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Method, apparatus and system for lottery gaming

  • US 6,024,641 A
  • Filed: 11/16/1998
  • Issued: 02/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for providing a game on a computer network having a game provider computer and a game player recipient processor, the system comprising:

  • means for operating the provider computer to receive registration information from the recipient computer, the registration information including user-selected game entry indicia;

    means for operating the provider computer to receive a winning combination of a plurality of indicia, said winning combination of indicia comprising indicia generated for purposes independent of said game providing system, by at least one publicly available source, wherein each indicia comprises a predefined portion of a publicly available source such that the winning combination comprises a combination of the predefined portions of the at least one publicly available source, wherein the winning combination is different than the publicly available source;

    means for operating the provider computer to compare user-selectable entry indicia with the winning combination of indicia to determine a degree of match;

    means for operating the provider computer to provide information regarding the degree of match determined by the means for comparing.

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