System and method for applying lottery multipliers
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Abstract
A system, method, and ticket for a lottery player to increase a payout received for winning a lottery game is disclosed. A request to purchase a set of play indicia (e.g. lottery numbers) and to associate the play indicia with a multiplier is received from a player. Data relating to the set of play indicia and data identifying the multiplier are stored in a memory where they are logically associated with each other. A purchase price is determined for the multiplier based upon various factors including the expected value of the multiplier as applied to a lottery ticket. The set of play indicia may be for a drawing-type lottery game and/or an instant-type lottery game and may be defined by characters and/or other representations. An embodiment of the present invention also includes a computer system having a memory for storing data related to the lottery game and having a processor in communication with the memory. The processor is operative to store data in the memory identifying a first set of play indicia, a second set of play indicia, and a multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to associate the first set of play indicia and second set of play indicia with the multiplier and calculate a purchase price for the multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to apply the multiplier to redemption values of one or more sets of play indicia associated with the multiplier according to various different algorithms to compute a payout amount to award a lottery player.
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68 Claims
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32. A method of processing lottery ticket sales comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to purchase at least one set of lottery play indicia; and
issuing at least one set of multiplier play indicia associated with the sets of lottery play indicia, wherein if at least one of the sets of multiplier play indicia is a winning set, a multiplier is issued that can be applied to at least one value of the winning sets of lottery play indicia if at least one of the associated sets of lottery play indicia is a winning set.
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33. A method of processing lottery ticket sales comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to purchase at least one set of lottery play indicia; and
receiving a request to purchase at least one set of multiplier play indicia associated with the sets of lottery play indicia, wherein if at least one of the sets of multiplier play indicia is a winning set, a multiplier is issued that can be applied to at least one value of the winning sets of lottery play indicia if at least one of the associated sets of lottery play indicia is a winning set.
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34. A method for processing lottery ticket redemptions comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one set of play indicia, wherein the at least one set of play indicia is associated with a multiplier and wherein the multiplier includes a magnitude selected by a player;
comparing the at least one set of play indicia with a winning set of play indicia to determine at least one redemption value for the at least one set of play indicia; and
applying the multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for operating a lottery, comprising:
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receiving a first set of play indicia for winning a payout;
storing data relating to the first set of play indicia;
receiving a second set of play indicia for winning a multiplier;
storing data relating to the second set of play indicia;
comparing the data relating to the first set of play indicia with data identifying winning sets of play indicia to determine a value for the first set of play indicia;
comparing the data relating to the second set of play indicia with the data identifying winning sets of play indicia to determine a magnitude of the multiplier for the second set of play indicia; and
multiplying the value for the first set of play indicia by the magnitude of the multiplier for the second set of play indicia. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions directing a computer to
store data relating to a first set of play indicia in a first field of a database that identifies sets of play indicia; -
store data identifying a multiplier in a second field of the database that identifies multipliers;
associate the first field with the second field; and
calculate a purchase price of the multiplier.
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51. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions directing a computer to
store data relating to a first set of play indicia in a memory; -
retrieve data identifying a winning set of play indicia;
store the data identifying the winning set of play indicia in the memory;
compare the data relating to the first set of play indicia with the data identifying the winning set of play indicia to determine a value for the first set of play indicia;
determine a multiplier with which the first set of play indicia is associated; and
multiply the value of the first set of play indicia by the multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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53. (Cancelled)
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54. (Cancelled)
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55. A method of processing lottery ticket sales comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to purchase a plurality of sets of play indicia and a multiplier, wherein the multiplier includes a number representative of a number of winning sets of play indicia to which the multiplier can be applied;
associating the plurality of sets of play indicia with the multiplier; and
determining a price for the multiplier based upon at least the number of winning sets of play indicia to which the multiplier can be applied.
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56. A lottery system comprising:
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a memory for storing data related to a lottery; and
a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is operative to store data in the memory identifying a first set of play indicia, a second set of play indicia, and a multiplier;
associate the first set of play indicia and second set of play indicia with the multiplier; and
determine a purchase price for the multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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60. A method for a lottery player to increase a payout received for winning a lottery game, comprising:
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requesting a first set of play indicia;
requesting a player chosen multiplier;
requesting for the first set of play indicia to be associated with the multiplier; and
paying a predetermined price for the first set of play indicia and a price for the multiplier based on factors relating to the play indicia and the multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (61)
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62. A lottery ticket comprising:
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at least one set of play indicia;
a multiplier selected by a player and associated with the play indicia; and
a ticket identifier. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65)
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66. (Cancelled)
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67. A lottery system comprising:
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a memory for storing data related to a lottery; and
a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is operative to store data in the memory identifying a set of play indicia and a multiplier chosen by a player, associate the set of play indicia with the multiplier, and determine a purchase price for the multiplier.
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68. A system comprising:
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means for recording data; and
means for executing coupled to the means for recording, wherein the means for executing is operative to store data in the means for recording that identifies a first set of play indicia, a second set of play indicia, and a multiplier;
associate the first set of play indicia and second set of play indicia with the multiplier; and
determine a purchase price for the multiplier.
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