Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-27
2007-11-27
Pezzuto, Robert E. (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S016000, C463S025000, C463S026000, C273S138100, C273S138200
Reexamination Certificate
active
11136043
ABSTRACT:
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. Ticket pricing methodology is provided for appropriately pricing never-lose tickets. A method and apparatus are further provided whereby a ticket holder may query the status of a never-lose ticket directly from the server.
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Jorasch James A.
Sparico Thomas M.
Walker Jay S.
McCulloch, Jr. William H
Pezzuto Robert E.
Walker Digital, LLC
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