Gaming system and method
First Claim
1. A method for conducting a wagering game, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a payment from a player at a point-of-sale terminal;
issuing a ticket from said point-of-sale terminal, said ticket having gaming information thereupon;
computing a game result associated with said ticket;
receiving said gaming information and a game delivery request from said player via a user device;
in response to said request, providing an interactive game interface for display on said user device;
receiving at least one game play signal from said player; and
in response to said received signal, presenting information corresponding to said game result on said user device.
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Abstract
A system and method for playing a wagering game over a network such as the Internet includes a point of sale terminal for issuing a gaming ticket including gaming information to a player. A gaming engine processes ticket results and provides an interactive gaming interface display. A user device displays the gaming interface made available by the gaming engine and permits the user to interact with the gaming engine upon entering the gaming information from the ticket. The gaming engine further obtains and transmits winning information and game results to the player for display on the user device. The game ticket can be validated and redeemed at a point of sale terminal.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a wagering game, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a payment from a player at a point-of-sale terminal;
issuing a ticket from said point-of-sale terminal, said ticket having gaming information thereupon;
computing a game result associated with said ticket;
receiving said gaming information and a game delivery request from said player via a user device;
in response to said request, providing an interactive game interface for display on said user device;
receiving at least one game play signal from said player; and
in response to said received signal, presenting information corresponding to said game result on said user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gaming system, comprising:
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a receiver component for receiving a wager payment and for issuing a ticket having gaming information thereupon;
a gaming engine in communication with said receiver component for computing a game result associated with said ticket and for providing at least one interactive game interface display;
an input component for receiving said ticket gaming information and at least one game play signal from a user, said input component having a display component for presenting said game interface display from said gaming engine and a reveal component for presenting information corresponding to said game result. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method of providing results to a wagering game, comprising the steps of:
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issuing a ticket to a game player, said ticket having gaming information thereupon;
determining results for at least one game play associated with said ticket;
providing a plurality of interactive game interfaces capable of display on a user device;
receiving a selection of a game interface from a user and displaying said selected interface;
receiving a request from said user via said user device for a game play;
determining whether said requested game play is a winner; and
presenting a reveal display within said selected game interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing outcomes to a wagering game, comprising:
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means for receiving a payment;
means for issuing a ticket in response to said payment, said ticket having gaming information thereupon in connection with at least one game play;
means for determining outcomes for said ticket and said at least one game play;
means for providing a plurality of interactive game interfaces capable of display on a user device;
means for receiving a selection of a game interface from a user and displaying said selected interface;
means for receiving a request from said user via said user device for a game play;
means for determining whether said requested game play is a winner; and
means for revealing said at least one game play outcome within said selected game interface. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method for conducting a wagering game, comprising the steps of:
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providing a game ticket representing a plurality of game plays;
determining a game play payout for each of said plurality of game plays;
upon receiving a request to reveal a game result associated with at least one of said game plays, revealing said game result and said determined game play payout for said at least one game play. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method for conducting a wagering game, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a cash payment at a first point-of-sale terminal;
providing a game ticket representing a plurality of game plays;
providing a plurality of interactive game interface displays accessible to a user over a network via remote device; and
redeeming said ticket at a second point-of-sale terminal.
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27. A gaming system, comprising:
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a point-of-sale device for receiving wager payment from a user and issuing at least one gaming ticket, said gaming ticket having gaming information;
a gaming engine in communication with said point-of-sale device for computing and storing gaming results associated with said at least one ticket, said gaming engine further being capable of providing a plurality of interactive game interface displays, determining game play outcomes, and presenting reveal display information; and
a user device in communication with said gaming engine for requesting a game play using said gaming information and for displaying said interactive game interface displays and said reveal display information.
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28. In a system for playing wagering games online, where ticket information representing known individual game outcomes can be used by a player to access interactive game displays and game outcome displays from a remote device over a network, a gaming engine comprising:
associated memory and processing means for executing at least one gaming program from said associated memory, said processing means executing said at least one gaming program to randomly generate said individual game play outcomes, to associate said outcomes with said ticket information, to present a menu of interactive game types and to enable said player to select an interactive game type for playing individual game plays and further enable said player to reveal said individual game play outcomes.
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