SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED SPORTS POOL RAFFLE
First Claim
1. A method of conducting an electronically facilitated sports pool raffle in respect of at least one sporting event having a winning event outcome, said method comprising:
- a) providing a ticketing server comprising;
i. a ticket database comprising a plurality of ticket records each corresponding to a sports pool ticket sold in the raffle, each ticket record including a unique ticket identifier, purchaser identity details and associated details of at least one potential event outcome of said at least one sporting event assigned to the ticket;
ii. a dataset of unique potential event outcomes of said at least one sporting event in respect of which sports pool tickets can be sold, potential event outcomes which have been associated with ticket records being sold event outcomes and potential event outcomes which have not been associated with ticket records being available potential event outcomes;
iii. ticketing server software for administering the ticket database;
b) providing a raffle sales system in communication with the ticketing server, to transact the sale of sports pool tickets to purchasers;
c) selling sports pool tickets in the raffle during a defined sales window by, in respect of each sports pool ticket sold;
i) using the raffle sales system and the ticketing server;
capturing purchaser identity details corresponding to the purchaser;
associating at least one available event outcome in respect of the ticket being sold;
storing the sold ticket particulars of the sold ticket, being the purchaser identity details and the at least one associated potential event outcome to a ticket record in the ticket database along with a unique ticket identifier;
wherein upon association of available potential event outcomes to a ticket record they become sold event outcomes and are no longer available for association with another ticket record;
and wherein the purchaser of a ticket is not aware of the particulars of the associated potential event outcomes for their ticket until after the ticket purchase transaction is completed;
d) following the closure of the defined sales window for the sports pool raffle and completion of the at least one sporting event, selecting a winning ticket from tickets sold by comparison of the winning event outcome of the at least one sporting event to the potential event outcomes associated with the ticket records for sold sports pool tickets within the ticket database.
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Abstract
A system for an electronic raffle based on the final score of at least one sporting event. Tickets are sold which are assigned at least one unique outcome of the at least one sporting event. The winning ticket is dictated by the matching of the scores on the ticket with the actual scores of the sporting event. If a winning ticket is not sold, or there is an anomaly in that a score or scores is outside the range of scores that are in the pool, a winner is chosen from a random drawing of the tickets sold.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of conducting an electronically facilitated sports pool raffle in respect of at least one sporting event having a winning event outcome, said method comprising:
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a) providing a ticketing server comprising; i. a ticket database comprising a plurality of ticket records each corresponding to a sports pool ticket sold in the raffle, each ticket record including a unique ticket identifier, purchaser identity details and associated details of at least one potential event outcome of said at least one sporting event assigned to the ticket; ii. a dataset of unique potential event outcomes of said at least one sporting event in respect of which sports pool tickets can be sold, potential event outcomes which have been associated with ticket records being sold event outcomes and potential event outcomes which have not been associated with ticket records being available potential event outcomes; iii. ticketing server software for administering the ticket database; b) providing a raffle sales system in communication with the ticketing server, to transact the sale of sports pool tickets to purchasers; c) selling sports pool tickets in the raffle during a defined sales window by, in respect of each sports pool ticket sold; i) using the raffle sales system and the ticketing server; capturing purchaser identity details corresponding to the purchaser; associating at least one available event outcome in respect of the ticket being sold; storing the sold ticket particulars of the sold ticket, being the purchaser identity details and the at least one associated potential event outcome to a ticket record in the ticket database along with a unique ticket identifier; wherein upon association of available potential event outcomes to a ticket record they become sold event outcomes and are no longer available for association with another ticket record; and wherein the purchaser of a ticket is not aware of the particulars of the associated potential event outcomes for their ticket until after the ticket purchase transaction is completed; d) following the closure of the defined sales window for the sports pool raffle and completion of the at least one sporting event, selecting a winning ticket from tickets sold by comparison of the winning event outcome of the at least one sporting event to the potential event outcomes associated with the ticket records for sold sports pool tickets within the ticket database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A ticketing server for the conduct of an electronically facilitated sports pool raffle in respect of at least one sporting event having a winning event outcome, said server comprising:
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a) a ticket database comprising a plurality of ticket records each corresponding to a sports pool ticket sold in the raffle, each ticket record including a unique ticket identifier, purchaser identity details and associated details of at least one potential event outcome of said at least one sporting event assigned to the ticket; b) a dataset of unique potential event outcomes of said at least one sporting event in respect of which sports pool tickets can be sold, potential event outcomes which have been associated with ticket records being sold event outcomes and potential event outcomes which have not been associated with ticket records being available potential event outcomes; and c) a ticketing network interface for communication with a raffle sales system; and d) ticketing server software for administering the ticket database and managing communications via the ticketing network interface; wherein said ticketing server can be used in the sale of sports pool tickets in the raffle during a defined sales window by, in respect of each sports pool ticket sold; capturing purchaser identity details corresponding to the purchaser; associating at least one available event outcome in respect of the ticket being sold; storing the sold ticket particulars of the sold ticket, being the purchaser identity details and the at least one associated potential event outcome to a ticket record in the ticket database along with a unique ticket identifier; wherein upon association of available potential event outcomes to a ticket record they become sold event outcomes and are no longer available for association with another ticket record; and wherein the purchaser of a ticket is not aware of the particulars of the associated potential event outcomes for their ticket until after the ticket purchase transaction is completed; and wherein the ticketing server will facilitate the selection of a winning ticket in the raffle following the closure of the defined sales window and completion of the at least one sporting event, by selecting at least one winning ticket record from the ticket records related to the sports pool raffle stored in the ticket database based on the winning event outcome and associated potential event outcomes stored in respect of each ticket sold. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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