System and method for implementing a lottery game having enhanced winnings with predefined threshold

• US 20070077989A1
• Filed: 10/02/2006
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Bozeman, Alan
• Application Number:
  US11/541,876
• Publication Number:
  US 20070077989A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A gaming method in which a game is made of several sub-games of a main game, such as a lottery game, and the game payout depends on the payout of each sub-games is disclosed. A player submits a game slip containing game indicia for a plurality of sub-games. The game indicia of each sub-game are compared with lottery game indicia selected by the lottery authority. The winning matches for each sub-game are determined and a total winning match is determined for the game entry. The total winning match is used to select a multiplier, which is then used to compute the total winning for the game entry.

Claims

1. A gaming method in which a game payout to a game player depends on the outcome of a plurality of sub-games played by the game player, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving at least two sets of sub-game indicia from the game player;

generating a set of main game indicia;

determining a sub-game match number for each set of sub-game indicia for matches between the set of main game indicia and each set of sub-game indicia;

determining a sub-game payout for each sub-game based on the sub-game match number;

determining a total match number based on the sub-game match number for each sub-game;

determining a total payout based on the sub-game payout for each sub-game;

determining a game payout based on the total match number and the total payout; and

awarding the game payout to the game player.

2. The gaming method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a game payout further comprising the steps of:

determining a multiplier based on the total match number; and

multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.

3. The gaming method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a game payout further comprising the steps of:

determining a multiplier based on the total payout; and

multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.

4. The gaming method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a total payout further comprising the step of adding the sub-game payouts from each sub-game.

5. The gaming method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a total match number further comprising the step of adding the sub-game match numbers from each sub-game.

6. A gaming server for playing a main game in which a game payout to a game player depends on the outcome of a plurality of sub-games played by the game player, the gaming server comprising:

a game input device for receiving a game entry with game indicia for a plurality of sub-games;

a storage unit for storing a game payout table and a multiplier table; and

a controller capable of

generating a set of main game indicia,

determining a sub-game match number for matches between the set of main game indicia and each set of sub-game indicia,

determining a sub-game payout for each sub-game based on the sub-game match number,

determining a total match number based on the sub-game match number for each sub-game,

determining a total payout based on the sub-game payout for each sub-game,

determining a game payout based on the total match number and the total payout, and

awarding the game payout to the game player.

7. The server of claim 6, wherein the controller further being capable of determining a multiplier based on the total match number and multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.

8. The server of claim 6, wherein the controller further being capable of determining a multiplier based on the total payout and multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.

9. The server of claim 6, wherein the controller further being capable of adding the sub-game payouts from each sub-game.

10. The server of claim 6, wherein the controller further being capable of adding the sub-game match numbers from each sub-game.

11. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program for playing a lottery game in which a game payout to a game player depends on the outcome of a plurality of sub-games played by the game player, the computer program comprising computer instructions that when executed by a computer performs the steps of:

receiving at least two sets of sub-game indicia from the game player;

generating a set of main game indicia;

determining a sub-game match number for each set of sub-game indicia for matches between the set of main game indicia and each set of sub-game indicia;

determining a sub-game payout for each sub-game based on the sub-game match number;

determining a total match number based on the sub-game match number for each sub-game;

determining a total payout based on the sub-game payout for each sub-game;

determining a game payout based on the total match number and the total payout; and

awarding the game payout to the game player.

12. The computer program of claim 11 further performs the steps of:

determining a multiplier based on the total match number; and

multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.

13. The computer program of claim 11 further performs the steps of:

determining a multiplier based on the total payout; and

multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.

14. The computer program of claim 11 further performs the step of adding the sub-game payouts from each sub-game.

15. The computer program of claim 11 further performs the step of adding the sub-game match numbers from each sub-game.

16. A gaming server for playing a main game in which a game payout to a game player depends on the outcome of a plurality of sub-games played by the game player, the gaming server comprising:

means for receiving a game entry with game indicia for a plurality of sub-games;

means for storing a game payout table and a multiplier table; and

controller means capable of

generating a set of main game indicia,

determining a sub-game match number for matches between the set of main game indicia and each set of sub-game indicia,

determining a sub-game payout for each sub-game based on the sub-game match number,

determining a total match number based on the sub-game match number for each sub-game,

determining a total payout based on the sub-game payout for each sub-game,

determining a game payout based on the total match number and the total payout, and

awarding the game payout to the game player.

17. The server of claim 16, wherein the controller means further being capable of determining a multiplier based on the total match number and multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.

18. The server of claim 16, wherein the controller means further being capable of determining a multiplier based on the total payout and multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.

19. The server of claim 16, wherein the controller means further being capable of adding the sub-game payouts from each sub-game.

20. The server of claim 16, wherein the controller means further being capable of adding the sub-game match numbers from each sub-game.