Method of playing multiple games with a lottery ticket

• US 20060012116A1
• Filed: 07/14/2004
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John G. Lovell Sr
• Original Assignee: John G. Lovell Sr
• Inventors: Lovell, John G. Sr.
• Application Number:
  US10/891,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20060012116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/138.100
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/065 Tickets or accessories for use therewith A63F3/0625 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/069 having a message becoming legible by tearing-off non-adhesive parts
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A multiple game lottery-type game card that encourages increased consumer traffic at the retail point of distribution. The multiple game lottery-type game card member includes at least first and second indicia areas. A standard lottery-type game is played in the first indicia area. The second indicia area includes a unique identification symbol that is utilized for playing a second lottery-type game. An area of weakness is disposed on the card member such that the second indicia area can be separated from the game card. The second lottery-type game is played after all of the cards in a given series are sold and the winning unique identification symbol is revealed at the point of sale. This serves to encourage increased consumer traffic at the point of sale as players return to the point of sale to determine whether they have won the second lottery-type game.

Claims

1. A game card for playing multiple games, said game card comprising:

a card member having at least first and second indicia areas;

said first indicia area having at least one concealed playing field, each of said at least one playing fields including a combination of symbols for playing a first game of chance, whereby a player can selectively reveal a concealed playing field; and

said second indicia area having a unique identification symbol disposed thereon, wherein said unique identification symbol is utilized for playing a second game of chance, whereby a purchaser of said game card is provided with the opportunity to play multiple games of chance.

2. The game card of claim 1 wherein said card member is printed on card stock.

3. The game card of claim 1 wherein each of said at least one concealed playing field are concealed by a covering defined by a coating that is readily removeable by scratching.

4. The game card of claim 1 wherein said each of said at least one concealed playing fields is concealed by a removable pull tab.

5. The game card of claim 1 wherein said game card further comprises an area of weakness disposed on said card member such that said second indicia area can be separated from said game card.

6. A game card for playing multiple games, said game card comprising:

a card member having at least first and second indicia areas;

said first indicia area having a plurality of concealed playing fields, each of said playing fields including a combination of symbols for playing a first game of chance, whereby a player can selectively reveal a concealed playing field;

said second indicia area having a unique identification symbol, wherein said unique identification symbol is utilized for playing a second game of chance, whereby a purchaser of said game card is provided with the opportunity to play multiple games of chance; and

an area of weakness disposed on said card member such that said second indicia area can be separated from said game card whereby said second indicia area defines a ticket stub to be given to the purchaser for playing a second game of chance.

7. A method of conducting a lottery utilizing multiple game lottery tickets, said method comprising the steps:

generating a series of unique identifiers;

printing each of a selected number of tickets with a unique identifier from said series of unique identifiers, wherein said selected number of tickets defines a deal, wherein each of said tickets are defined by

a card member having at least first and second indicia areas;

an area of weakness disposed between said first and said second indicia areas whereby said second indicia area can be separated from said game card;

said first indicia area having a plurality of concealed playing fields, each of said playing fields including a combination of symbols for playing a first game of chance, whereby a player can selectively reveal a concealed playing field;

said second indicia area including said unique identifier;

distributing said deal to selected vendors whereby players can purchase tickets and play a first lottery by revealing a selected concealed playing field in said first indicia area and can also qualify to play a second lottery utilizing said unique identifier.