ALPHANUMERIC LOTTERY GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of administrating a lottery game that comprises a wagering portion and a resolution portion, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a lottery game by defining a set of game parameters, including a termination parameter and a set of valid wager parameters, on an administration server, and wherein one of the valid wager parameters is that wager information received is a sequence having a predetermined number of characters selected from a set of possible characters;
opening an instance of the lottery game for play on the administration server;
establishing a wager pool by conducting, with a plurality of users of gaming devices, a wagering portion of the lottery game on the administration server, comprising the steps of;
establishing an interactive communication between the administration server and the gaming device;
providing game rules and information to the gaming device;
requesting wager and payment information;
receiving, provisionally, the wager and payment information from the eligible player;
validating the received wager and payment information;
rejecting the received wager and payment information if either or both of the received wager and payment information are not valid;
rejecting the received and validated wager and payment information if accepting the received and validated wager and payment information would cause the termination parameter to be exceeded; and
accepting the received and validated wager and payment information as an accepted entry by storing the received and validated wager and payment information in a wager pool; and
conducting a resolution portion of the lottery game, comprising the steps of;
closing the wager pool;
establishing a prize payout; and
drawing a winner from the accepted entries.
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Abstract
A lottery game and systems and methods for administering the lottery game wherein the lottery administrator defines game parameters that in turn define the contours of a game instance pool. Time based games are created by defining the duration for which the pool remains open to wagering or a date and time in the future when it closes. Pool based games are created by limiting pot size or number of participants and the pool is closed when the limit is reached. Outcome based games are created by defining or receiving multiple outcomes to be associated with bets placed. Wagers are made on plays of alphanumeric combinations that correspond to one or more entries into a pool array, from which one or more winners are chosen in a random drawing subsequent to the close of the pool.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of administrating a lottery game that comprises a wagering portion and a resolution portion, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a lottery game by defining a set of game parameters, including a termination parameter and a set of valid wager parameters, on an administration server, and wherein one of the valid wager parameters is that wager information received is a sequence having a predetermined number of characters selected from a set of possible characters; opening an instance of the lottery game for play on the administration server; establishing a wager pool by conducting, with a plurality of users of gaming devices, a wagering portion of the lottery game on the administration server, comprising the steps of; establishing an interactive communication between the administration server and the gaming device; providing game rules and information to the gaming device; requesting wager and payment information; receiving, provisionally, the wager and payment information from the eligible player; validating the received wager and payment information; rejecting the received wager and payment information if either or both of the received wager and payment information are not valid; rejecting the received and validated wager and payment information if accepting the received and validated wager and payment information would cause the termination parameter to be exceeded; and accepting the received and validated wager and payment information as an accepted entry by storing the received and validated wager and payment information in a wager pool; and conducting a resolution portion of the lottery game, comprising the steps of; closing the wager pool; establishing a prize payout; and drawing a winner from the accepted entries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of playing a lottery game that comprises a wagering portion and a resolution portion, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, on a gaming device in communication with an administration server hosting the lottery game, game rules and information about an open instance of the lottery game for which game parameters, including a termination parameter and a set of valid wager parameters, have been established on the administration server; establishing an entry in a wager pool of the game, through the steps of; providing, through the gaming device, wager and payment information requested by the administration server after the user is qualified as an eligible player, and wherein the wager information received from the player comprises a sequence having a predetermined number of characters selected from a set of possible characters; and receiving, through the game device, an acceptance of the entry into the wager pool; and receiving, through the gaming device, information that the wager pool has been closed and information regarding the resolution portion, including a winner and a prize payout. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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