving a request to pool the one or more lottery tickets, associating the one or more lottery tickets with one or more pools based on the request and predefined pooling rules and parameters for each of the one or more pools, and transmitting an indication of the one or more pools with which the one or more lottery tickets are associated. A method for consolidating a plurality of pools of lottery tickets includes steps of moving one or more tickets associated with an unfilled pool to a consolidation pool, using limited swapping first and unlimited swapping later, as needed, and moving one or more tickets from a next oldest unfilled pool to an oldest unfilled pool, using limited swapping first and unlimited swapping later, as needed. | 04-04-2013 |
20130109457 | System, Device and Method for Paperless Wagering and Payment of Winnings | 05-02-2013 |
20130116032 | GAME OF CHANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In various embodiments, players may wager regarding multiple outcomes. | 05-09-2013 |
20130116033 | ROTOR-BASED GAMING DEVICE HAVING A SECONDARY AWARD SYSTEM - A game system including a plurality of symbols, a rotor and an award amount. The plurality of symbols include at least one secondary award group of the symbols. A wager is placeable on the secondary award group. The rotor displays the symbols and a plurality of ball landings adjacent to the symbols. A plurality of the symbols are indicatable after multiple spins of the rotor. The game system is operable to provide a secondary award based on the indication of one or more symbols within the secondary award group. | 05-09-2013 |
20130137499 | ACCESS MANAGEMENT SERVER, ACCESS MANAGEMENT METHOD, ACCESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THE PROGRAM - A server includes a request receiving unit that receives request information from a terminal, a request processing unit that generates next screen information for displaying a next screen on the terminal in accordance with the received request information, a next screen transmitting unit that transmits the generated next screen information to the terminal, a judgment unit that judges whether the next screen information has been transmitted to the terminal, a presentation screen generation unit that, when it is judged that the next screen information has not been transmitted to the terminal, determines reward conditions regarding a predetermined reward based on a screen transition status in the terminal, and generates lottery presentation screen information for displaying a lottery presentation screen on the terminal based on the reward conditions, and a presentation screen transmitting unit that transmits the generated lottery presentation screen information to the terminal. | 05-30-2013 |
20130143634 | System, Method, and Apparatus for the Electronic Operation, Management, Sponsorship, Advertising, Promotion, Marketing, and Regulation of Games of Chance on a Network - A computer network system allows a user to register for games of chances in accordance with national, state and local laws and ordinances. This system analyses the geographical location and residency information of a user in relation to the geographical access and participation areas. If the user is not located within a permitted area or falls within an excluded or restricted area, the user will not be allowed to access or participate in the game of chance. | 06-06-2013 |
20130150140 | POINT BASED LOTTERY GAME CONFIGURATION - An instant lottery game and a draw based lottery game that are both based on a set of rules of a playing card game are established. Further, the instant lottery game is configured such that each of a plurality of potential outcomes of the instant lottery game has a corresponding instant lottery game point value. In addition, the draw based lottery game is configured such that each of a plurality of potential outcomes of the draw based lottery game in comparison with the plurality of potential outcomes of the instant lottery game has a corresponding draw based lottery game point value. A random selection of instant lottery game playing card indicia is also performed concurrently with a time of purchase of entry into the instant lottery game and the draw based lottery game. Further, a random selection of draw based lottery game playing card indicia is generated subsequent to the time of purchase of entry into the instant lottery game and the draw based lottery game. In addition, an instant lottery game prize distribution is provided if the entry has at least an accumulated instant lottery game point value. A draw based lottery game prize distribution is provided if the entry has at least an accumulated draw based lottery game point value. | 06-13-2013 |
20130184044 | TABLE GAMES AND RELATED METHODS - A gaming table in which the outcome of the game is determined manually, and in which players place bets electronically and wins or losses are calculated electronically. The gaming system is applicable to any suitable game including roulette. | 07-18-2013 |
20130190064 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING A SWEEPSTAKES IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for sweepstakes awards in a gaming environment. Certain embodiments provide a method including accumulating sweepstakes entries for a player based on at least one sweepstakes entry criterion and randomly selecting a winner from the pool of sweepstakes entries. The sweepstakes entries are associated with the player and incorporated in a pool of sweepstakes entries. In certain embodiments, the at least one sweepstakes entry criterion comprises at least one of one entry per player, accumulating points based on play, accumulating points based on machine outcome, and coin in. In certain embodiments, the method further includes determining eligibility of a player for the sweepstakes. In certain embodiments, eligibility is determined based on at least one of a player group, a machine group, a machine denomination, a machine type, a machine manufacturer, a game manufacturer, a game theme and a game title, for example. | 07-25-2013 |
20130196732 | CONTENT GIVING CONTROL METHOD - A given content list stores information about a content that has been given to a player. When a prize content selected by a lottery has been registered in the given content list, it is determined that the prize content satisfies a duplication condition, and an alternative content is selected from an alternative content list, and given to the player instead of the prize content selected by the lottery. An alternative content notification screen that notifies the player that the alternative content has been given to the player is displayed. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196733 | Systems and Methods for Integrated Game Play Through the Use of Proximity-Based Communication on Smart Phones and Hand Held Devices - A user device in a system for selling gaming products receives a game play request from a user. The user device detects being tapped to an external proximity-based communication enabled device using a communication interface that communicates over a proximity-based communication connection. Upon detecting that the user device has been tapped to the external proximity-based communication enabled device, the user device sends a gaming request associated with the game play request over a wireless network. The proximity-based communication protocols ensure that the gaming transaction occurs in a geographical location that is within the jurisdiction of the appropriate gaming authority. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196734 | Systems and Methods for Providing Lottery Game Play Through an Unmanned Terminal - A game play system comprises a banking system that includes at least one terminal configured for financial transactions and an acquirer transaction server coupled with the terminal, the acquirer transaction server configured to provide game plays to a user through the terminal. The game play system further comprises a game play authority in communication with the acquirer transaction server, the game play authority configured to receive game play requests from the acquirer transaction server and game play information from one or more authorities associated with various game plays. | 08-01-2013 |
20130203477 | LOT-TO-LOT ROULETTE COMBINATION - In various embodiments a single reel on a gaming device contains multiple symbols. | 08-08-2013 |
20130217461 | GAME SYSTEM, AND JACKPOT DRAWING APPARATUS AND GAME APPARATUS CONSTITUTING THE SAME - In a game system or a drawing machine for a jackpot game, a drawing unit of the drawing machine for a jackpot game performs jackpot drawing in a manner that a player who plays a particular game apparatus among a plurality of game apparatuses is not determined as a winning player of a jackpot award, when a sum of an apparatus-specific jackpot balance amount indicated by game apparatus's own apparatus-specific jackpot balance amount data stored in an apparatus-specific jackpot balance amount storage unit and an apparatus-specific maximum loss amount indicated by a game apparatus's own apparatus-specific maximum loss amount data stored in the apparatus-specific maximum loss amount storage unit, is equal to or more than a payout amount indicated by payout amount data stored in a payout amount storage unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217462 | Systems and Methods for Providing Lottery Game Play Through an Unmanned Terminal - A game play system comprises a banking system that includes at least one terminal configured for financial transactions and an acquirer transaction server coupled with the terminal, the acquirer transaction server configured to provide game plays to a user through the terminal. The game play system further comprises a game play authority in communication with the acquirer transaction server, the game play authority configured to receive game play requests from the acquirer transaction server and game play information from one or more authorities associated with various game plays. | 08-22-2013 |
20130225254 | MULTIPLE NUMBER SIDE BET IN DICE GAME - A system and process for effecting a side bet game during play of an underlying game of craps. The side bet wagers are paid at odds for achievement of consecutive random outcome events after establishment of the Point, with the random outcome events being selected from the non-repeating group consisting of remaining available value numbers of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10. Making the original Point may provide an even higher level of resolution of the wager. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225255 | Method for Verifying the Age or Location of a Player before Initiating Play of an Internet-Based Game - A method for verifying the age or location of a player of an Internet-based lottery game entails providing lottery tickets for purchase by players at an authorized retail location, the lottery tickets having a game authorization code that is entered by the initiate play of the Internet-based lottery game on an internet enabled device. The age of the player is verified at the retail location and a separate verification password is entered via a terminal that is in communication with to the lottery system central computer, with the password linked to the game authorization code. Upon initiating play of the game via a web site, the player enters the verification password separately from the game authorization code. An Internet game server communicates with the lottery system central computer to ensure that the entered verification password corresponds to the linked verification password prior to permitting play of the Internet-based lottery game. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225256 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes a first lottery device which performs a lottery to determine an arrangement of option areas on a lottery field to be presented to a player, and a first presenting device which presents the determined arrangement. A second lottery device performs a lottery to draw a lottery position on the lottery field when the arrangement of each of the option areas has been determined by the first lottery device, and a second presenting device presents a lottery position based on a lottery result by the second lottery device. A dividend control device gives a dividend corresponding to a property of an option area, when the property of the option area is configured to yield the dividend and the option area satisfies a predetermined relationship with the lottery position drawn by the second lottery device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130231171 | Functional Identifiers on Wireless Devices for Gaming/Wagering/Lottery Applications and Methods of Using Same - A user interface provided for helping a consumer interact with a company, its products or services, such as conducting a business-related action and/or transaction, by interacting with a functionally identified functional component(s) on a wireless device. The functional component is functionally identified via the company's mark, including logos, trademarks, brand, name, etc. In addition, the invention provides for a method for gaming, wagering, betting, gambling, and/or lottery play through a wireless device interface by strategic placement of functional identifiers in or on components of a wireless device and a method of using the interface. | 09-05-2013 |
20130244745 | Game Ticket Selection Apparatus And Method - A method and system for a player to select numbers for a game ticket for play of a random draw game by displaying available game tokens on a display screen of a mobile computer device, selecting a pre-determined number of the available game tokens, and communicating the selected game ticket to a controller for the random draw game. | 09-19-2013 |
20130244746 | USER-CONTROLLED SWEEPSTAKES ENTRIES - Provided are systems and methods for conducting sweepstakes, which can include a user controlled gaming award, wherein the user controlled gaming award includes entries in another game is provided. Entries into a sweepstakes game are associating with a unique identifier, which can be used to enter a plurality of sweepstakes games. A graphical user interface is configured to permit a player to assign awarded sweepstakes entries to at least one sweepstakes game, and further can be configured to permit the player to accumulate entries. The awarded entries can be configured as a form of currency redeemable for entry into at least one sweepstakes game. The methods and systems can permit the player to exchange any entry to into a sweepstakes game. According to another embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises an act of permitting the player to exchange the custom currency. According to another embodiment, the method and systems are further configured to provide an exchange interface for trading of the custom currency. | 09-19-2013 |
20130252689 | INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An information generation device includes an adjustment section that adjusts a selection probability of a game medium that is provided to a second player based on a game status of a first player, the game medium being displayed in a game, and an information generation section that generates indication information corresponding to the selection probability adjusted by the adjustment section, the indication information indicating the selection probability of the game medium in a lottery event to the second player, the lottery event being an event for providing the game medium. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252690 | REAL ESTATE HOUSING LOTTERY - A method disclosed for a lottery to transfer legal title in government owned properties to the public. In the method the legal title to at least one qualifying structure is offered up as a prize in the lottery. A qualifying structure being, preferably, a structure that has been inspected for compliance with all building codes and building occupancy rules, laws, and regulations. Entries to the lottery may then be distributed and a winner selected. In the method, the lottery winner receives title to the property and, preferably, at least one of a tax benefit or an insurance benefit related to the structure. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252691 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A GESTURE-CONTROLLED LOTTERY TERMINAL - A method including providing a lottery terminal that includes a graphical user interface and a motion capture device to facilitate a user to play in a lottery. The method further includes displaying, on the graphical user interface, a first image with content that includes drawing lottery tickets, instant lottery tickets, lottery games, dynamically-generated animations, and advertisements and detecting, by the motion capture device, a gesture of the user in a three dimensional space surrounding the lottery terminal. The method may further includes displaying, on the graphical user interface, a second image with content based, at least in part, on the gesture of the user; receiving, by the lottery terminal, a payment from the user for playing the lottery; and distributing, by the lottery terminal, a lottery ticket, based, at least in part, on the gesture of the user. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252692 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GAMBLING OR ENTERTAINMENT MACHINE AND GAMBLING OR ENTERTAINMENT MACHINE - The invention relates to a method for controlling a gambling or entertainment machine, which includes at least one central control unit, at least one display means including symbols (reels or disks or screen), keys actuatable by the player to influence the course of the game, memories with associated displays for credits and/or winnings as well as event-dependent memories. The at least one display means including symbols with various win symbols and at least one loss symbol is actuated by the central control unit and stopped at random positions. Subsequently, at least one win symbol indicated in the stop position of the display means including symbols is counted in a memory associated to the win symbol, wherein win values are associated to the respective count value. Down to a specified lower count value limit, the win value can be zero and become greater than zero only after exceedance of this lower count value limit. When the loss symbol is represented in the stop position of the display means including symbols, at least one of the memories associated to the win symbols is reset. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252694 | Method for Play of a Digital Gate Enabled Lottery Ticket-Based Game - A method is provided for implementing a Digital Gate enabled lottery game wherein players are offered the chance to increase the prize value of a ticket by linking subsequently purchased tickets in a chain. Lottery tickets are provided for players, wherein each lottery ticket includes a unique validation code and play of the game enabled by the lottery ticket may result in a prize within a given prize structure. For winning plays of one of the lottery tickets, consumers are provided an option to redeem the ticket for the prize or to register and designate the winning lottery ticket as part of a chain. The player may enhance the prize associated with the first ticket in the chain by subsequent registration of an additional lottery ticket wherein, upon being registered, the additionally registered tickets in the chain may or may-not be individually redeemed. In the event that the first additional ticket in a chain enhances the prize of the original ticket, the consumer is provided with the option to redeem the original ticket for the enhanced prize or to register additional lottery tickets in a chain. The Digital Gate enabled games also provide for calculating the Expected Value (EV) of games with dynamic prize values. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252695 | LOTTERY SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF - The invention relates to a system and methods of conducting a lottery, the system comprising a gaming server in communication with a wireless communication device associated with a wireless network, wherein the gaming server in response to receiving a request from a lottery subscriber, generates chance units by debiting an amount from a billing system associated with the wireless network, quantifies the debited amount into chance units and credits the chance units into a chance unit account. The chance units are used thereof by the lottery subscriber to submit entries in lotteries. The invention further provides for methods of registering lottery subscribers, submitting entries in lotteries and performing a lottery draw. | 09-26-2013 |
20130260856 | Logistics Methods for Processing Lottery and Contest Tickets with Generic Hardware - A lottery data transfer method for processing lottery ticket data piggybacks on a merchant's existing debit or credit card interchange system. A BIN is assigned to lottery tickets that is unique in the merchant's credit or debit card interchange, the BIN associated with a lottery data blob also provided on the lottery ticket. The lottery BIN and data blob are into the merchant's existing credit or debit card activation barcode protocol to initiate transfer of the lottery data to a central lottery site via the interchange. At a processor within the interchange, the unique lottery BIN is flagged to initiate special routing to and further processing of the lottery data blob at the lottery central site, wherein the lottery data blob is processed outside of the interchange's debit or credit card data transfer and processing procedures. | 10-03-2013 |
20130260857 | GAMES, LOTTERIES, AND SWEEPSTAKES AND TICKETS, SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Games, lotteries, and/or sweepstakes as well as tickets, systems, technologies, and/or methods related thereto. In some embodiments, unique games and/or unique administrations of games and/or unique tickets useful for participating in games. In certain preferred embodiments, games which can be administrated or participated in contemporaneously with an event, such as a sporting event, music performance, or trade show (e.g., at the same time or during a live event). In certain of such preferred embodiments, participants in games make no payment to participate in the games. | 10-03-2013 |
20130267297 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING LOTTERY GAMES WITH PORTABLE DEVICES ENABLED FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer system that includes a processor executing the code to: receive an indication indicating that a player desires to participate in a lottery game based on a near field communication (NFC) between a mobile device of the player and a first game piece associated with the lottery game conducted by a game conducting authority; conduct a drawing in accordance with rules of the lottery game; receive an indication identifying an action performed by the player in accordance with the rules of the lottery game where the action is based on: i) a result of the drawing and ii) NFC communication between the mobile device of the player and a second game piece associated with the lottery game; and distribute a prize to player in accordance with the rules of the lottery game. | 10-10-2013 |
20130273992 | BACKLIGHT FOR VIDEO DISPLAY - A gaming system including an electronic gaming machine (EGM) having a backlit video display, is described. In particular, the EGM can be configured with a display that allows display elements, such as mechanical stepper reels, positioned behind the display to be either revealed or obscured by using directional lighting. The display assembly can include an edge-lit light guide having different regions that can extract light coming from a particular direction. | 10-17-2013 |
20130273993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A ROULETTE GAME BASED ON MULTIPLE FINANCIAL MARKET INDICATORS - A system comprises a client operable to communicate a bet regarding a spin of a virtual roulette wheel. The system further comprises a controller communicably coupled to the client and operable to determine a result of the spin of the virtual roulette wheel, the result based at least in part upon one or more digits of at least one financial market indicator at a configurable point in time. The system is further operable to determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part on the determined result. | 10-17-2013 |
20130281177 | WAGERING EVENT ON RANDOM DISTANCE MOVEMENT - A method and apparatus provides a wagering game. Steps may include:
| 10-24-2013 |
20130281178 | GAME MACHINE, GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - In the game machine which includes a plurality of lottery machines having different lottery probabilities and executing a plurality of lotteries by a plurality of lottery machines selected as a predetermined combination among a plurality of lottery machines as a chance game provided in common to players, a plurality of station units is provided with a touch panel which receives an operation of the player. The game machine executes the lotteries by the plurality of lottery machines as the chance game in a predetermined order. The game machine changes at least one of the plurality of lottery machines into another lottery machine according to an operation input from the touch panel in case that a predetermined change condition is satisfied. The change of the combination of the plurality of lottery machines is applied to the chance game for other players playing the chance game. | 10-24-2013 |
20130288767 | CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF ROULETTE BETTING LAYOUT - A roulette table allows players to make customized betting selections and customize the layout of the betting options that appear on the player station of the roulette table. In particularly contemplated embodiments, players may add, delete, or modify the appearance of betting options through a user interface so that the players may more readily indicate desired wagers. This functionality may not only speed up game play, but also make the betting layout more intuitive for each user resulting in increased attendance of roulette games. | 10-31-2013 |
20130288768 | METHOD FOR TRACKING LOTTERY PURCHASES AND NOTIFYING WINNERS ELECTRONICALLY - A method for managing game data, comprising electronically receiving and storing purchased lottery ticket data at a processor from a user device. Electronically transmitting ticket confirmation to the user device. Electronically receiving winning lottery number data at the processor. Electronically comparing the winning lottery number data with the stored purchased lottery ticket data with the processor to generate outcome data. Transmitting notification data to the user device that includes the outcome data. | 10-31-2013 |
20130303251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CUSTOMER ACQUISITION FOR ADVERTISERS - Customers participate in a raffle, the value of a raffle ticket purchase being returned to the customer as a voucher redeemable at different advertising merchants. Participation in this particular raffle provides the exciting possibility of winning a prize along with a perception of no risk in participating because the cost of buying a raffle ticket is fully rebated to the customer in the form of a voucher redeemable for purchases the customer was likely to make anyway. For merchants, in exchange for subsidizing a customer's participation in the raffle in the form of providing a discount on goods and/or services, merchants receive a customer highly motivated to purchase from the merchant. Merchants may thus consider the cost of subsidizing the raffle entries a significantly more effective advertising expenditure than traditional advertising as the expense is virtually assured to bring customers in the door who will spend money at their business. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303252 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF REPEATEDLY EXECUTE A UNITARY GAME - The present invention provides a gaming machine which is capable of realizing an appropriate balance between players' profits and slot machine providers' profits. When a first number of bets have been selected, a control device executes a first basic unitary game which completes when a first time interval has elapsed after starting the game. When a second number of bets have been selected, the control device executes a second basic unitary game which completes when a second time interval shorter than the first time interval has elapsed after starting the game. On the basis of the fact that the first basic unitary game has been executed, the control device executes a first progressive game in which a first payout rate can be realized. On the basis of the fact that the second basic unitary game has been executed, the control device executes a second progressive game in which a second payout rate higher than the first payout rate can be realized. When a second number of bets have been selected, information relating to the second payout rate is displayed. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303253 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MULTI-ROUND LOTTERY PLAY - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating play of multi-round lottery games. In one embodiment, a player may be allowed to change one or more of various aspects of a wager in a multi-round lottery game. | 11-14-2013 |
20130310129 | GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE GAMING MACHINES WHICH PROVIDE BONUS AWARDS - A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines and a plurality of bonus awards. The central server monitors wagers on the gaming machines. Based at least in part on the wagers the central server determines when bonus events will occur and which gaming machine(s) will provide the bonus awards. In one embodiment, the central server determines which gaming machine will provide a primary bonus award and any secondary bonus awards. In one embodiment, the number of secondary bonus awards is determined based on the number of active gaming machines. The selected gaming machine then determines a component of or the amount of the bonus award to be provided to the gaming machine selected by the central server. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310130 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PROVIDING LOTTERY POOL SETUP, MANAGEMENT, AND WINNING DISTRIBUTION - A system and method for setting up and managing a lottery pool in a communication network. Multiple pools are managed and operated by a lottery pool manager. A lottery pool is instantiated and made available to members of the lottery pool site to participate in available open lottery pools. Any member of the lottery pool site can purchase a spot in a pool accessible to them, as long as either there are open spots to be purchased and the time of pool closing has not passed. The pool is closed when all the spots of the pool are sold or the date/time of pool closing is passed. Pool information is passed to a purchasing group, which purchases lottery tickets for the pool and posts those tickets. After the lottery pool drawing event, the winning numbers are posted. Any winnings are calculated and distributed. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310131 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Game of Chance Including a Ticket - A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game includes a poker game, such as, for example, a pai gow poker game. In a version of this embodiment, the poker game provides for a player to arrange a plurality of cards dealt to the player into a first hand and a second hand. In another example, the poker game is coupled with a second level game in which the result is revealed. In a specific example, the second level game is a slot machine game. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310132 | ROULETTE GAMING LAYOUT - A roulette gaming layout having a matrix of boxes which comprise four columns of twelve rows of boxes. The boxes in three adjacent columns being numbered 1 to 36 consecutively across the rows, while the boxes in the fourth column being numbered to repeat the numbers in boxes in the column on the opposite side of the matrix. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310133 | GROUP PLAY OF A LOTTERY GAME - Methods and systems for facilitating play of group lottery games are described. In an embodiment, a process includes establishing at least two groups for play of a group lottery game, wherein each group includes a plurality of players. The method also includes determining at least one winning player from each group of a first round of the multiplayer lottery game, and advancing each of the winning players to a second round. | 11-21-2013 |
20130316781 | THREE-WHEEL WAGERING DEVICE AND METHOD - A wagering game is played with three wheels having three parallel but not coincident axes of rotation. Each wheel is spun so they are spinning at the same time. Wagers are placed on any one, two or three of the spinning wheels to predict outcomes of symbol identification on each of the wheels. Each wheel may be similar to a Big 6 wheel. | 11-28-2013 |
20130324207 | System and Method for Play of a Network-Based Lottery Game - A method and system for implementing a network-based lottery game includes providing lottery tickets to players, wherein each of the lottery tickets includes a code that allows the player to access an Internet site maintained by a server system for play of a lottery game via a network-enabled device. A game result file is randomly assigned to the player from a finite set of game result files maintained by the server system, wherein each game result file has a unique identifier and a predetermined game outcome. The predetermined game outcome is assigned to the player via the Internet-enabled device and, in the event of a winning game play, the unique identifier of the respective game result file is transmitted to the player for subsequent use in redeeming the game play. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324208 | ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE WITH CONTAGIOUS WILD SYMBOLS - Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may provide gaming options relating to contagious wilds, non-contagious wilds, dormant wilds, contagious dormant wilds, and/or blockers. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324209 | GAME SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIDEO GAMES - One object is to provide a server device that enables accurate expectation of cost required to acquire a desired game content. In accordance with one aspect, a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a game to one or more players via a network. This server device includes a won game content selecting unit configured to select one or more game contents as first won game contents from the game contents contained in a first deck allocated to a first player of the one or more players, an owned game content information storage unit configured to store the one or more won game contents in association with the first player identification information, and an updating unit configured to update the first deck by clearing the one or more first won game contents from the first deck. | 12-05-2013 |
20130331165 | METHODS DEVICES APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTENDING BROADENING AND PROMOTING GAMING PARTICIPATION - Disclosed is a game participation extension system for extending, broadening and promoting gaming participation, in a regularly recurring game, including: a game instance tracking module to track one or more instances of the regularly recurring game, a virtual game generator to substantially in real-time generate virtual representations mirroring game events from the tracked game instance and to transmit the virtual representations to a computing appliance of a prospective player, and a virtual wager module to accept virtual wagers made by a prospective player through their respective computing appliance. | 12-12-2013 |
20130337881 | International internet paper currency scanning and placement - Subscribers to the website using an optical scanner or similar device, uploads the paper currency of their choice onto a predesigned form, images of the currency will be randomly selected and displayed on the website or, informing where to locate the selected winning currency. Mobile device subscribers will have a similar process for the website/internet and mobile devices. The website will also precopy paper currency, place the currency in commerce, foreign/domestic for the general public to locate to receive a prize. All subscribers will view prepaid advertisements before the announcements of winning currency, subscribers must follow the website to timely claim a prize once the winning currency is announced. There will be predesignated locations for claiming prizes, contestants must present the actual currency and identification to claim their prizes. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337882 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER AND A GAMING SYSTEM - An electronic method of gaming comprising: displaying a sequence of first awards including a current first award; receiving one or more selections with respect to a plurality of second awards until an award condition is met; modifying the display of the sequence of first awards to sequentially advance the display of the sequence of first awards to thereby change the current first award whenever the one or more selections are received; and making the current first award when the award condition is met. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337883 | Method and Associated Lottery Game Card/Ticket for Play of Multiple Game Components - A method and associated lottery game card/ticket are provided for implementing a ticket-based, multi-component lottery game and includes providing lottery tickets for players, wherein the lottery tickets include a first game component with a first prize structure and at least one additional game component with a separate second prize structure. A first validation code is provided on the lottery ticket that is linked to a first game server for validating and redeeming the first game component of the lottery ticket. A second validation code is provided on the lottery ticket that may be linked to a separate second game server for validating and redeeming the second game component of the lottery ticket. Validation and redemption of the lottery ticket for the first and second game components is enabled by separate redemption acts. | 12-19-2013 |
20130344932 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING A LOTTERIZED VIDEO GAME - A system for executing a lotterized video game comprises at least one computer server communicable with at least one client computing device over a network. The server has a processor and a memory with program modules stored thereon and executable by the server. The program modules comprise a game engine module having program code that when executed, generates an interactive game play instance playable on the client computing device; and a lottery services module having program code that when executed, conducts a real lottery transaction within the game play instance. | 12-26-2013 |
20140004922 | System for Detecting Unauthorized Movement of a Lottery Terminal | 01-02-2014 |
20140018142 | Gaming Device Using An Interactive Wheel Feature - Disclosed is a gaming device including an interactive animated representation of a wheel image or partial wheel image. A player of the device can start the wheel image spinning by touching and dragging their finger on the surface of the wheel image in order to move and spin the wheel image at a variety of speeds and directions. | 01-16-2014 |
20140038683 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a plurality of categories for a sports-themed lottery game. A plurality of players are defined for each of the plurality of categories. A previous season statistics set is identified, wherein the previous season statistics set includes a player performance statistics set for each of the plurality of players. Each player performance statistics set includes a plurality of per-game performance indicators. One or more supplemental season statistic sets are generated by rearranging at least two of the per-game performance indicators included within the previous season statistics set. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038684 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computing system for identifying four sports teams selected from a plurality of teams included within a sports league, thus defining four selected teams for a first user. Four players selected from the plurality of players included within each of the four selected teams are identified, thus defining sixteen selected players for the first user. A performance score is assigned to each of the sixteen selected players, thus defining sixteen performance scores for the first user. A first overall score for the first user is assigned based, at least in part, upon the sixteen performance scores. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038685 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computing system for identifying four sports teams selected from a plurality of teams included within a sports league, thus defining four selected teams for a first user. Four players selected from the plurality of players included within each of the four selected teams are identified, thus defining sixteen selected players for the first user. A performance score is assigned to each of the sixteen selected players, thus defining sixteen performance scores for the first user. A first overall score for the first user is assigned based, at least in part, upon the sixteen performance scores. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038686 | METHOD OF CONDUCTING AN OPT-IN SWEEPSTAKES - According to an embodiment, there is provided a method of increasing participation in lotteries and/or sweepstakes or the like wherein users are given the option of adding some incremental amount to a bill or invoice that the user is required to pay, with the additional amount being the cost of entering a lottery or sweepstakes. In some embodiments, a statement that is sent to the user will contain a check-box or other field that a participant can use to indicate a willingness to enter to participate in the lottery. In some embodiments, the additional amount will be $1.00 up to $3.00. Since the user is obligated to pay the bill or statement anyway, adding an additional amount will not inconvenience the user and, additionally, will preferably be sized so that it will not represent a hardship to most customers. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038687 | GAMING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD PROVIDING A MULTIPLE STREAK GAME - One embodiment provides a gaming system providing a multiple streak game associated with a base or primary wagering game. The multiple streak game includes a multiple streak having a multiple streak continuation condition and a single streak having a single streak continuation condition. The multiple streak is initially the active streak. If an outcome a play of the base or primary wagering game satisfies the multiple streak continuation condition, the multiple streak remains the active streak and the player may win an award. If the outcome does not satisfy the multiple streak continuation condition but satisfies the single streak continuation condition, the multiple streak ends, the at least one single streak is set as the active streak, and the player may win an award. If the outcome does not satisfy either the multiple streak continuation condition or the at least one single streak continuation condition, the multiple streak game ends. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038688 | SYSTEMS FOR COORDINATING A DISTRIBUTED GAME IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Various embodiments of a gaming system for coordinating a distributed game in a gaming environment are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the gaming system includes a network of game managers. In the network, each game manager is dynamically interconnected with one or more of the other game managers, and the dynamic interconnections are based on a game manager criteria or gaming data. The gaming system also includes a plurality of groups of gaming machines. The first game manager receives game requests from the first group of gaming machines to initiate a game. The first game manager initiates the game if a sufficient number of game requests are received by the first game manager. Alternatively, the first game manager forwards the game requests to an appropriate game manager if the first gaming machine manager receives an insufficient number of game requests. | 02-06-2014 |
20140045568 | System and Method for Lottery Ticket Verification by Players - A first server system stores a validation file having validation records for lottery tickets provided to players and is accessible by authorized lottery personnel for verifying the status of a lottery ticket. A second server system stores a verification file having verification records for the lottery tickets provided to the players and is made accessible to players prior to redemption of the lottery ticket, wherein a player enters a code provided on the lottery ticket that is linked to the specific verification record for the lottery ticket and is provided with the winning or losing status of the lottery ticket. | 02-13-2014 |
20140051492 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOWING PLAYERS TO PLAY ROULETTE GAMES HAVING MODIFIABLE WAGERS - A method for allowing players to play a matching-type game with a gaming device is described. The method includes the steps of displaying a matching-type game that includes a plurality of game symbols being displayed on a game screen. Each game symbol indicative of a plurality of game outcomes. The method includes receiving a request from a player to place a wager on the game, the wager being associated with a first outcome and a second outcome, responsively generating a modified wager as a function of the received request, randomly generating an outcome of the matching-type game, and resolving the modified wager as a function of the first outcome, the second outcome, and the generated game outcome. | 02-20-2014 |
20140057692 | System and Method for Implementing an Additional Game to Players of a Lottery Game - A computer-implemented system and method for providing a lottery game includes providing players with a unique validation code for each desired play of a lottery game. A first encryption code is generated for each validation code and stored so that the first encryption code and algorithm are present only as electronic data in the computer system and are not provided to the players. Players submit their respective unique validation code for registration in the lottery game and the computer system applies the algorithm to each code submitted by a player to create a second encryption code for each unique validation code. The computer system compares the second encryption code with a record of the first encryption codes to determine whether a match exists between the second encryption code and one of the first encryption codes. | 02-27-2014 |
20140066157 | ENGINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REGULATED MOBILE GAMING - A computer-implemented engine, system and method for generating games of chance over a network and delivering content responsively to information input by a user remote from the engine, system and method. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066158 | WAGERING APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A system, method and apparatus provides a unique pool betting product where players make selections in a number of different events which occur in sequential legs or time periods. After some and preferably most of the legs have been completed, players who have correct “win” predictions for each of the events or legs that are completed and thus remain in contention for the Jackpot Pool, and potentially those still eligible for consolations prizes, will be offered an opportunity to sell their tickets, in whole or in part, to the game operator or through the game operator. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066159 | Method of Lottery Wagering on Real-World Events - Methods for direct wagering and lottery wagering on real-world events including outcomes based on fantasy sports league performance. One method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting a set of variables, each variable representing a time-varying value capable of having a fixed value at a specified time. For each variable, the method includes selecting a range of values for the fixed value of the variable at the specified time, dividing the range of values into a set of n increments, randomly assigning a lottery number from a set of lottery numbers, 1 to n, to each increment, selecting a winning lottery number from the set of lottery numbers based on correlating the fixed value of the variable at the specified time with the increment associated with the winning lottery number; and determining a set of winning lottery numbers from the winning lottery numbers selected for each variable. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066160 | GAMING SYSTEM - A ticket management system ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140066161 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN OUTCOME ENHANCING FEATURE - An embodiment of a gaming device includes a game having at least three choices, wherein each of the choices either trumps or is trumped by one of the other choices, and a processor programmed to determine if an outcome enhancing condition is satisfied, enable a player to elect to enhance an outcome if an outcome enhancing condition is satisfied, enable the player to select one of said choices, select one of said choices, determine an outcome based on a comparison of the player's choice with the processor's choice, provide a win outcome if the player elected to enhance an outcome and the comparison of the player's choice with the processor's choice results in a draw determination, provide a draw outcome if the player elected to enhance an outcome and the comparison of the player's choice with the processor's choice results in a lose determination. | 03-06-2014 |
20140080564 | ELECTRONIC WAGERING - The present system incorporates mobile computing devices to play games, such as electronic pull-tabs, in a plurality of venues, each having a local wireless network. Each network communicates with a central system that generates decks of game outcomes and associated awards. All wagers and awards for each game are tracked on the central system, which also provides each game award and associated outcome from a deck stored on the central system. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080565 | TERMINAL, SYSTEM AND GAME PLAY METHOD FOR RANDOM NUMBER SELECTION EVENTS - A console for enabling play of a casino wagering game has: a video display screen; a player input system; a wager accepting and resolving system; a ball drop-and-capture gaming system; sensors for the gaming system; and a processor. Separate areas are provided on the video display screen for display of distinct results from at least two consecutive separate ball drop-and-capture events. The processor is configured to:
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20140087812 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING METHOD - A game is executed in a normal round, in a first-type free round, and in a second-type free round. The normal round is executed with a first symbol set including a plurality of symbols. The first-type free round is executed with a second symbol set that includes at least one first symbol in addition to the symbols in the first symbol set. The second-type free round is executed with a third symbol set that includes at least one second symbol in addition to the symbols in the first symbol set, the at least one second symbol being different from the at least one first symbol. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087813 | Apparatus and Methodology for Gaming - One possible embodiment of the invention could be a methodology of playing a game comprised of the following steps selecting from the set of gaming symbols one or more winning gaming symbols for the play of the game; providing at least one playing card, the playing card presenting one or more gaming symbols for the play of the game, the card displaying the one or more winning gaming symbols; publishing one or more winning gaming symbols prior to a distribution of at least one playing card, distributing at least one playing card to at least one gaming participant; and comparing the gaming symbols of the distributed playing card with the one or more winning gaming symbols to determine if the distributed playing card has any gaming symbols that match the one or more winning gaming symbols to establish the distributed playing card as a winning play card. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087814 | Social Media Lottery Game with Player Profile Wagering Selections - The present invention combines aspects of social media with traditional lottery games. In one aspect, the present invention provides lottery game for drawing-based and instant-based games, where the numbers or icons that are traditionally used are replaced by player profiles. | 03-27-2014 |
20140094244 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DISPLAYING HISTORICAL ROULETTE INFORMATION - Methods and apparatuses for displaying information relating to a roulette game. A roulette game display comprises at least one of a hot bet field, a number frequency field, and an even-money bet road chart. The hot bet field displays a message including information relating to a highest ranking event stored in an event history. The number frequency field includes an arrangement of indicator spaces configured for marking to show recent results of a plurality of roulette wheel spins. The even-money bet road chart includes a grid for displaying a plurality of recently winning even-money bets. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100014 | Methods for Securing Data Generation via Multi-Part Generation Seeds - Methods and systems for securely generating lottery games are presented. A final game generation seed number is formed from multiple seed numbers from multiple and differing parties such that no one party has the ability to create the final seed number without the other parties' consent or knowledge. Since the final seed number is required by the software that governs the distribution of prizes within a game and is therefore required to produce valid game data, no one entity would have enough information to determine the location of a winning prize. This creates an environment of transparency such that all parties must agree on the terms that result in the formation of the final seed number from the individual seed number fragments in order to produce a game. | 04-10-2014 |
20140106840 | System and Method for Implementing Internet-Based Games wherein a Plurality of Different Games Share a Common Prize Structure - A system and computer implemented method for conducting play of Internet-based lottery games includes providing players with a plurality of different Internet-based lottery games playable on an Internet enabled device in communication with an Internet game site, wherein the games have different game themes and mechanics of play by the player. A selection is accepted from a player for play of a particular one of the Internet-based lottery games. The plurality of different Internet-based games are linked to a common predetermined prize structure associated with a defined set of data files loaded in a secure game outcome generator such that the data files determine the outcome and prize structure of a defined number of game plays regardless of the particular game selected for play by the player from the plurality of different games. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106841 | ROULETTE GAME - According to various embodiments, an apparatus may laser project a customized ordering of numbers onto a roulette wheel. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING PAYOUTS IN GAMING SYSTEMS - A system, apparatus and method for presenting payouts in primary and/or secondary gaming activities. A plurality of concentric wheels, rings, or other shapes are provided, where each includes a plurality of different symbols, numbers, or other indicia that can be used as a part of a collective payout award. The wheels, rings, or shapes are rotated, and at least one segment designator is provided to demarcate segments of each wheel, ring, or shape as an active segment when the wheels, rings, or shapes stop spinning. The payout amount is based on the aggregate of the symbols, numbers, and/or other indicia presented via the segment designator(s) when the spinning wheels, rings, or shapes have come to rest. In an alternate embodiment, the segment designators are rotated, and demarcate segments of each wheel, ring, or shape as an active segment when the segment designators stop spinning. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106843 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING MAIN GAME ACTIVATING A BONUS EVENT - A game and gaming apparatus include a main game and a bonus game. A player is entitled to participate in the bonus game without an additional wager beyond that required to play the main game. Winning outcomes of the main game determine the indicia used to play the bonus game. In one embodiment upon a winning outcome of the main game, an indicia, such as an image of a winning amount, is transferred to the bonus game. In another embodiment, the bonus event includes categories associated with winning outcomes of the main game, the categories activated based upon wins of the main game. In one embodiment, the main game is a game of video poker. Winning hands are associated with or activate positions of the bonus game. Play of the bonus game comprises selection of at least one of the indicia or positions/categories which have been activated. | 04-17-2014 |
20140128140 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTERING A LOTTERY IN COMBINATION WITH A PARI-MUTUEL POOL - In a method for administering a lottery in combination with a pari-mutuel pool, tickets are generated at point-of-purchase terminals, each ticket including a series of randomly generated or user-selected numbers. A portion of the purchase price of each ticket is allocated to the pari-mutuel pool and is treated as a wager in the pari-mutuel pool, while another portion of the purchase price may be allocated to other pools, including a supplemental payout pool. If the ticket is a winning ticket, a preliminary amount of a payout from the wager in the pari-mutuel pool is determined. In some cases, this preliminary amount is supplemented from monies in the supplemental payout pool. | 05-08-2014 |
20140128141 | GAMING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD INVOLVING A PLURALITY OF ROTORS INTERCHANGEABLY OPERABLE IN A DECOUPLED MODE AND A COUPLED MODE - A gaming table, method and device including a plurality of rotors interchangeably operable in a decoupled mode and a coupled mode. The system includes a rotor coupler and a coupler actuator. The system provides an award associated with an indication of a combination of symbols of the rotors. | 05-08-2014 |
20140135094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SECONDARY CONTEST DETERMINED BY THE RESULTS OF A PRIMARY WAGERING GAME - Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary wagering game on computing devices within a communication network in which players enter wagers and their results from the primary wagering game in the secondary contest and the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest. | 05-15-2014 |
20140135095 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING GAMES - A computer-implemented method that includes receiving a number selected from a pool of non-repetitive numbers where the number includes a first group of digits X and a second group of digits Y. The method further includes selecting, from the pool, a winning number that includes a first group of digits A and a second group of digits B; and calculating a number of winning categories. Each winning category includes winning criterion such as the digits of A being identical to corresponding digits of X and a digit of B being identical to a digit of Y or a digit of A being different from a corresponding digit of X and at least two digits of B being identical to corresponding digits of Y. The method further includes distributing a prize. | 05-15-2014 |
20140141856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING LOTTERY GAMES INCLUDING PLAYER-DESIGNATED BENEFICIARIES AND CONDITIONAL PAYOUT DISTRIBUTION - Systems, apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture provide for the distribution of a payout amount associated with a lottery ticket being conditioned or otherwise based on the payout amount. Some embodiments provide for determining a positive payout amount associated with a lottery ticket and determining at least one recipient and/or beneficiary of the positive payout amount based on (i) the positive payout amount and/or (ii) a recipient or beneficiary associated with the lottery ticket and/or the payout amount. In one embodiment, larger prizes (e.g., a jackpot prize, a prize greater than a predetermined threshold payout amount) are awarded to the player(s) of a virtual lottery ticket (e.g., shared by the players), and smaller prizes are distributed to a charitable organization (e.g., other than any of the players) selected by one or more players of the lottery ticket. | 05-22-2014 |
20140148235 | Vending Device for Manufacturing On-Demand Lottery Tickets - A distributed manufacturing and distribution process for lottery tickets is disclosed. The manufacturing/vending system comprises a ticket manufacturing server and one or more vending devices located at remote sites. Each vending device is operatively coupled for communication with the server, normally via a network connection. Each vending devices is further equipped with blank media and printing means, so that a customer is able to purchase on-demand tickets from a vending device in communication with the server. Additionally, the vending devices may be configured as electronic aid to display the results of the purchased lottery tickets in entertaining ways to the customer. | 05-29-2014 |
20140148236 | GAMING SYSTEM SERVER - An example gaming system server is arranged to receive terminal data from a player operable terminal and determine whether the terminal data includes at least one of game play data and lottery data. The server includes a game module which operates in response to a determination that the terminal data includes game play data to generate server game data based on the game play data for transmission to the player operable terminal; a lottery module which operates in response to a determination that the terminal data includes lottery data to generate a lottery entry; and a communication module arranged to communicate the lottery entry to an independent lottery system in a form compatible with the lottery system, receive a receipt from the lottery system for the lottery entry, and associate the receipt with the terminal. | 05-29-2014 |
20140148237 | PREPAID WAGERING CARD - A prepaid wagering card and a system and method for playing the lottery over a telephone line using the prepaid wagering card are provided. The prepaid wagering card includes information that makes it convenient to obtain the prepaid wagering card and use it to wager sets of numbers listed thereon, while also ensuring that the information remains secure. Participating in a lottery using the prepaid wagering card simply involves calling a wagering system from a telephone and providing requested information. Thus, a user can purchase a prepaid wagering card and decide on which scheduled lottery to actually wager using the prepaid wagering card. | 05-29-2014 |
20140148238 | SKILL BASED LOTTERY SYSTEM - The invention disclosed provides a gaming system that is based on the outcome of scheduled sporting events. The wagers are directed to a selected sporting event and represent either of the top six, five or four winners. Alternate embodiments involve an array of sporting events, and other embodiments involve different scoring schemes. A method is provided to assign sports participants to groups when the total number of participants is large. | 05-29-2014 |
20140155133 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTIVE GAME PLAY IN LOTTERY AND GAMING ENVIRONMENTS - Methods and systems for electronic interaction comprising a display for presenting a grid of identifying objects, an input for receiving a player selection of an identifying object, a random generator for randomly selecting a winning identifying object, and a point tally system for awarding points to the player according to the rules comprising a first point value if the player selected identifying object exactly matches the winning identifying object, a second point value if the player selected identifying object is in a geometric relationship with the winning identifying object, and a third, negative, point value if the player is not awarded the first point value or the second point value. | 06-05-2014 |
20140162746 | Method and kit of tools for playing lotto games - A method for playing lotto games using many types of betting elements, each type comprising single betting elements and sub-elements of at least two kinds, forming said single betting elements; said method comprising picking out all betting elements at random one by one from a set and then picking out at random and returning to the set, one by one a particular number of said betting elements, which bring about creation of random sequences of single betting elements and sub-elements containing all possible combinatorial types and using kit of tools for putting said betting elements, picked out at random during both games constituting said method, for writing down results of the games and for making bets, comprising: sets of said betting elements, tables associated with playing desks of a dealer and a player with tokens, tables used in lottery tickets, said tables or combo boxes used in a computer version of the method. | 06-12-2014 |
20140162747 | Monetization for lotteries and free games - Legislations set constraints for free lotteries and other free games of chance. New services which can be charged to players are disclosed as a method, a system, and as the new business model that they create for games of chance and particularly free games of chance. | 06-12-2014 |
20140187305 | Providing Games with Enhanced Prize Structures - Systems and methods for enhancing a prize structure of a game by using insurance to provide payment of highly valued prizes while securing the game entries such that the parties cooperating to form the entries are unable to locate winning entries in the completed entries. | 07-03-2014 |
20140187306 | GAMING WHEEL - The present invention relates to a gaming wheel ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140194178 | SERVER DEVICE FOR RECOMMENDING GAME CONTENT - One object is to provide a setup for recommending a game content more effectively. In accordance with one aspect, a server device according to an embodiment includes: a game progress control unit for controlling the game progress; an information storage unit for storing information; a determination unit for determining whether a player owns a game content that requires a change in display mode of a screen containing a guidance display area for guiding the player to a gasha screen for obtaining a card as a game content; and a display control unit for displaying the screen containing the guidance display area on the terminal device. | 07-10-2014 |
20140200063 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN INTERNET BASED SWEEPSTAKES - An internet-facilitated contest—a Sweepstakes—played by participants, randomly selected as eligible, on whose computers the application resides. The invention involves such a participant's attempts to electronically connect with another such randomly-selected eligible participant. Prizes are awarded to those participants who successfully make such a connection within certain time constraints. The invention contemplates a computer program being readable by the computer for executing method of the invention. The invention further contemplates a machine-readable memory tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for executing the method of this invention. | 07-17-2014 |
20140206426 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING LOTTERY GAMES WITH PORTABLE DEVICES ENABLED FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer system that includes a processor executing the code to: receive an indication indicating that a player desires to participate in a lottery game based on a near field communication (NFC) between a mobile device of the player and a first game piece associated with the lottery game conducted by a game conducting authority; conduct a drawing in accordance with rules of the lottery game; receive an indication identifying an action performed by the player in accordance with the rules of the lottery game where the action is based on: i) a result of the drawing and ii) NFC communication between the mobile device of the player and a second game piece associated with the lottery game; and distribute a prize to player in accordance with the rules of the lottery game. | 07-24-2014 |
20140206427 | GAME MACHINE, CONTROL METHOD FOR USE IN THE GAME MACHINE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A game machine displays a movie in which at least one object moves in a predetermined area. The game machine includes an attribute management data storage device that stores attribute management data for managing a plurality of types of attributes. And the game machine specifies at least one holes to be assigned with any one of attributes in the predetermined area, select an attribute to be assigned to the hole by lottery from attributes, assigns the attribute selected to the hole, and generates in a game, change corresponding to the attribute assigned to the hole when the object reaches the hole on the movie. | 07-24-2014 |
20140235313 | Lottery Game Market with Developer Network - Versatile and comprehensive systems and methods are provided for developing, testing, housing and distributing lottery game offerings, in embodiments of the present invention, a lottery developer network, a game market and a production engine are provided. The lottery developer network supplies a complete development and testing environment to game developers, and the game market provides lottery operators such as government lotteries with access to a vast interactive game library for selection and customization. A game production engine in accordance with the present invention facilitates the rapid selection and implementation of interactive lottery games. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235314 | POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL ADDRESSES - The geographical positioning system and method therefor are adapted to pair at least one address of a person to a selected persons address in at least one of a predetermined distance and/or circle emanating from the geographical address of the selected person, and/or a distance/circle from where a predetermined number of persons live in proximity to the selected person. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235315 | Rolling Raffle Game, Prize Method, and Distribution Method - For a premium wager, a raffle game is added to a lottery game play. All players of the base game (who purchased the add-on game or not) who achieve a pre-determined outcome receive a raffle game play which is entered into a raffle drawing at no additional cost. The raffle drawing is held, and the winning raffle outcome is identified. Winning raffle ticket recipients submit their tickets to the lottery authority for their prize. A determination is made if the add-on game was purchased with the base game play associated to the winning raffle ticket. If the add-on game was purchased with the base game play, the player receives the raffle prize. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235316 | On-Line Combined Optional Instant and Future Draw Game of Chance and Method of Playing Same - A combined future lottery and optional instant game uses a central computer connected on-line with multiple game terminals. The player chooses: 1) a first set of at least one game piece, typically numbers, at one of the game terminals and 2) whether or not to play an instant game. The central computer receives the selections, and stores them. If an optional instant game is selected, the central computer acquires a random second set of at least one number and transmits it to the game terminal. A ticket, whether printed at the terminal or displayed, includes the first and second sets of number(s) and an indication of whether the optional game was selected for play. Matching of one or more numbers in the first and second sets results in a win in any of a variety of numbers games and lotto games. The first selected set of numbers is also used in a future lottery such as a weekly draw lottery. A spacing between the first and second number sets appearing on the ticket, and bracketing of displayed winning amounts on a ticket, deter retailer fraud. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235317 | GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEM - A group of associated gaming devices each having a lottery drawer including a database having a plurality of entries each entry containing one or more winning numbers associated with a predetermined time interval, and a pseudo random number generator for generating pseudo random numbers from a seed supplied by the database, and a clock for extracting the winning number or numbers from an entry of the database for the time interval indicated by the clock, and a comparator for at least one receiving of the extracted winning number or numbers and at least one number generated by the pseudo random generator, wherein the comparator is adapted for generating a win signal when the extracted winning number and the generated pseudo random number match; and wherein all of the associated gaming devices include identical databases having the plurality of entries and pseudo random number generators whereby win signals are generated simultaneously. | 08-21-2014 |
20140243066 | Method and Article of Manufacture for Making Lottery Selections - Methods for generating a group of numbers usable for selections in a lottery are described. A user interface to a lottery selection method is also disclosed. | 08-28-2014 |
20140256393 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYING A GAME OF CHANCE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF PATTERNS - Systems and methods enable a player to play a game of chance. The methods include providing a player card to be used with the game, wherein the player card includes a predetermined number of spaces for displaying player indicia. A processor enables a player to select one of a plurality of available patterns for the player card, wherein a plurality of the spaces is included within each of the available patterns. The processor also enables the player to select a plurality of player indicia for the selected pattern, wherein each player indicia is displayed within one of the spaces included within the selected pattern. A plurality of house indicia is randomly selected. The processor determines whether the house indicia matches the selected player indicia for the selected pattern, and determines a payout based upon the determination whether the house indicia matches the selected player indicia for the selected pattern. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256394 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GAME PLAY IN AN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT - The inventions herein relate to novel games of chance and apparatus and methods for their play. In certain embodiments, the existing lottery infrastructure is used in conjunction with electronic remote game play. A player receives a ticket identification number (TIN), optionally via lottery game play, and then plays an electronic game based upon the TIN. The remote system contains information associated with the TIN, for example, identification of which game will be played, and in a predetermined context, whether the player is to win or lose, and if they win, the form of the prize. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256395 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING BETS FOR LOTTERIES OR GAMING WITH GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS, MULTI-GAME PLAY WITH ONE BET, AND COMBINATIONS OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE PLAYERS - A method of collecting, graphically displaying, managing, and directing individual contributions and distributions of pooled funds and/or investments online to enable participants to share in the purchase of lottery tickets, to bankroll casino table game players, to invest, or to bet, alone or in any combination. A Pool-in-Pool method is included to allow some proportion of a pool to be used to buy into other pools, thereby enabling players to increase the odds of winning a given prize by increasing the number of games to which their bets apply and the jackpots to which they have some claim. The method is enhanced by user determined combinations of games combined within a pool and participation of pools in varying percentages of other pools, allowing users to set the statistical advantage sought and to determine the level of acceptable rate of loss. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MATCHING GAME IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TRANSACTION ON A GAMING MACHINE - A matching game is triggered for play by a plurality of players while the players are performing a transaction. A matching rule is established for playing the matching game and a jackpot pool is established for awarding prizes to the players. The players are allowed to initiate a session by logging onto a gaming machine to perform the transaction and the players are identified. A selected set of symbols are established for each player and a match set of symbols are generated. The matching game is triggered in response to a predetermined trigger where only the players in the current session are eligible for the matching game. The match set of symbols are compared against each selected set of symbols. The prize is responsively awarded from the jackpot pool to each player whose selected set of symbols satisfies the matching rule. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256397 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING LOTTERY GAMES - Described are methods, systems and apparatus for enabling a lottery player to receive information corresponding to a lottery outcome in association with receipt of an incoming communication. In an implementation, the method includes receiving an indication of an incoming communication, determining a lottery entry outcome, and determining an audible output based on the lottery entry outcome and on the indication of the incoming communication. The method also includes outputting the audible output via a player device to indicate both the incoming communication and the lottery entry outcome. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256398 | MULTIPLAYER GAMING SYSTEM - The present invention generally relates to gaming systems for playing ball games where a ball is launched into a gaming area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multi-player gaming system comprising a ball game device having a launching mechanism for launching a ball into a gaming area to start a game, the gaming system further comprising a start control means for controlling start of the launching mechanism and a plurality of gaming terminals for a plurality of players, said gaming terminals including an input device for inputting a prediction and/or a bet for the outcome of a game. In accordance with the present invention, the input device of each gaming terminal includes start signal input means for inputting a start signal for starting the launching mechanism, wherein the start control means of the gaming system includes a random signal generator for randomly selecting one of the plurality of gaming terminals for each game to generate the start signal and a display signal generator for generating a display signal indicative of the gaming terminal selected for the generation of the start signal. | 09-11-2014 |
20140274273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A LOTTERY GAME - The disclosed technology relates generally to a method and system for conducting a lottery drawing that includes two or more potential prizes that are tied to the life of a winner of the prize. A first prize, in certain embodiments, is a payment made in first regular installments throughout the remaining lifetime of the first prize winner and a second prize, in certain embodiments, is a payment made in second regular installments throughout the remaining lifetime of the second prize winner. In certain embodiments, the first regular installments may have a different periodicity and different value than the second regular installments. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274274 | GAMING MACHINE WITH CONTROLLABLE AND VARIABLE MECHANICAL VIBRATION AND RHYTHM PATTERNS - According to some aspects of the present disclosure, a gaming machine includes one or more display devices configured to display a wagering game, a knocker, and one or more memory devices. The knocker includes a first impactor configured to strike a first portion of the gaming machine, and a motor coupled to the first impactor. The motor is configured to selectively actuate the first impactor to strike the first portion of the gaming machine with one of a first impact force and a second impact force. The one or more memory devices store instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the gaming machine to actuate the knocker in response to an occurrence in the wagering game. | 09-18-2014 |
20140295932 | Methods to Conduct Enhanced Second Chance Games via a Quorum and Prize Structure - A method for conducting a lottery second chance game program defines a quorum condition for entry into a second chance games, wherein a plurality of losing game tickets in a primary lottery game are needed to satisfy the quorum conditions. A quorum value is assigned to the game tickets and is linked to a unique identifier on each game ticket. Game ticket data is received from entries by players of losing game tickets, including the unique identifiers. The quorum value for the entered losing game tickets is applied to the quorum conditions for the second chance games. A prize value is established for each of the second chance games that appears to the player as a rolling prize that varies over time but is a fixed amount predetermined by one of the losing game tickets used to satisfy the quorum condition for the respective second chance game. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295933 | Server Device, Control Method Performed by the Server Device, Program, and Terminal Device - An item can be provided to a user by a lottery and the item odds can be changed in accordance with a prescribed condition. A control method, performed by a server device connected via a communication line to a terminal device operated by a user, comprises the step of selecting a lottery mode from among a plurality of lottery modes, the step of following the selection of the lottery mode, holding a drawing from among a plurality of types of items on the basis of the selected lottery mode, and the step of following the holding of the drawing, providing the won item to the terminal device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295934 | SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A server includes drawing means ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140302906 | NEWS NETWORKS FOR ONLINE VIDEO GAMES - There is described herein an online video game having a news network module for generating news feeds for broadcasting inside and outside of the video game. The news feeds may comprise virtual world news and/or real world news and may be customized as per individual player settings or operator settings. | 10-09-2014 |
20140302907 | LOTTERY SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a lottery system for redirecting an online lottery client to impede crashing owing to increased traffic during a lottery jackpot. The system includes node servers including a first node server and a second node server. A broker server indicates to the first node server that the second node server is allocated to the client so that the first node server can redirect the client to the second node server to distribute traffic among node servers and impede crashing. | 10-09-2014 |
20140309008 | Optical System for a Roulette Wheel - In a first aspect, there is described an optical system for monitoring a ball play volume of a roulette wheel. The optical system comprises an electronic image detector and a reflector arranged to reflect light from a ball play volume of a roulette wheel onto the electronic image detector. The electronic image detector is configured to form an image of the ball play volume from the reflected light. In a second aspect, there is described a method of monitoring a ball play volume of a roulette wheel. The method comprises the steps of using a reflector to reflect light from the ball play volume, and forming an image of the ball play volume from the reflected light. In a third aspect, there is described a method of manufacturing an optical system for monitoring a ball play volume of a roulette wheel. The method comprises the steps of providing an electronic image detector, and providing a reflector arranged to reflect light from a ball play volume of a roulette wheel onto the electronic image detector. | 10-16-2014 |
20140315614 | ONLINE LOTTERY SCRATCHER SYSTEM - The embodiments disclose an apparatus including at least one device configured for registering, recognizing, and authenticating a player/user of an online lottery scratcher system, at least one device configured for communications between the online lottery scratcher system and at least one digital programmable online lottery scratcher application, at least one player/user wireless touch screen device for interactively interfacing with the at least one digital programmable online lottery scratcher application to display a digital scratch off ticket, and at least one functional system configured for virtual scratching off of a digital scratch off ticket. | 10-23-2014 |
20140329575 | Systems And Methods For Processing Software Objects In Connection With A Map-Based Gameboard - Systems and methods for processing software objects in connection with a map-based game are disclosed. Embodiments of the presently disclosed invention provide players with the ability to participate in a map-based game that offers prizes or discovery in the form of software applications upon his or her selection of one or more grid units in a map-based game. For example, in a map-based game, one or more of the units on the gameboard may have embedded therein one or more Apps that, when selected by the player, cause the application to be executed, unlocking aspects or features of the map-based game or providing players with entertainment, advertisements, promotional information, education, social networking, games, or utility functions. | 11-06-2014 |
20140329576 | Method and a System for a Multidimensional Game - A method, a system and a computer program for a feature game of a multidimensional grid to be used together with a base game. A player may play an initial base game and elect to play the feature game. The player may be provided with a ticket that becomes a winning ticket if some or all of the characters in the multidimensional grid adjoin so as to produce a winning line of horizontal, vertical or diagonal matching characters with a winning set of characters. More than one winning line is possible on each game ticket, producing multiple ways of winning on a single game ticket. | 11-06-2014 |
20140342794 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images of a game, the display panel including a screen facing downward; a partial mirror disposed under the display panel and inclined with respect to the screen to partially reflect the images from the display panel into a forward direction; and a controller configured to execute the game and to control the display panel. | 11-20-2014 |
20140342795 | Live streaming video lottery to present winner reaction - This invention provides live transmission of video feeds from players to a central server over the Internet, with the players' images being portrayed to all of the participants by a reverse video feed. The winner of a particular game is indicated by indicia surrounding the image of the winning individual, with the reaction of the individual having been apprised of his winning the game being transmitted to all other participants through a live streaming video on the Internet back to all the players of the game. | 11-20-2014 |
20140349730 | Game Apparatus and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - A game apparatus comprises operation accepting means that accepts a bet by a player on a betting target among a plurality of betting targets for each of which odds indicating a winning allotment in a first game are set; drawing means that conducts a drawing for the first game; allotment means that pays out a game medium in accordance with a drawing result of the drawing means; storage means that holds a set payout ratio targeted by the game apparatus; stake calculation means that calculates a stake for a second game whose payout ratio is 1, taking into account, along with a number of bet game media, a difference between a position payout ratio, which serves as a winning allotment expectation value per unit of game media, for the betting target bet on by the player, and a set payout ratio held by the storage means; stake accumulation means that accumulates a stake calculated by the stake calculation means; and second game execution means that, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, executes the second game based on a stake accumulated in the stake accumulation means. | 11-27-2014 |
20140349731 | ROULETTE GAME DEVICE HAVING VARIABLE BETTING TIME LIMIT - A roulette game device is configured to make prediction of a game result difficult by making timing at which a bet operation ends variable. | 11-27-2014 |
20140357339 | SERVER DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM - A server device selects by lot one event from among a plurality of events including an encounter event with an enemy character present in a predetermined area in a network game, accepts from a user a command indicating action taken on the enemy character, when the encounter event is selected by lot, performs a process on the enemy character, based on the accepted command, and stores a status of the enemy character obtained after processed. In addition, the server device selects by lot an encounter event for re-encountering an enemy character encountered in past, with a predetermined probability, reads from a memory a status of the re-encountered enemy character obtained at a past encounter, and sets the status as an initial status of the re-encountered enemy character. | 12-04-2014 |
20140357340 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WHEEL GAMES - An illumination system for a roulette game is presented. The illumination system includes a roulette wheel, a lighting pedestal, and a controller. The roulette wheel is mounted for rotational motion. The lighting pedestal is centrally mounted above the roulette wheel and also mounted for rotational motion. The lighting pedestal also includes at least one LED light holder and at least one LED light. The holder is mounted to the lighting pedestal and the at least one light is mounted to the holder. Finally, the controller is connected to the at least one LED light and configured to activate at least one LED light as a function of the rotation motion of the roulette wheel. | 12-04-2014 |
20140357341 | Lottery Game Reward System and Method - Systems and methods for conducting a lottery game that implements a lottery rewards program are disclosed. The system may include a terminal for providing a game ticket to a player for use in a lottery game play. The game ticket has a randomly assigned redemption point value assigned thereto. The redemption point value includes at least one redemption point for use in a lottery rewards program. The system includes a player interface configured to permit a player to enter game ticket data into the lottery gaming system. The system further includes a controller configured to determine whether the game ticket is a winning game ticket eligible for the payout value of the lottery game play and to award the redemption point value of the game ticket to the player when the game ticket is not a winning ticket. In this manner, the rewards program of the present invention permits players to redeem or collect rewards even if the player loses the lottery game. | 12-04-2014 |
20140364187 | REAL-TIME BETTING, DRAWING AND WINNING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Real-time betting, drawing and winning system and method are provided for a bettor to conduct an online betting service. The bettor is connected to a service server via a user device. The service server generates a lottery number in advance, and generates a verification public key, a signing code and a verification private key according to the lottery number. The bettor selects a betting mechanism, and selects a betting item corresponding to the betting mechanism to generate a betting content. The betting content is compared with the lottery number to generate lottery information. The lottery number and the lottery information are transmitted to the user device. The bettor can identify, by using the verification public key, the signing code and the verification private key, to determine whether the lottery number is identical to the betting content. Through the use of the real-time betting, drawing and winning system and method, an online betting result can be obtained immediately, and a betting process can be proved by verification to be fair and trustworthy. | 12-11-2014 |
20140370957 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR IMMERSIVE ROULETTE GAMING - In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, methods, systems, and media for immersive roulette gaming are provided. In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, methods for roulette gaming are provided, the methods comprise: receiving video data from a plurality of image sensors; detecting a ball on a roulette wheel based on the video data using a hardware processor; obtaining motion data about the ball based on the video data using the hardware processor; determining whether the ball is about to fall into a pocket of the roulette wheel based on the video data using the hardware processor; and producing multiple slow-motion images of the ball in response to determining that the ball is about to fall into a pocket on the roulette wheel. | 12-18-2014 |
20140370958 | GAME OF CHANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In various embodiments, players may wager regarding multiple outcomes. | 12-18-2014 |
20140378201 | SYSTEM FOR LOTTERY GAMES - A lottery game system with an increased unpredictability of the winning combination due to expansion of game possibilities by introduction of a principle of competitiveness not only according to the quantity of coincidence of combinations of elements chosen by players (graphic and/or numerical designations) with combinations that have been determined by a random value or otherwise at random, but also at a level of interest in productivity of one competitive system over another, as the ultimate amount of the prize depends on which system of bets becomes effective (i.e. wins). | 12-25-2014 |
20140378202 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A program causes a computer to execute a process of, upon receiving a content request from a player, consuming the lottery point associated with the player, and executing a lottery game for the player, upon receiving a support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player without consuming a play point of the second player, upon receiving a special support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, consuming a play point of the second player and giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player, and limiting the number of executions of the support process to a predetermined number or smaller and permitting execution of the special support process a number of times larger than the predetermined number. | 12-25-2014 |
20140378203 | LOTTERY REWARDS SYSTEM AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS - A consumer gaming loyalty system, which can include: an electronic data processing system operated by a loyalty program operator, the electronic data processing system being independent of a state lottery and a lottery retailer; and a user account defined within the data processing system, the user account configured to store a lottery transaction history provided by at least one of a consumer, the state lottery, the lottery retailer, and the loyalty program operator; and wherein the electronic data processing system is configured to provide least one contest to the consumer through the user account, and the contest is provided by the loyalty program operator independently of the state lottery and a lottery retailer contest. | 12-25-2014 |
20140378204 | PROVIDING SECONDARY WAGERING-GAME PLAY VIA A MOBILE DEVICE - A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include obtaining a game code associated with a secondary game, wherein the game code was scanned from a physical game card. In some embodiments, the game code is scanned by a scanning mechanism of a mobile device. The physical game card is associated with a wagering game. The operations can further include determining an outcome for the secondary game based on the game code. The operations can further include providing, for presentation, an indication of the outcome. In some examples, the indication of the outcome is provided for presentation via the mobile device. | 12-25-2014 |
20150011286 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING REWARD ITEM OF ONLINE GAME AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - In an online game providing a match of various modes, a reward item provided when winning in a certain mode is provided as an item to be available in another mode, thereby increasing interest and adaptability of the users for the other mode. Accordingly, since the users enjoy the match in several modes, the users may enjoy the matches in the various modes, thereby providing a technique for increasing interest for the game of the users. A reward item providing method of an online game according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention through a reward item providing apparatus includes: generating at least one reward item table corresponding to one mode among a plurality of modes that can be provided in a game and storing at least one reward item available in the other modes except for the corresponding mode; setting each win probability of at least one reward item of at least one reward item table; drawing a won item among at least one item according to the win probability in the reward item table corresponding to the executed mode if the character of the user wins the match in the one mode among the plurality of modes; displaying a reward item providing screen providing the won item to the character and including a mode entry button to enter an item display mode as a mode using the won item to the user terminal of the user; and entering the item display mode when receiving a selection input for the mode entry button from the user terminal. | 01-08-2015 |
20150018066 | Online lottery system and method for providing a winning insurance - The present invention relates to an online drawing system for providing winning insurance which provides a user with item contents that the user wants, regardless of whether the item contents are won, when the item contents are not won within a predetermined number of drawing times by setting up insurance for drawings in an online drawing system that provides item contents by drawing. According to the present invention, it is possible to enable a user to keep participating in a drawing at ease even if the user is not won even at a large number of drawing times, by providing winning insurance which provides the user with desired item contents, even if the user enters the drawing and the item contents are not won till a predetermined number of drawing times, and the conditions for acquiring item contents are gradually achieved with an increase in number of drawing times. | 01-15-2015 |
20150024824 | GAMING MACHINE THAT PROGRESSES THE GAMES FROM BASE GAMES TO FEATURE GAMES - Provided is a gaming machine that can entertain a player by developing various game results after entering a feature game mode from a base game mode. The gaming machine progresses the games as follows: in base games, if trigger symbols appearing at rearrangement of symbols complete a specific arrangement pattern, the games are changed from base games into roulette games. In roulette games, the maximum number of lotteries is determined based on the arrangement pattern of the trigger symbols. | 01-22-2015 |
20150024825 | APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING A GAME OF CHANCE - A system and machine-implemented method for facilitating simulation of game play for playing a game, the method including receiving one or more wagers from a user on one or more outcomes of the game, the one or more wagers relating to one of a point total of a first hand and second hand or a condition regarding the values of each of the first hand and the second hand, initiating a randomization event to generate an outcome for the game, the randomization event being generated using a spin of a plurality of randomizer units. Determining the outcome of one or more of the plurality of randomizer units to determine an outcome from the one or more wagers and settling the one or more wagers according to the outcome. | 01-22-2015 |
20150031434 | Method and System for Enhancing Lottery Gaming Payout Perceptions with Coupons - A method for enhancing ticket-based lottery games with coupons includes defining a coupon inventory of available coupons from third party sponsors. An initial coupon matrix is generated wherein a controlled number and value of coupons are assigned to a ticket-based lottery game or games. The coupon matrix is determined as a function of availability of particular coupons over a defined time period and specified third party sponsor redemption liability. Access codes are provide on lottery tickets generated for the ticket-based lottery game, wherein players are able to use the coupon access code to identify and redeem a coupon associated with the coupon access code from the coupon inventory. | 01-29-2015 |
20150038207 | Symbol Match Apparatus And Method For Game - A method and apparatus of aggregating a randomly distributed number of symbol images to a population of consumers using mobile communication devices to scan consumer products or promotional messages. The virtual game card puzzles on the communication devices are populated by the symbols in an order to complete a card and earn a prize or an entry for a drawing to win a prize. | 02-05-2015 |
20150038208 | System, Method, and Apparatus for the Electronic Operation, Management, Sponsorship, Advertising, Promotion, Marketing, and Regulation of Games of Chance on a Network - The present invention is directed to a computer network system that allows a user to register for games of chances throughout the country and in accordance with national, state and local laws and ordinances. This system analyses the geographical location and residency information of a user in relation to the geographical access and participation areas permitted, excluded, and restricted for a game of chance as governed by jurisdictional laws, statutes, rules, and regulations. If the user is not located within a permitted area or falls within an excluded or restricted area, the user will not be allowed to access or participate in the game of chance. The ability of the system to limit participation by geographical location is based on user input, data, and variable analysis, and the comparison between the areas where games of chance are permitted, excluded, restricted, and user location and residency, filters data to determine user accessibility to a game of chance, listings, and advertising. The methods and apparatus of this system have applications on the Internet for raffles as well as other conventional games of chance. | 02-05-2015 |
20150050976 | System and Method for Facilitating the Operation of a Combined Lottery/Bonus Game with Rewards - Systems and methods for facilitating the operation of an instant win lottery game where a bonus indicator provides eligibility for a bonus are disclosed. The holder of an instant win ticket with a bonus indicator can redeem the ticket and receive a bonus including at least one of loyalty points for accumulation and/or redemption, access to one or more bonus games for an opportunity to earn points for accumulation and/or redemption and others. | 02-19-2015 |
20150050977 | SECURITY METHODS USING MOBILE DEVICES - A system for creating a virtual ticket from a fixed location using a portable user device as a ticketing terminal, the virtual ticket having a plurality of user-selected variables associated with the virtual ticket, the system comprising: a local device arranged to broadcast an identifying signal at the fixed location in a vicinity of the local device; the portable user device having a wireless communications module, the portable user device comprising: a receiver for receiving the identifying signal when in the vicinity of the local device at the fixed location, the portable user device being arranged to display ticketing information relating to the identifying signal on the portable user device, the ticketing information including at least some of the user-selectable variables; a user selection module arranged to enable the user to select the values of the plurality of the user-selectable variables relating to the displayed ticketing information; wherein the wireless communications module is arranged to transmit a ticketing request message including the plurality of user-selected variables to a remote server and to receive a unique identifier from the server which enables the creation of the virtual ticket on the portable user device. | 02-19-2015 |
20150057066 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A program causes a computer to execute a process of, upon receiving a content request from a player, consuming the lottery point associated with the player, and executing a lottery game for the player, upon receiving a support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player without consuming a play point of the second player, upon receiving a special support request for supporting a first player playing the lottery game by a second player, consuming a play point of the second player and giving a lottery point to the first player and the second player, and limiting the number of executions of the support process to a predetermined number or smaller and permitting execution of the special support process a number of times larger than the predetermined number. | 02-26-2015 |
20150072749 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDEEMING A WINNING TICKET AND/OR A PLURALITY OF NON-WINNING TICKETS HAVING CORRESPONDING SYMBOLS FOR AN AWARD - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method for redeeming a winning ticket and/or a plurality of non-winning tickets having corresponding symbols for an award. Generally, in various embodiments, the gaming system of the present disclosure enables a player to: (a) redeem a winning ticket for a first award, and (b) redeem a set of two or more non-winning tickets having corresponding symbols for a second award. Thus, while an individual ticket may be a non-winning ticket when standing alone, the gaming system of the present disclosure enables that non-winning ticket to provide value to the player (in the form of an award) when combined with at least one additional non-winning ticket. | 03-12-2015 |
20150080082 | LOTTERY GAME BASED ON DATES AND METHOD OF PLAYING A LOTTERY GAME BASED ON DATES - A lottery game allowing the player to make selections from a plurality of parameters. The parameters each represent specific units of time as well as astrological signs. The player can either pick the variables within the parameters or choose to have the computer select them. The player picks one or more parameters from the plurality of parameters. If the variables picked by the player or the computer match the variables picked by the gaming operator, the player will receive a corresponding payout. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080083 | GAME SYSTEM, SERVER SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A game system includes a game processing section that performs a game process, a lottery processing section that sets a lottery range that specifies a range of items among a plurality of items used during the game process that are subjected to a lottery process, and selects an item from the items that belong to the lottery range by performing the lottery process, and an item acquisition processing section that performs a process that allows a player to acquire the selected item. Information about the plurality of items has a data structure in which the plurality of items are linked to have a parent-child relationship. The lottery processing section sets the lottery range so that a child item is included within the lottery range when a parent item has been set to an acquired state or an acquirable state, and changes the set lottery range based on given information. | 03-19-2015 |
20150087377 | METHODS OF ADMINISTERING ROULETTE BONUS WAGERS AND RELATED APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS - Methods of administering games of roulette may involve accepting a wager may from a player. A multiplier may be randomly selected from a group of fixed multipliers for a payout on the wager. A number and associated color may be randomly generated from within a range of numbers and associated colors. The wager may be resolved by determining whether the randomly generated number is identical to a randomly generated number from an immediately preceding round. A payout may be paid to the player when the randomly generated number is identical to the randomly generated number from the immediately preceding round, an amount of the payout being equal to an amount of the wager multiplied by the randomly selected multiplier. The amount of the wager may be collected for the house when the randomly generated number is different from the randomly generated number from the immediately preceding round. | 03-26-2015 |
20150087378 | WAGERING GAME HAVING PLAYER-DIRECTED POPULATION OF A BONUS FEATURE - A gaming system presents a wagering game that includes a bonus wheel having a plurality of wheel segments. A player directs the placement of at least one award marker on a wheel segment of the plurality, and the wagering game randomly selects a winning wheel segment of the plurality. | 03-26-2015 |
20150105132 | Methods and Kits for Selecting Lottery Numbers - Systems and methods to assist in the selection of lottery numbers based on providing a series of questions and correlating the answers of the questions to lottery numbers. The systems and methods involve using a correlation factor or mathematical formula to assist users in selecting lottery numbers. | 04-16-2015 |
20150105133 | SELECT AND DRAG METHOD FOR A GAMING MACHINE - A method for playing a casino gaming device including a select and drag feature is disclosed. In one embodiment, a player selects values for multiple positions or spots on a game of chance. The player initially selects a value in one of the game positions. The player selects a touch-screen display location (or uses another input device) above the game position displaying the initially selected value, and then selects any other game position to copy the initially selected value into the other game positions. The player may select the touch-screen display location and then drags the initially selected value across the remaining game positions to set the values for the remaining game positions to the initially selected value. | 04-16-2015 |
20150111630 | Logistics Methods for Processing Lottery and Contest Tickets with Generic Hardware - A lottery data transfer method for processing lottery ticket data piggybacks on a merchant's existing debit or credit card interchange system. A BIN is assigned to lottery tickets that is unique in the merchant's credit or debit card interchange, the BIN associated with a lottery data blob also provided on the lottery ticket. The lottery BIN and data blob are into the merchant's existing credit or debit card activation barcode protocol to initiate transfer of the lottery data to a central lottery site via the interchange. At a processor within the interchange, the unique lottery BIN is flagged to initiate special routing to and further processing of the lottery data blob at the lottery central site, wherein the lottery data blob is processed outside of the interchange's debit or credit card data transfer and processing procedures. | 04-23-2015 |
20150119124 | Contract the game of the century - A game supervised by a chief contractor with a programmable remote (FIG. | 04-30-2015 |
20150119125 | Network-Enabled Method and System for a Multi-Player Game with Player Turn-Dependent Award Structure - A computer-enabled method is provided for a network-based multi-player lottery game wherein a plurality of players access a website via a network enabled device and join a multi-player lottery game hosted over the network by a game provider. The players are assigned individual virtual game plays, wherein at least two of the game plays are winning game plays with different award values. A play order is assigned to the plurality of players, wherein the players take turns revealing an aspect of their respective game play according to the assigned play order. Upon a first one of the players revealing a winning game outcome of their game play during one of their respective turns, ceasing further play of the multi-player game and awarding to the first winning player the prize award assigned to their game play and all prize awards of all remaining winning game plays assigned to the other players. | 04-30-2015 |
20150119126 | Network-Enabled Method and System for a Multi-Player Game with Transfer of Partially Revealed Games to a First Winning Player - A computer-enabled method is provided for a network-based multi-player lottery game. A plurality of players access a website via a network enabled device and join a multi-player game hosted by a game provider. The players are assigned individual virtual game plays, wherein at least two of the game plays are winning game plays with different award values. A play order is assigned to the plurality of players, wherein the players take turns revealing an aspect of their respective game play according to the assigned play order. Upon a first one of the players revealing a winning game outcome of their game play during one of their respective turns, ceasing further play of the multi-player game and awarding to the first winning player the prize award assigned to their game play, and transferring to the first winning player all remaining partially revealed game plays for completion by the first winning player. | 04-30-2015 |
20150119127 | COINCIDENT GAMBLING HYBRID GAMING SYSTEM - Systems for providing a coincident gambling hybrid game having coincident gambling and game events is disclosed. The systems involve receive an input from a player. An action event in the game is then determined from the input. A gambling event that is associated with the action event is then determined. Any wagers on the gambling event are also. The results of the gambling event are then determined and the wagers are resolved. A random outcome used to determine a result of the gambling event is then used to change variables in a set of game variables and are applied in the game. | 04-30-2015 |
20150126262 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR CONDUCTING AND PLAYING PERSONALIZED GAMES BASED ON VOCAL AND NON-VOCAL GAME ENTRIES - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer system that includes at least one server and software stored on a computer readable medium accessible by the at least one server; at least one database accessible by the at least one server and is configured to store the game data of the at least one personalized game; a plurality of specifically programmed input devices, where the at least one server, the at least one database and the plurality of specifically programmed input devices are connected through a computer network; where the plurality of specifically programmed input devices are at least a thousand of specifically programmed input devices; and where the at least one server is configured to manage, in real-time, the at least a thousand of specifically programmed input devices. | 05-07-2015 |
20150133207 | ITEM USAGE SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD AND SERVER - The present invention relates to a technique of outputting a win result message of a certain item to a game screen of all users when the certain item is won during usage of a lottery item that may be used by a selection input and one of a plurality of items may be won during the usage in an online or an offline game. A method for providing an item usage service includes receiving usage input from a user terminal for a lottery item that is capable of being used in a game and in which any one among at least one predetermined item is won in the usage through a server providing an item usage service; selecting and providing one of a first win item having a predetermined win probability and a second win item having a higher win probability than the first win item according to the win probability when receiving the usage input; and generating a win result message for the first win item win when the selected win item is the first win item to be displayed at a game screen of all users connected to the game. | 05-14-2015 |
20150141108 | ALPHANUMERIC LOTTERY GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD - A lottery game and systems and methods for administering the lottery game wherein the lottery administrator defines game parameters that in turn define the contours of a game instance pool. Time based games are created by defining the duration for which the pool remains open to wagering or a date and time in the future when it closes. Pool based games are created by limiting pot size or number of participants and the pool is closed when the limit is reached. Outcome based games are created by defining or receiving multiple outcomes to be associated with bets placed. Wagers are made on plays of alphanumeric combinations that correspond to one or more entries into a pool array, from which one or more winners are chosen in a random drawing subsequent to the close of the pool. | 05-21-2015 |
20150141109 | ALPHANUMERIC LOTTERY GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD - A lottery game and systems and methods for administering the lottery game wherein the lottery administrator defines game parameters that in turn define the contours of a game instance pool. Time based games are created by defining the duration for which the pool remains open to wagering or a date and time in the future when it closes. Pool based games are created by limiting pot size or number of participants and the pool is closed when the limit is reached. Outcome based games are created by defining or receiving multiple outcomes to be associated with bets placed. Wagers are made on plays of alphanumeric combinations that correspond to one or more entries into a pool array, from which one or more winners are chosen in a random drawing subsequent to the close of the pool. | 05-21-2015 |
20150294527 | SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL INTELLECTUAL LOTTERY GAMES - A system for organizing virtual intellectual lottery games based on the occurrence of live competitive events. As professional players compete in a real game, a virtual game is organized, where gambling players have the chance to predict each move within the real game. As the real game proceeds, virtual players accumulate points based on the number of correctly predicted moves. The prize pool is generated as gambling players join the virtual game and make bets. Prize distribution is based on point accumulation and speed of prediction. The system is accessible via the Internet, other networks, mobile communications, and system terminals in various locations. | 10-15-2015 |
20150310696 | Method and System to Fund and Conduct Second Chance Games - A lottery second chance game program method is provided for a single lottery jurisdiction or across multiple participating lottery jurisdictions. The lottery jurisdictions are networked to a lottery server system. One or more production runs of primary game tickets are provide to each lottery jurisdiction, with each production run of game tickets having a total face value. For each of the production runs of game tickets, a percentage of the total face value is contributed by the lottery jurisdiction to fund prize awards in a plurality of second chance games that are common to all of the lottery jurisdictions. The plurality of second chance games are provided to all eligible players in all of the lottery jurisdictions by entry of a unique identifier from one or more losing primary game tickets into a central server system. The lottery jurisdictions thus fund the plurality of second chance games as a function of the total face value of game ticket production runs sold to players within their respective jurisdiction. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310697 | BEARER RAFFLE WITH ENHANCED SECURITY AND EXECUTION FEATURES - An improved ticketing system and method for bearer raffles. Upon sale of a bearer ticket, a purchasor identifier is captured at the raffle sales unit. The purchasor identifier is stored in a central ticket database along with the particulars of the bearer ticket sold. On completion of a raffle, raffle winners can be contacted using the captured purchasor identifier information, or in other cases winners can be looked up or verified if a ticket is lost. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317865 | GAME MACHINE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A game machine is provided with a center unit which holds a lottery to select at least one option from a plurality of options by a relative movement between a roulette ring having a plurality of pockets corresponding respectively to the plurality of options and a ball and a center monitor which makes predetermined effects to a lottery in the center unit. The game machine controls the center monitor so as to make the effects when a temporal condition which is a lapse of a predetermined time after the lottery is started and a positional condition under which a JP pocket corresponding to a specific option among the plurality of options and the ball are in a predetermined positional relationship are satisfied. | 11-05-2015 |
20150325078 | GAMING MACHINE, APPARATUS AND METHODS - A gaming system for operating a game of chance, more particularly a gaming machine having a player interface with interactive display, a processor with memory, instructions in memory, and a graphics modelling engine operative cooperatively with a kinematics engine and random number engine, such that the gaming machine is adapted to display randomized motions for a plurality of virtual gamepieces, termed here “selectable objects”, each selectable object having a concealed “embedded element” that is revealed during gameplay. The instructions are configured to execute an initialization stage, a transitional stage, a transformational stage with spatial randomization, and a play stage in which a player selects a subset of the gamepieces from a virtual gameboard. The game is resolved by determining a game outcome based on the number of instant win lottery numbers and non-random supplemental indicia matched by a player, and awarding a prize to motivate further play. | 11-12-2015 |
20150332540 | MANAGING GROUP PLAY IN LOTTERY DRAWS - There is described herein an online lottery application providing single play and group play in a structured and clear manner. Group play is designed to set out playing and winning conditions such that all members of the group are aware of them and adhere to them. Ticket checking and validation for group play is simplified and facilitated by the online lottery application. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332541 | PROXIMITY BASED GAMES AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR PLAYING THEREOF - The present invention provides for a game-operating computer system, including: at least one server and game-operating software stored on a non-transient computer readable medium accessible by the server, where the at least one server, executing game-operating software, is at least configured to: generate an instance of a proximity game, where the instance of the proximity game is played based on the following rules: a) selecting a plurality of winning values from a pool of values, b) electronically receiving a first plurality of player-selected values from the pool of values, c) electronically receiving a second plurality of player-selected values from the pool of values, d) comparing the player-selected values with the winning values, where at least one player-selected value is not equal to at least one winning values; and e) determining at least one winning player from the at least one first player and the at least one second player. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332553 | PURCHASOR-DIRECTED BENEFICIARY POT-SHARING LOTTERY - An electronically facilitated lottery in which the purchasor of a lottery ticket can selectively direct the beneficiary proceeds portion of their ticket purchase price to at least one lottery beneficiary. A ticketing server hosting a ticket database, in communication with a ticket sales system, allows for the sales of lottery tickets with the selection of at least one lottery beneficiary from a plurality of possible lottery beneficiaries being made at the time of sale of the ticket. Following closure of ticket sales, at least one winning ticket can be chosen and the lottery administration system can calculate the allocation of the total sales proceeds of the lottery between the at least one winning ticket and the selected beneficiaries associated with each of the sold lottery tickets. | 11-19-2015 |
20150336003 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND GAME SYSTEM - A game system causes an enemy character that is caused to battle with a player character to appear by implementing a first lottery, and implements a battle between the enemy character that has been caused to appear and the player character. After the battle has started, when a player has performed an operation input that selects one item among a plurality of types of items for acquiring the enemy character, the game system implements a second lottery based on the win probability that corresponds to the type of the selected item and gives the enemy character with which the player character has battled to the player when the player has won the second lottery. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339877 | Method for Integrating Games with Digital Media - A method for integrating game products with sale and dissemination of digital media to players includes providing for players to purchase digital media for download at a purchase price that enters the player into a game wherein the player's downloaded digital media determines whether or not the player has won in the game. The purchased downloads are downloaded from a library, wherein a number of the digital media are stored in the library in their original format, and a defined number of the digital media stored in the library are modified from their original format to include an auditory or visual indication of a winning lottery play. The players download and listen to or view their downloaded digital media to determine if they have purchased a winning digital media in the lottery game. Players losing in the lottery game may be provided a downloaded digital media in its original format. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339893 | SELF-SERVICE LOTTERY MACHINE - The present invention provides a self-service lottery machine, comprising a casing forming an accommodation space; a display device for providing a lottery self-service sales operation interface, which including a touch display screen; a coin-feed and card reading integrated module for completing payment, which including a coin-feed and card reading operation interface; a data input module for implementing keyboard input, the data input module including an input keyboard; and a main board for completing lottery self-service sales according to user's operation received by the data input module, the coin-feed and card reading integrated module and the display device, wherein the display device, the coin-feed and card reading integrated module, the data input module and the main board are arranged inside the accommodation space, and the touch display screen, the coin-feed and card reading operation interface and the input keyboard are all exposed from a first face casing of the casing. | 11-26-2015 |
20150348354 | GAME MACHINE, CONTROL METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMPUTER USED IN GAME MACHINE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A game machine comprising a roulette game unit in which a lottery is executed by a roulette game, wherein a deceleration interval which is an interval to decelerate a roulette ring in the roulette game is changed so that lottery time which is time taken for one lottery of the roulette game unit falls within a predetermined target range. Further, the deceleration interval is changed based on the lottery time of past lottery executed by the roulette game unit. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348370 | Computer-implemented lottery ticket pooling system - A computer-implemented process that allows lottery players to consolidate their tickets into a pool with other lottery players, so that winnings from any ticket in the pool will be equally distributed between all the players/tickets in the pool. The process can be applied to any US national or international lottery (non-scratch game) where a certain set of number is selected from a certain group of numbers. The pool sizes must be pre-determined for each applicable lottery to confirm that any possible set of winning tickets can be equally divided between all the players or tickets in the pool. The process can be executed by any suitable computer software. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356817 | VERIFYING A FIRST DEVICE IS IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH A SERVER BY STORING A VALUE FROM THE FIRST DEVICE AND ACCESSING THE VALUE FROM A SECOND DEVICE - A system includes a first server and a second server. The second server receives a value from a first device, possibly via the first server, and stores the value. In response to a request from a second device, the second server then determines the value and sends the value to the second device. In this fashion, verification can be made that the first device is in communications with the first server. | 12-10-2015 |
20150371496 | APPLICATION CREDIT EARNING INTERLEAVED WAGERING SYSTEM - An application credit earning interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller configured to: communicate application telemetry; receive wager outcome display instructions; display a wager outcome; receive and display eligible awards; communicate an AC award request comprising an AC award from the eligible awards; and receive AC award instructions comprising the AC award; a wager controller constructed to: receive wager request; communicate wager outcome; and the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, the application controller also operatively connected to a patron management server and an AC management device, and constructed to: receive the application telemetry; determine whether to trigger a wager request; communicate the wager request; receive the wager outcome; communicate wager outcome display instructions; communicate the application telemetry; receive an AC value amount; communicate the AC value display instructions; receive AC award data comprising the AC award; communicate the AC award instructions. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379833 | METHOD FOR AWARDING THE VALUE OF WINNING TICKETS DISPENSED BY A VENDING MACHINE - The value of winning tickets dispensed by a vending machine to patrons who purchased the winning tickets are awarded using selection buttons on the vending machine that provide a first option to immediately redeem the value of a winning ticket at the vending machine, and a second option to defer immediate redemption of the value of a winning ticket. The tickets are preprinted with game content and are associated with a deal of tickets that includes at least some predetermined winning tickets. | 12-31-2015 |
20160005259 | Methods and Systems for Generating a Lottery Ticket - A method of generating a lottery ticket comprises the steps of: providing a succession of selection stages; providing for each stage two or more selection options; said selection options comprising a selection area which in response to a lottery player's interaction reveals either a winning or a losing indicator; wherein for each stage at least one of the selection options is a winning selection and at least one of the options is a losing selection. | 01-07-2016 |
20160012668 | PULL TAB TICKET HANDLER AND REVEALER WITH COMPUTER GENERATED DISPLAY | 01-14-2016 |
20160019742 | PROVIDING A SECONDARY SERVICE FOR A CLIENT APPLICATION WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PRIMARY SERVICE - A secondary service provides a second, or collateral, service in connection with a client application associated with a first service. The secondary service receives user input from the client application and forwards the user input to at least one second server for the collateral service. The collateral service may be a lottery gaming system that generates or receives lottery entries as users perform certain actions. Other non-limiting examples of a collateral service that may receive user input via the secondary service include a data mining system, an advertising system, a loyalty and bonus system. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019743 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAGNIFYING SELECTION WINDOWS IN ROULETTE GAMES AND ACCESSING CUSTOM WAGERING PROFILES - A method for facilitating placement of wagers in an online game during game play includes displaying a first view of a wagering grid for an online game, with the wagering grid having lines. The method further includes receiving an input that is a gesture representing placement of a wager by a user on the wagering grid, and displaying a second view of the wagering grid that is a pop-up view. The second view, which can be a zoomed view or a magnified view, excludes any other placed wagers to facilitate placement of the wager by the user with respect to the lines of the wagering grid. Once the user has placed the wager, the method includes displaying an updated version of the first view that includes the wager placed by the user. In one example, the online game is a roulette game. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019744 | Providing Cinematic Animation and Visualized Payoff in a Roulette Game - Methods and computer programs for providing animation to online roulette game during game play include providing data for enabling an interface on a device used for playing the online roulette game. The interface renders a grid identifying bet entries and a roulette wheel on which a ball is provided to determine outcome of the roulette game. A number on the grid on which a bet has been placed, is identified. A number is randomly generated to determine outcome of the roulette game. The number corresponds with a specific one of the plurality of slots defined in the roulette wheel in which the ball is to land. Graphical animation is provided at the roulette wheel to provide visual indication of the outcome of the roulette game as the ball is caused to move around the roulette wheel toward the specific slot in the roulette wheel corresponding to the generated number. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019749 | Logistics Methods for Processing Lottery and Contest Tickets with Generic Hardware - A lottery data transfer method for processing lottery ticket data piggybacks on a merchant's existing transaction card interchange system, such as a debit or credit card interchange system. A routing code is assigned to lottery tickets that is unique in the merchant's transaction card exchange, the routing code associated with a lottery data blob also provided on the lottery ticket. The routing code and data blob are entered into the merchant's existing transaction card activation protocol to initiate transfer of the lottery data to a central lottery site via the interchange. At an issuing processor within the exchange, the routing code is recognized and initiates special routing to and further processing of the lottery data blob at the lottery central site. | 01-21-2016 |
20160027234 | ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A computer implemented method for online multi-player games is provided. The method includes receiving game registration information for at least one game, receiving player registration information from at least one player for the at least one game, compiling a game board for the game, where the game board comprises a plurality of player selected spaces, where each selected space is associated with at least one value of a selected statistic for each entity of the competitive event, transmitting to each player at least one value of the selected statistic for each entity associated with each space selected by that player, receiving an actual value of the selected statistic for each entity from the associated competitive event, determining which space is associated with the actual value of the selected statistic for each entity, and transmitting a notification of winning the prize to the player with the determined space. | 01-28-2016 |
20160027235 | ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAMING SYSTEMS HAVING MULTIPLE BOARDS - A computer implemented method for online multi-player games is provided. The method includes receiving game registration information for at least one game, receiving player registration information from at least one player for the at least one game, compiling a game board for the game, where the game board comprises a plurality of player selected spaces, where each selected space is associated with at least one value of a selected statistic for each entity of the competitive event, transmitting to each player at least one value of the selected statistic for each entity associated with each space selected by that player, receiving an actual value of the selected statistic for each entity from the associated competitive event, determining which space is associated with the actual value of the selected statistic for each entity, and transmitting a notification of winning the prize to the player with the determined space. | 01-28-2016 |
20160027239 | Gaming Machine - A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed and a game value placed as the bet in each gaming terminal, rotates and stops the wheel to determine a resulting symbol from the plurality of symbols, awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area on which the bet is placed in the gaming terminal, and then adjusts the payout rate by changing the odds set for the bet areas in the gaming terminals. | 01-28-2016 |
20160035177 | Method and System for Providing Alternative Usages of Closed Lottery Networks - A method for processing lottery transactions and debit/credit transactions with lottery terminals that communicate with a lottery central site over a closed lottery network includes conducting lottery transactions at the lottery terminals and transmitting lottery transaction data between the lottery terminals and the lottery central site. An interface is configured between the lottery central site and an acquiring processor that is external to the closed lottery network. Debit/credit purchase transactions are conducted at the lottery terminals and debit/credit purchase transaction data is transmitted from the lottery terminals through the closed lottery network to the lottery central site, and from the lottery central site to the acquiring processor via the interface. The debit/credit purchase transaction data and lottery purchase transaction data are isolated throughout the closed lottery network. | 02-04-2016 |
20160035185 | Electronic Syndicated Lottery Platform, System and Method - An electronic syndicated lottery platform, system and method provides for syndicated lottery activities for groups. In aspects, with a first software module, a request is received to establish a primary syndicate wager, wherein the request includes a designation of a specific number of players or a range of a number of players to be included in a wagering group, and further includes at least one type of wagering game to be played, and further receives a designation of one or more players to be invited to join the wagering group, wherein each of the one or more players has a player transaction account. With a second software module, payment is collected for the primary syndicate wager, the wagering game to be played is registered with a game operator, and a determination is made as to whether a win has occurred. Upon a win occurring, embodiments of the system can automatically and electronically credit the player transaction accounts in the wagering group. | 02-04-2016 |
20160042587 | Personal Identification Card for Lottery Participant - As a means to eliminate winning-lottery-ticket theft and to ensure the prizes are awarded to the legitimate winner, a Lottery Corporation, or any third party entity (hereinafter known as ‘The Issuer’), would provide a Personal Identification Card (PIC) to lottery participants. In coordination with a computerized database, the PIC would provide accurate identification of ticket owners and therefore the rightful recipients of any potential winnings. Such identification would effectively stop winning-lottery-ticket theft, misidentification of the rightful winner, money laundering associated with winning lottery tickets, etc. | 02-11-2016 |
20160054966 | GAME DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A GAME RESULT FROM A GAME RESULT GENERATOR - A roulette wheel display arrangement and system is disclosed for displaying a winning result from the roulette wheel. The arrangement comprises a display screen which is arranged to extend around a periphery of the wheel, and a plurality of screen facets, each facet being arranged to extend adjacent a corresponding player wagering position. The arrangement further comprises a plurality of image projection units which are separately arranged to project the winning result onto a respective facet of the display screen, the screen facets being inclined toward the roulette wheel away from the respective player wagering position, such that a player can view the winning result from the wagering position on the respective screen facet. The system further comprises a detector for detecting the location of a playing member on the roulette wheel and a processor communicatively coupled with the detector and the display arrangement, for processing the location of the playing member on the roulette wheel to determine the winning result. The processor is arranged to output the winning result to the display arrangement for displaying the winning result on the display screen. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055708 | Wagering aid - Methods and system for facilitating the in-person wagering process. A bettor operates a device, such as a smartphone or tablet PC, to indicate the various indicia of a desired wager: amount, event, etc. In some embodiments, the device facilitates the indication by presenting past wagers or other preconstructed wagers. Once the wager or wagers are finalized, the device displays a graphical indicia permitting access to the various attributes of the wager(s). The graphical indicia may also include other desirable features such as error correction, authentication, etc. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055716 | POWER PLAY ROULETTE - A modified wagering method for a traditional roulette game called Power Pay Roulette provides a wider range of game winnings as compared to the standard roulette game. A method of wagering on a Power Pay Roulette includes additional wagering options for a single event which provides multiple random payouts in place of a single payout in the standard roulette game. A game system for implementing Power Pay Roulette may include a display, a user interface and a processor. The processor executes instructions that cause the processor to recognize roulette wheel events, display winning numbers and winning payouts. | 02-25-2016 |
20160063799 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR FACILITATING A ROULETTE GAME - In accordance with some embodiments, a gaming apparatus provides for facilitating a roulette game which allows for wagering on multi-spin wagers, wherein a win result of the multi-spin wager is dependent on a plurality of independently-determined results of the roulette game, and further wherein the wager defines a predetermined relationship the plurality of independently-determined results must bear to one another in order for the player to win the wager. The gaming apparatus is, in accordance with some embodiments, operable to modify a graphical user interface to indicate progress in a game instance of the multi-spin wager. | 03-03-2016 |
20160078724 | LOTTERY GAMES ON AN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE - Method and apparatus are described which are used to provide enhanced functionality on gaming devices associated with the play of wager-based games. A secondary processor, separate from a game controller on the gaming device, can be used to provide the enhanced functionality. In one embodiment, the secondary processor can be used to control a display interface on a video display, such as a video display used to play a wager-based game on the gaming device. The display interface can be used to purchase items, such as a lottery ticket, under control of the secondary processor. After purchase, the lottery ticket can be dispensed from the gaming device using a printer. After the lottery ticket is dispensed, it can be reinserted into the gaming device and validated. If any winnings are associated with the lottery ticket, it can be credited to the electronic gaming machine. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078729 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF STANDALONE AND REACTIVE SQUARES GAMES - A system and method are provided for implementing a uniquely automated, and otherwise gamified, version of a Squares Game. The disclosed schemes incorporate technology for hosting on, or interacting/reacting with, potential participants' mobile and personal communicating and computing devices. The disclosed schemes simplify hosting of, and participation in, a unique implementation of a Squares Game associated with one or more live event, including but not limited to live sporting events. The disclosed schemes introduce a streamlined process for registering participants, selecting interior game squares, among many players, and executing all of the gaming functions in an automated manner to include identification and notification of winners when their winning numbers are determined to be associated with respective numbers in the live event. | 03-17-2016 |
20160082358 | ONLINE FANTASY SPORTS GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of enabling a user to play an online fantasy sports game that provides an opportunity to play the game when the user visits a lottery site, provides a plurality of fantasy sports selections in a time window, the plurality of fantasy sports selections corresponds to an option to select a plurality of related actual sports games specified in the time window for that fantasy sport selection, receives the one or more fantasy sports selections that completes a lottery submission before the time window begins, determines a fantasy performance score for each of the plurality of corresponding actual sports games, determines which users have won the game based on each user's selections and each of the determined corresponding fantasy performance scores, and transmits an electronic message indicating one or more winners of corresponding lottery submissions when certain users are identified to have won the game. | 03-24-2016 |
20160093145 | GAMING MACHINE FOR PERFORMING FREE GAME TRIGGERED FROM NORMAL GAME AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF - To provide a gaming machine that can achieve higher entertainment properties. When the game transfers from the normal game to the free game, a roulette type selection process is carried out for determining a reference payout value that serves as a basis for the payout awarded when FEATURE symbols are arranged in a display window. In this roulette type selection process, it is determined that any of the fixed payout regions associated with the predetermined payout value or the non-fixed payout regions are stopped. When the fixed payout region is determined to be stopped, the payout value associated with the fixed payout region is awarded. When the non-fixed payout region is determined to be stopped, the mystery payout drawing process in which the awarded payout value is determined at random is additionally performed, and thus the payout value determined through the payout drawing is awarded. Then, the payout value awarded as described above is set as the reference payout value. | 03-31-2016 |
20160093156 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING LOTTERY GAMES WITH PORTABLE DEVICES ENABLED FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer system that includes a processor executing the code to: receive an indication indicating that a player desires to participate in a lottery game based on a near field communication (NFC) between a mobile device of the player and a first game piece associated with the lottery game conducted by a game conducting authority; conduct a drawing in accordance with rules of the lottery game; receive an indication identifying an action performed by the player in accordance with the rules of the lottery game where the action is based on: i) a result of the drawing and ii) NFC communication between the mobile device of the player and a second game piece associated with the lottery game; and distribute a prize to player in accordance with the rules of the lottery game. | 03-31-2016 |
20160093172 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes: a display device; a storage device configured to store payout data indicative of relation between symbols and payouts; a controller configured to modify a setting of the group of reel strips, at a time of the second game so that the symbol arrays used in the second game leads to a higher expectation value for a payout determined based on a single set of the payout data, as compared with the symbol arrays used in the base game; and an input device for entering a selection of selectable targets displayed on the display device, the selectable targets including a selectable target corresponding to success and a selectable target corresponding to fail. When a payout is determined in the second game and the selectable target corresponding to success is selected through the input device, the controller executes a process of upgrading the payout through a predetermined calculation. | 03-31-2016 |
20160101348 | Method and System to Conduct a Lottery Game Having a Televised Bonus Game Component - A system and related method for conducting a lottery game having a televised bonus game component calls for establishing a primary lottery game wherein players are issued lottery tickets. The primary lottery game has a bonus game component and the lottery tickets have a bonus game symbol thereon. For entry into the bonus game, the players are required to collect a predefined set of the bonus game symbols. Periodically, a bonus game drawing is conducted such that at least one of the players entered in the drawing is selected as a winner in each bonus game drawing and becomes eligible for further participation in the bonus game. The bonus game component is coordinated with a televised game show so that contestants in the televised game show are the selected winners from the bonus game drawings. A prize is awarded to winning contestants who competed in the televised game show. | 04-14-2016 |
20160101349 | Method and System for Conducting and Linking a Televised Game Show with Play of a Lottery Game - A lottery game is linked to a televised game show having a plurality of mini-games followed by a final bonus game. An audience is defined for the game show composed of members from a plurality of different lottery jurisdictions, and audience members are selected for play of a plurality of mini-games conducted during taping of the game show. A plurality of substitute mini-games are separately conducted and taped such that at least one substitute mini-game having a winner from each lottery jurisdiction is taped and stored. One or more winners of the actual mini-games are selected for play of the final bonus. The original version of the taped game show is prepared for broadcast to all of the lottery jurisdictions. The broadcast intended for transmission to any lottery jurisdiction that does not have a winner of an actual mini-game in the original taped version is modified by inserting into the broadcast one of the substitute mini-games having a winner from the respective lottery jurisdiction. | 04-14-2016 |
20160101350 | Method and System for Conducting and Linking Play of a Lottery Game with a Televised Game Show Simultaneously with a Play-at-Home Version of the Game Show - A system and method are provided for conducting a lottery game in conjunction with a televised game show and a play-at-home version of the televised game show. A primary lottery game is established wherein players purchase lottery tickets having a unique web code assigned thereto. Players of the primary lottery game become eligible to be contestants in the televised game show by satisfying a condition of the primary lottery game. During broadcast of the televised game show, an access code is provided to at-home viewers of the show who are also players of the primary lottery game. The access code enables the at-home viewers to access a website, enter the web code from their lottery ticket, enter the access code broadcast with the televised game show, and play a web-based game to win a prize award. | 04-14-2016 |
20160101351 | Method and System for Conducting and Linking Play of a Lottery Game with a Televised Game Show Simultaneously with a Play-at-Home Version of the Game Show - A system and method are provided for conducting a primary lottery game in conjunction with a televised game show and a play-at-home version of the show. In the primary lottery game, players purchase lottery tickets, with each ticket having a unique web code. Players of the primary lottery game become eligible to be a contestant in the show by accumulating a predefined set of game symbols in the lottery game. During broadcast of the game show, a plurality of game symbol codes are provided to at-home viewers of the show who are also players of the primary lottery game. The at-home viewers are able to access a website, enter the web code from their lottery ticket, enter one the game symbol codes broadcast with the game show, and play a web-based game to win a game symbol associated with the entered game symbol code. | 04-14-2016 |
20160101352 | Method and System to Conduct a Bonus Game that Links Separate Primary Lottery Games - A system and related methods for conducting a bonus game to a first primary game that enhances sales of tickets in an unrelated second primary game includes establishing the first primary game wherein players are issued first game tickets for play of the first primary game. A bonus game is established that is played separate from the first primary game. To qualify for entry into the bonus game, players enter at least one first game ticket from the first primary game. A second primary game is established wherein players are issued second game tickets that are linked to the bonus game for the first primary game such that players enhance the prize awarded in the bonus game by entering the second game tickets into the bonus game. Play of the first primary game does not require play of the bonus game or the second primary game. Play of the second primary game does not require play of the first primary game or the bonus game. Play of the bonus game requires play of the first primary game but not the second primary game. | 04-14-2016 |
20160104346 | SINGLE PLATFORM SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE JURISDICTION LOTTERIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA - A wireless communications system includes a computer system run on a single platform on which different lottery games for different jurisdictions are supported and run from the single platform. The single platform is configured to be in communication with one or more social media sites. Computer executable instructions, when executed by at least one network processor in a workflow server residing in a mobile communications network, implements components that include: a workflow module of sets of workflow instructions for processing different types of lottery game packets from different jurisdictions. A deep packet inspection module inspects a received lottery game packet and provides information about the lottery game packet to the workflow module. The workflow module coordinates processing of the received lottery game packets using selected ones of selectable communication function modules based on the information about the lottery game packet provided by the deep lottery game packet inspection module. | 04-14-2016 |
20160110944 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A GESTURE-CONTROLLED LOTTERY TERMINAL - A method including providing a lottery terminal that includes a graphical user interface and a motion capture device to facilitate a user to play in a lottery. The method further includes displaying, on the graphical user interface, a first image with content that includes drawing lottery tickets, instant lottery tickets, lottery games, dynamically-generated animations, and advertisements and detecting, by the motion capture device, a gesture of the user in a three dimensional space surrounding the lottery terminal. The method may further includes displaying, on the graphical user interface, a second image with content based, at least in part, on the gesture of the user; receiving, by the lottery terminal, a payment from the user for playing the lottery; and distributing, by the lottery terminal, a lottery ticket, based, at least in part, on the gesture of the user. | 04-21-2016 |
20160117885 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING AND DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL SCRATCHER TICKETS - A system for displaying a digital scratcher ticket on a device having an interactive display. A backend data storage and processing unit creates and stores data corresponding to a digital scratcher ticket having a unique identifier. A trigger mechanism storage and processing generates a trigger signal for use by the device. Upon receipt of the trigger signal by the device, the device receives the stored data corresponding to a digital scratcher ticket created by the backend data storage and processing unit. The device then validates the data with the backend data storage and processing unit. The validated data is used to display the digital scratcher on the interactive display, but the displayed digital scratcher ticket is hidden until a user of the device interacts with the interactive display to reveal the digital scratcher ticket. | 04-28-2016 |
20160125686 | GAMING SYSTEM - A method of playing a modified electronic version of roulette includes providing an executable instruction set hosted on a gaming system having a central server system, a random number generator, a database connected to an electronic network and at least one display for presenting to a player a representation of a roulette wheel, a roulette betting table, and a bet acceptance display for placing bets. A player's bet is placed, and a random number is selected and associated to one of a field of numbers on the betting table representation as the winning number. The winning and losing bets are determined and the winning number is removed from the field of numbers on the betting table. The removed number is replaced with a randomly selected one of the numbers remaining in the field of numbers on the table and the odds of each possible bet are recalculated. | 05-05-2016 |
20160148459 | ONLINE LOTTERY SYSTEM FOR VARYING PROBABILITY OF WINNING AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an online lottery system for varying a probability of winning and a method therefore, and more particularly, to an online lottery system for varying a probability of winning, which can increase the probability of winning for desired item contents by providing item contents used in an online game a lottery scheme and excluding undesired item contents according to user selection and a method therefore. According to the present invention, since the item content that the user does not want is excluded from a lottery event, the probability of winning for the item content that the user desires can be increased, thereby increasing user satisfaction for the lottery, and arousing the interest of the user due to the increase of the probability of winning so as to induce active participation of the user in the lottery. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148464 | AUGMENTED REALITY LOTTERY SYSTEM - A method of creating lottery tickets of which the possible prize will be discovered by the holder of same via a Smartphone application which, depending on the image on the ticket, will make it possible to reach, on a remote computer site, the equivalent of a draw, that is preferably pre-recorded or pre-defined and will be displayed on the Smartphone in a form equivalent to a video, thus making it possible for the holder to be able to follow and experience the draw and thus find out if he has won and, in this case, what the prize is. The distribution of the prizes, the guarantee that the draw is unique and the “new” nature of the tickets are guaranteed and managed by the remote computer system. The method makes it possible, in particular, to bring a novel appeal to lotteries based on scratchcard tickets, which are the main key to the success of this kind of lottery. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148465 | LOTTERY SYSTEM WITH SKILL WAGERING INTERLEAVED GAME - A lottery system skill wagering interleaved game. Responsive to a scanned code provided by an entertainment game module, a random number generation result is generated based on the scanned code. At least one of a virtual credit (VC) amount and a Quanta amount is determined based on the random number generation result. The determined amount of at least one of VC and Quanta is recorded in a player profile of a player associated with the entertainment game module and the scanned code. The skill wagering interleaved game interleaves a gambling game with an interactive entertainment game. The determined amount of at least one of VC and Quanta for the player are used within an interactive entertainment game session of the player. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148469 | MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL PROGRESSIVE FAST PLAY LOTTERY GAMES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A method of conducting a multi-jurisdictional lottery game includes maintaining a jackpot for the multi-jurisdictional lottery game and establishing a minimum amount of the jackpot. Lottery players in each of the participating lottery jurisdictions purchase tickets and a portion of the ticket price is contributed to the multi jurisdictional lottery game jackpot. An updated jackpot amount is communicated to each of the jurisdictions. A notification is issued from one of the jurisdictions that a potential winning jackpot player has won the multi-jurisdictional lottery game. The multi jurisdictional lottery game, in the form of a master controller then verifies that the potential winning jackpot player has won the multi-jurisdictional lottery game. Each of the jurisdictions is then notified that the multi-jurisdictional lottery game has been won if the verification indicates as such. Once the jackpot is won, it is then re-established at the minimum amount and a new game commences. | 05-26-2016 |
20160155294 | System and Method for Selecting Game Players from Multiple Authorized Locations to Compete in a Game Show | 06-02-2016 |
20160155298 | System and Method wherein Game Players Visit One or More Communication-Enabled Locations to Increase a Likelihood of Success or Enhanced Winnings in the Game | 06-02-2016 |
20160155299 | System and Method for Play of a Lottery Second Chance Game wherein Game Players Visit a Communication-Enabled Location to Satisfy a Requirement for Entry into the Second Chance Game | 06-02-2016 |
20160155300 | System and Method wherein Game Players Visit One or More Communication-Enabled Locations and are Invited by Personalized Messages to Play a Game of Chance or Perform Other Game-Related Activities | 06-02-2016 |
20160155301 | System and Method wherein Game Players Visit One or More Communication-Enabled Locations to Collect Credit for Losing Primary Lottery Game Tickets | 06-02-2016 |
20160163151 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A WINNER OF A LOTTERY - There is disclosed a computer-implemented method of determining a winner of a lottery, including: (i) generating data representing tickets purchased by users, said data including, for each ticket, a value for each of one or more variables and a status indicator indicating whether the ticket is live or dead; (ii) selecting a group of live tickets on the basis of a value or range of values for at least one of the one or more variables; (iii) setting the status indicator to dead for each ticket within the selected group; and (iv) iterating over steps (ii) and (iii) to progressively reduce the number of live tickets in groups until one or more threshold numbers of live tickets is reached and/or until a single live ticket remains. | 06-09-2016 |
20160171822 | Functional Identifiers on Wireless Devices for Gaming/Wagering/Lottery Applications and Methods of Using Same | 06-16-2016 |
20160180642 | GAME MACHINE, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | 06-23-2016 |
20160180651 | ROULETTE LOTTERY APPARATUS AND TIMING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF | 06-23-2016 |
20160189467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOTTERY APPLICATION - Systems and methods of the invention relate to integrating into an existing hard copy lottery ticket system for adaptation to sell soft copies of lottery tickets. A master virtual device can provide data communications related to a sale of a soft copy of a lottery ticket to a master terminal such that the master terminal processes the sale to a lottery authority as if the sale is for a hard copy of the lottery ticket. The master virtual device can include a virtual lottery application that is configured to receive data related to a request to purchase a soft copy of a lottery ticket, format and communicate such data to the master terminal, and communicate confirmation of the soft copy of the lottery ticket. | 06-30-2016 |
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20160196719 | 3D LOTTERY CARD | 07-07-2016 |
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