Game and method therefor
First Claim
1. A lottery game, comprising:
- a play selector mechanism used for making a play of the lottery game, the selector mechanism comprising a module for selecting the play of the lottery game according to one or more features; and
a comparator that compares the play of the lottery game to a draw of a first lottery, wherein one or more of the one or more features correspond to like features of a second lottery.
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Abstract
A new lottery game provides players with an expanded opportunity to win a prize based on a play. The new lottery game increases official lottery revenues by encouraging increased play of local lotteries. The new lottery game includes a system and a method for monitoring lottery results in jurisdictions other than that of the player. A player in one jurisdiction may play a local lottery game and not match the draw in that jurisdiction. However, the numbers chosen by the player may match a draw conducted in another jurisdiction. In this event, the player may win a consolation prize that may be smaller in amount that the jackpot awarded in the player'"'"'s own jurisdiction. Whereas before the player would have won nothing from the player'"'"'s own local lottery, the player playing the new lottery game at least wins some money. The lottery game may be twined, or coupled to a local lottery game. Plays and payments in the lottery may be received via an Internet website.
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30 Claims
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1. A lottery game, comprising:
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a play selector mechanism used for making a play of the lottery game, the selector mechanism comprising a module for selecting the play of the lottery game according to one or more features; and
a comparator that compares the play of the lottery game to a draw of a first lottery, wherein one or more of the one or more features correspond to like features of a second lottery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of playing a lottery game, comprising:
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receiving a play of the lottery game; and
comparing the play to a draw of a local lottery. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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15. A method for playing a lottery, comprising:
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playing a first local lottery, wherein the first local lottery is a lottery of a first type; and
playing the lottery, comprising;
making a play of the lottery based on the first type, comparing the play of the lottery to one or more draws of second local lotteries of the first type, and awarding a prize when the comparison indicates a match between the play of the lottery and at least one of the one or more draws of the second local lotteries.
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18. A worldwide lottery game method, comprising:
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making a play in a first lottery game in a first jurisdiction according to a first lottery type;
making a play in the worldwide lottery game in the first jurisdiction;
comparing the play of the worldwide lottery game to a draw of one or more second lotteries, each of the one or more second lotteries in a jurisdiction other than the first jurisdiction; and
awarding a prize when a match exists between one of the one or more second lotteries, wherein the worldwide lottery is a lottery according to the first lottery type, and wherein each of the one or more second lotteries is a lottery of the first lottery type.
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