Lottery game system and method

• US 20050280210A1
• Filed: 06/15/2005
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph E. Harrison
• Original Assignee: Joseph E. Harrison
• Inventors: Harrison, Joseph E.
• Granted Patent: US 7,584,965 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/269
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/04 Card games combined with other games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/06 Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games small boxes with balls used for generating random numbers A63F7/048; lottery apparatus G07C15/00; lottery gaming stations, online lottery or bingo G07F17/329; printing processes for lottery tickets B41M3/005

Abstract

A system and method for playing a lottery game based on a card game which may have both instant win aspects and lottery drawing aspects.

Claims

1. A method for playing a lottery game, comprising the steps of:

providing a player with an option to obtain a random plurality of symbols randomly chosen from a pool of unique symbols;

awarding an instant prize to said player if said plurality of symbols matches one of a plurality of predefined subsets of symbols from said pool;

drawing a winning subset of symbols from said pool subsequent to said providing step; and

awarding a second prize to said player if some number of symbols from said random plurality of symbols matches said some number of symbols of said winning subset of symbols.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each one of said symbols in said pool is unique.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein each one of said symbols in said pool represents a different playing card from a deck of playing cards, and wherein each one of said predefined subsets of symbols represents a different winning hand according to a card game utilizing the deck of playing cards.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said random plurality of symbols is printed on a ticket at the time of said providing step.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

providing a player with an option for participating in the drawing by allowing the player to select a chosen plurality of symbols from the pool of symbols or allowing a computer to randomly select said chosen plurality of symbols from said pool; and

awarding a third prize if some number or some other number of said chosen plurality of symbols match said some number or some other number, respectively, of symbols of said winning subset of symbols.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein each one of said symbols in said pool is unique.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein each one of said symbols in said pool represents a different playing card from a deck of playing cards.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said random plurality of symbols and said chosen plurality of symbols are printed on at least one ticket at the time of said providing steps.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein said second prize and said third prize increase in value as said some number and/or said some other number increase in value.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said some number and/or said some other number is three or more.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein said step of providing a player with an option for participating in the drawing includes the step of the player using a player ticket having said pool of symbols printed thereon for said selecting, such that the player marks said chosen plurality of symbols on said card.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein each one of said symbols in said pool represents a uniquely different playing card from a deck of playing cards, and wherein each one of said predefined subsets of symbols represents a different winning hand according to a card game utilizing the deck of playing cards.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said random plurality of symbols and said chosen plurality of symbols are printed on at least one ticket at the time of said providing steps.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said second prize and third prize increase in value as said some number and/or said some other number increase.

15. The method of claim 5, wherein each one of said symbols in said pool represents a different playing card from a deck of playing cards.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein each one of said predefined subsets of symbols represents a different winning hand according to a card game utilizing the deck of playing cards.

17. A method for playing a lottery game, comprising the steps of:

providing a random plurality of symbols randomly chosen from a pool of unique symbols each representing a unique card from a deck of playing cards used for a card game;

allowing the player to select a chosen plurality of symbols from said pool of symbols;

awarding an instant prize to said player if said plurality of symbols matches one of a plurality of predefined subsets of symbols from said pool, wherein each one of said predefined subsets of symbols represents a different winning hand according to the card game;

drawing a winning subset of symbols from said pool subsequent to said providing step;

awarding a second prize to said player if some number of symbols from said random plurality of symbols matches said some number of symbols of said winning subset of symbols; and

awarding a third prize if some number or some other number of said chosen plurality of symbols match said some number or some other number, respectively, of symbols of said winning subset of symbols.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said random plurality of symbols and said chosen plurality of symbols are printed on at least one ticket at the time of said providing steps.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said step of allowing the player to select a chosen plurality of symbols includes the step of the player using a player ticket having said pool of symbols printed thereon for said selecting, such that the player marks said chosen plurality of symbols on said card.

20. A system for playing a lottery card game, comprising:

means for providing a random plurality of symbols randomly chosen from a pool of unique symbols each representing a unique card from a deck of playing cards used for a card game;

means for allowing the player to select a chosen plurality of symbols from the pool of symbols by the player using a player ticket having said pool of symbols printed thereon for said selecting, such that the player marks said chosen plurality of symbols on said card and wherein said system reads said card to determine said chosen plurality of symbols; and

means for printing at least one ticket with said random plurality of symbols and said chosen plurality of symbols printed thereon;

means for drawing a winning subset of symbols from said pool subsequent to said printing, wherein

an instant prize is awarded to the player if said plurality of symbols matches one of a plurality of predefined subsets of symbols from said pool, wherein each one of said predefined subsets of symbols represents a different winning hand according to the card game; and

wherein

a second prize is awarded to the player if some number of symbols from said random plurality of symbols matches said some number of symbols of said winning subset of symbols; and

further wherein

a third prize is awarded to the player if some number or some other number of said chosen plurality of symbols match said some number or some other number, respectively, of symbols of said winning subset of symbols.