Amusement devices: games – Chance devices – Chance selection
Patent
1990-01-05
1992-05-12
Coven, Edward M.
Amusement devices: games
Chance devices
Chance selection
273138A, 273439, 273269, 235380, A63F 924, A63F 306
Patent
active
051120500
ABSTRACT:
A game in which a player of the game acquires a ticket containing some information stored therein for comparison to information broadcasted from a transmitter. The broadcasted information contains a value, such as a number, corresponding to a winning number. The stored information is compared to the broadcasted information and if a match results, then the ticket is deemed to be a winning ticket.
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Ferguson John R.
Koza John R.
Torneros Maximiano D.
Coven Edward M.
Harrison Jessica J.
Koza John R.
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