Methods and apparatus for providing a lottery game
First Claim
1. A gaming method comprising:
- 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.
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Abstract
A gaming apparatus and method of play including a value input device and a controller operatively coupled to the value input device. The controller receives wager data in response to a wager made by a person on a game, with the wager data including a first plurality of indicia of a first type, a second plurality of indicia of the first type, where the second plurality of indicia potentially 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 also having an indicia of a second type. A winner is determined from matching any of the first plurality of indicia of the first type with any of the second plurality of indicia of the first type, including any replaced indicia, and a value payout is associated with the level of matching.
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11 Claims
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1. 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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