System for game play in an electronic environment
First Claim
1. A system for enhanced lottery game play adapted to couple one or more geographically remote vendors to the system, the vendors providing lottery electronic access tickets (LEAT) comprising a substrate bearing at least ticket identification information, the vendor locations including scanning devices, and to couple one or more geographically remote users utilizing first wireless hand-held web enabled electronic communication devices having first display capabilities, over a public communications network, including:
- a lottery processor,a first communication input adapted to couple the one or more remote retail vendor locations with the lottery processor,a second communication input adapted to couple bi-directional communications between the one or more remote users utilizing wireless hand-held web enabled electronic communication devices with the lottery processor, the input including information from the lottery electronic access ticket (LEAT) entered via the electronic communication device,a game processor, the game processor being coupled to the lottery processor, the game processor functioning at least to provide a graphical user interface for the users of the electronic communications path associated with the second communication input, the game processor providing a graphical user interface for (1) entry of registered user identification information and (2) ticket identification information, the ticket identification information provided into the graphical user interface by user entry or scan, the game processor limiting access to registered users based on the registered user identification information,a database, the database storing at least;
information on the registered user identification and the associated information front the lottery electronic access ticket (LEAT) entered via the electronic communication device,the status of the lottery electronic access ticket (LEAT), andscore information for the users electronic access game play, anda display generator, the display generator providing a registered user points for game play on the electronic remote game play on the game processor.
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Abstract
The inventions herein relate to novel games of chance and apparatus, systems 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.
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1. A system for enhanced lottery game play adapted to couple one or more geographically remote vendors to the system, the vendors providing lottery electronic access tickets (LEAT) comprising a substrate bearing at least ticket identification information, the vendor locations including scanning devices, and to couple one or more geographically remote users utilizing first wireless hand-held web enabled electronic communication devices having first display capabilities, over a public communications network, including:
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a lottery processor, a first communication input adapted to couple the one or more remote retail vendor locations with the lottery processor, a second communication input adapted to couple bi-directional communications between the one or more remote users utilizing wireless hand-held web enabled electronic communication devices with the lottery processor, the input including information from the lottery electronic access ticket (LEAT) entered via the electronic communication device, a game processor, the game processor being coupled to the lottery processor, the game processor functioning at least to provide a graphical user interface for the users of the electronic communications path associated with the second communication input, the game processor providing a graphical user interface for (1) entry of registered user identification information and (2) ticket identification information, the ticket identification information provided into the graphical user interface by user entry or scan, the game processor limiting access to registered users based on the registered user identification information, a database, the database storing at least; information on the registered user identification and the associated information front the lottery electronic access ticket (LEAT) entered via the electronic communication device, the status of the lottery electronic access ticket (LEAT), and score information for the users electronic access game play, and a display generator, the display generator providing a registered user points for game play on the electronic remote game play on the game processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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