Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Utility Patent
1997-09-12
2001-01-02
Martin-Wallace, Valencia (Department: 3716)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S017000, C463S029000, C463S042000
Utility Patent
active
06168521
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to lottery type games, in general, and to electronic lottery games, in particular.
Slot machines have become increasingly popular with players in many legalized gaming establishments. In some jurisdictions, however, legal restrictions on gaming machines have made it impossible to put traditional type slot machines into play in certain gaming facilities. Those jurisdictions however will permit lottery terminals to be used by players to participate in lottery draws.
In these jurisdictions, it is desirable to provide devices that have the excitement of electronic gaming machines while adhering to lottery principles. Such a game would add to the excitement and fun that a player may experience in legalized gaming establishments that are subject to prohibitions on the use of traditional slot machines. Such games would have the additional advantage of being acceptable in certain jurisdictions such as California.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the principles of the invention, an electronic gaming system is provided which is an electronic lottery system but which may be played at video lottery terminals in a manner which provides more excitement and entertainment than is ordinarily available while playing a lottery.
In accordance with the principles of the invention, an electronic lottery gaming system provides for the independent operation of lottery draws and replays of lottery draws for a player in an entertaining fashion. A player may purchase one or more chances in a future lottery draw via an electronic gaming terminal or a video lottery terminal. The player receives an electronic or physical ticket that represents the chance that the player purchased in the future draw before the draw occurs. This allows a player to procure a chance in a draw that is received before valuation of that chance is changed by the draw process.
In one embodiment of a system in accordance with the principles of the invention, the lottery draw or random selection process operates completely independent of all other inputs, activities and processes that may occur in other portions of the gaming system.
Further, in accordance with one aspect of the invention, the system provides for display of the lottery draws as they occur to allow the player after the draw to view the outcome of each draw and assess the value of the chance. In one embodiment of the invention, the display of the draws occurs on remote displays. A system in accordance with the invention provides for the player to enter the chance in electronic form, printed ticket form or other tangible forms at an electronic or video lottery terminal and to view the results of the purchased chance. The player is provided with an entertaining electronic display associated with the results of the purchased chance. The player is then offered the opportunity to continue to view the previously purchased chances, purchase chances in future lottery draws, or redeem the value after the draw occurs.
Still further in accordance with the principles of the invention, the gaming system provides for the playback of randomly selected game outcomes which are selected from a group of game outcomes corresponding to the results of the player's draw selections.
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Bunce Art
Feldman Glenn M.
Forman George
Levine Jerome
Luciano Robert A.
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