Methods and apparatus for lottery game play aggregation
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a number of occurrences of a first symbol in at least two predetermined lottery game outcomes;
determining a number of occurrences of a second symbol in the at least two predetermined lottery game outcomes; and
causing a bonus to be provided if the number of occurrences of the first symbol is at least a first minimum number of occurrences and if the number of occurrences of the second symbol is at least a second minimum number of occurrences.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a player may accumulate occurrences of a bonus symbol over at least two outcomes. The player may be allowed a bonus if a running count of the occurrences is at least equal to a predetermined number. According to another embodiment, a player may accumulate occurrences of matched lottery numbers over a plurality of lottery outcomes (e.g., lottery number drawings) and/or a plurality of lottery entries. The player may be allowed a bonus if a running count of occurrences of matched numbers is at least equal to a predetermined number.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a number of occurrences of a first symbol in at least two predetermined lottery game outcomes;
determining a number of occurrences of a second symbol in the at least two predetermined lottery game outcomes; and
causing a bonus to be provided if the number of occurrences of the first symbol is at least a first minimum number of occurrences and if the number of occurrences of the second symbol is at least a second minimum number of occurrences.
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2. A method comprising:
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determining a total number of occurrences of a first symbol in at least two outcomes of an instant lottery game; and
allowing a bonus to be provided to a player if the determined total number of occurrences of the first symbol is not less than a first minimum number of occurrences. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining an actual number of occurrences of a symbol in a plurality of instant lottery game outcomes for a player;
determining a number of occurrences of the symbol that qualify for a bonus based on the actual number of occurrences of the symbol and a predetermined rule; and
causing a bonus to be provided to the player based on the number of occurrences of the symbol that qualify for the bonus.
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12. A method comprising:
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initializing a running count of occurrences of at least one tracked symbol;
determining an instant lottery game outcome that is represented by a plurality of symbols;
determining an occurrence of the at least one tracked symbol;
adjusting the running count of occurrences by increasing the running count to reflect the determined occurrence; and
determining a bonus payout based on the adjusted running count.
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13. A method comprising:
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initializing a running count of occurrences of a symbol;
determining at least one expiration condition for determining an expiration of an occurrence of the symbol;
determining a plurality of instant lottery game outcomes, in which each instant lottery game outcome comprises a plurality of symbols; and
adjusting the running count based on the at least one expiration condition and the plurality of instant lottery game outcomes.
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14. A method comprising:
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determining a total number of lottery numbers matched by a player in at least two lottery drawings; and
allowing a bonus to be provided to the player if the determined total number of lottery numbers matched is not less than a minimum number of lottery numbers matched. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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initializing a running count of matched lottery numbers for a player;
determining a plurality of occurrences of matched lottery numbers for the player over a plurality of lottery outcomes, in which each lottery outcome is represented by a plurality of lottery numbers;
adjusting the running count of matched lottery numbers by increasing the running count to reflect the determined plurality of occurrences; and
determining a bonus payout based on the adjusted running count.
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