Methods and apparatus for providing a lottery game
First Claim
1. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
a value input device; and
a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to cause said display unit to display a video image of a keno game, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers, said controller being programmed to receive wager data representing a plurality of wagers, each of said wagers comprising one or more keno numbers selected by a person, said controller being programmed to randomly select a wager from said plurality of wagers;
said controller being programmed to replace one or more person-selected keno numbers of said randomly selected wager with a wild symbol, said wild symbol representing any of said plurality of keno numbers;
said controller being programmed to randomly select one or more keno numbers from said plurality of keno numbers;
said controller being programmed to compare said person-selected keno numbers to said randomly selected keno numbers, said controller being programmed to determine said wild symbol to match one or more of said randomly selected keno numbers, said controller being programmed to determine whether a sufficient number of matches exist between said person-selected keno numbers and said randomly selected keno numbers, and said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game.
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Abstract
A gaming apparatus may comprise a value input device and a controller operatively coupled to the value input device. The controller may comprise a processor and a memory, and may be programmed to receive wager data in response to a wager made by a person on a game, where the wager data may comprise a first plurality of indicia of a first type selected by the person, to receive data representing a second plurality of indicia of the first type, where the second plurality of indicia of the first type may be randomly selected, to replace one or more of the indicia of a first type in at least one of the first plurality of indicia and the second plurality of indicia with an indicia of a second type, to determine whether any of the first plurality of indicia of the first type match any of the second plurality of indicia of the first type, to match the indicia of the second type with at least one of the second plurality of indicia of the first type if the indicia of a second type replaced an indicia of a first type from the first plurality of indicia, to match the indicia of the second type with at least one of the first plurality of indicia of the first type if the indicia of a second type replaced an indicia of a first type from the second plurality of indicia, and to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of the lottery game.
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61 Claims
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1. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
a value input device; and
a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to cause said display unit to display a video image of a keno game, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers, said controller being programmed to receive wager data representing a plurality of wagers, each of said wagers comprising one or more keno numbers selected by a person, said controller being programmed to randomly select a wager from said plurality of wagers;
said controller being programmed to replace one or more person-selected keno numbers of said randomly selected wager with a wild symbol, said wild symbol representing any of said plurality of keno numbers;
said controller being programmed to randomly select one or more keno numbers from said plurality of keno numbers;
said controller being programmed to compare said person-selected keno numbers to said randomly selected keno numbers, said controller being programmed to determine said wild symbol to match one or more of said randomly selected keno numbers, said controller being programmed to determine whether a sufficient number of matches exist between said person-selected keno numbers and said randomly selected keno numbers, and said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a value input device;
a controller operatively coupled to said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to receive wager data in response to a wager made by a person on a game, said wager data comprising a first subset of numbers selected by said person from a range of numbers, said controller being programmed to receive data representing a second subset of numbers randomly selected from said range of numbers, said controller being programmed to replace one or more numbers in at least one of said first subset and said second subset with a non-numeric symbol representative of more than one number from said range of numbers, said controller being programmed to determine whether any of said numbers in said first subset match numbers in said second subset, wherein said non-numeric symbol matches at least one number from said second subset if said non-numeric symbol replaced a number in said first subset, wherein said non-numeric symbol matches at least one number from said first subset if said non-numeric symbol replaced a number in said second subset, said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a value input device;
a controller operatively coupled to said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to receive wager data in response to a wager made by a person on a game, said wager data comprising a first plurality of indicia of a first type selected by said person, said controller being programmed to receive data representing a second plurality of indicia of said first type, said second plurality of indicia of said first type being randomly selected, said controller being programmed to replace one or more of said indicia of a first type in at least one of said first plurality of indicia and said second plurality of indicia with an indicia of a second type, said controller being programmed to determine whether any of said first plurality of indicia of a first type match any of said second plurality of indicia of a first type, said controller being programmed to match said indicia of a second type with at least one of said second plurality of indicia of a first type if said indicia of a second type replaced an indicia of a first type from said first plurality of indicia, said controller being programmed to match said indicia of a second type with at least one of said first plurality of indicia of a first type if said indicia of a second type replaced an indicia of a first type from said second plurality of indicia, and said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A gaming method comprising:
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receiving wager data in response to a wager made by a person on a game, said wager data comprising a first plurality of indicia of a first type selected by said person;
receiving data representing a second plurality of indicia of said first type, said second plurality of indicia of said first type being randomly selected, replacing one or more of said plurality of indicia of a first type from at least one of said first plurality of indicia and said second plurality of indicia with an indicia of a second type;
determining whether any of said first plurality of indicia of a first type match any of said second plurality of indicia of a first type;
matching said indicia of a second type with at least one of said second plurality of indicia of a first type if said indicia of a second type replaces an indicia of a first type from said first plurality of indicia;
matching said indicia of a second type with at least one of said first plurality of indicia of a first type if said indicia of a second type replaces an indicia of a first type from said second plurality of indicia, and determining a value payout associated with an outcome of said game. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A memory having a computer program stored therein, said computer program being capable of being used in connection with a gaming apparatus, said memory comprising:
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a memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause said gaming apparatus to receive wager data in response to a wager made by a person on a game, said wager data comprising a first plurality of indicia of a first type selected by said person;
a memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause said gaming apparatus to receive data representing a second plurality of indicia of said first type, said second plurality of indicia of said first type being randomly selected;
a memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause said gaming apparatus to replace one or more of said indicia of a first type in at least one of said first plurality of indicia and said second plurality of indicia with an indicia of a second type;
a memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause said gaming apparatus to determine whether any of said first plurality of indicia of a first type match any of said second plurality of indicia of a first type;
a memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause said gaming apparatus to match said indicia of a second type with at least one of said second plurality of indicia of a first type if said indicia of a second type replaced an indicia of a first type from said first plurality of indicia;
a memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause said gaming apparatus to match said indicia of a second type with at least one of said first plurality of indicia of a first type if said indicia of a second type replaced an indicia of a first type from said second plurality of indicia; and
a memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause said gaming apparatus to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57)
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58. A government-sponsored lottery gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of lottery terminals, each lottery terminal comprising;
a ticket printer capable of generating ticket vouchers, a value input device, and a terminal controller operatively coupled to said ticket printer and said value input device, said terminal controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, wherein said terminal controller is programmed to allow a person to make a wager, wherein said terminal controller is programmed to allow said person to select a first plurality of indicia of a first type, wherein said terminal controller is programmed to communicate wager data to said lottery controller, said wager data comprising said first plurality of indicia of a first type, and wherein said terminal controller is programmed to cause said ticket printer to issue a ticket voucher comprising said first plurality of indicia of a first type; and
a lottery controller operatively coupled to each of said plurality of lottery terminals, said lottery controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said lottery controller being programmed to receive said wager data from each of said lottery terminals, said lottery controller being programmed to receive data representing a second plurality of indicia of said first type, said second plurality of indicia of said first type being randomly selected, said lottery controller being programmed to replace one or more of said indicia of a first type from said first plurality of indicia with an indicia of a second type, said lottery controller being programmed to determine whether any of said first plurality of indicia of a first type match any of said second plurality of indicia of a first type, said lottery controller being programmed to match said indicia of a second type with at least one of said second plurality of indicia of a first type, and said lottery controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61)
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