Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Patent
1997-08-15
2000-11-14
Martin-Wallace, Valencia
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
463 29, 463 16, 2731381, A63F 306
Patent
active
061462721
ABSTRACT:
A conditional lottery ticket system is disclosed to process conditional lottery ticket transactions, including the acceptance and validation of play entries. The conditional lottery ticket system preferably includes a central lottery server and one or more remote lottery terminals. The conditional lottery ticket system permits a player to purchase conditional lottery tickets that are not activated until one or more player-defined activation conditions are satisfied. The player-defined activation conditions may include a minimum lottery jackpot, a particular future date of activation, or the occurrence of a particular external event. Conditional lottery tickets may be purchased (i) individually and activated the next time the player-specified activation conditions are satisfied; (ii) on a subscription basis for a predefined number of times when the player-specified activation conditions are satisfied; or (iii) on a perpetual subscription basis, until the subscription is cancelled. The conditional lottery ticket system permits the player to specify the numbers to be played for each game, as well as any activation conditions. After the selected lottery numbers and any activation conditions have been stored, the lottery terminal preferably prints and issues the official lottery ticket, indicating the lottery numbers to be played, as well as any specified activation conditions. The conditional lottery ticket system preferably evaluates pending conditional lottery tickets to determine if the player-defined activation conditions of any conditional lottery tickets are satisfied on a periodic basis, or at some predefined time period before each lottery drawing.
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Sparico Thomas M.
Walker Jay S.
Alderucci Dean
Allison Scott B.
Hotaling II John M.
Martin-Wallace Valencia
Walker Digital, LLC
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