Method and ticket for game of chance

• US 6,280,324 B1
• Filed: 09/30/1999
• Issued: 08/28/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tenenbaum, Harvey
• Original Assignee: Tenenbaum, Harvey
• Inventors: Tenenbaum, Harvey
• Primary Examiner(s): Martin-Wallace, Valencia
• Assistant Examiner(s): White, Carmen D.
• Application Number:
  US09/409,075
• Time in Patent Office: 698 Days
• Field of Search: 463/16, 463/17, 283/903, 283/117, 283/901
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/081 electric
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/901 Concealed data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/903 Lottery ticket

Abstract

A method of operating a computer system to provide a game of chance for players, based on a horse race in which horses are assigned post positions, in which a ticket is provided having two columns, one for horse post positions and the second containing a number of rows, each containing entry locations for all possible finishing positions. The player marks in each row one finishing position for each horse, a different finishing position for each row, thus producing a player data set, before post positions are assigned to the horses. The player data sets are entered in a central computer. Horse post positions are then drawn and a post position data set is entered in the computer. After the race is run, an outcome data set is entered in the computer and is compared with a combination of the player data set and the post position data set to see whether any player data sets correspond to the outcome data set.

Claims

1. A method of operating a game of chance for players, based on a horse race in which horses are assigned post positions numbered from 1 to X, said method comprising:

(a) providing a ticket having a first column containing a plurality of rows, one row for each number 1 to X;

(b) each row containing a set of entry locations for finishing positions, each set having an entry location for each number 1 to X;

(c) having a player mark in each row of said column one expected finishing position for a horse, a different finishing position for each row, thereby producing a player data set comprising an expected finishing position associated with each number 1 to X, all prior to assigning post positions to said horses;

(d) entering each player data set in a central computer and providing each player with a receipt showing such player'"'"'s data set;

(e) after said horses have ben assigned said post positions, entering said post positions assigned to said horses in said central computer to provide a post position data set therein, said post positions corresponding to said numbers 1 to X;

(f) after the race is run, entering in said central computer an outcome data set comprising the actual finishing position of each horse matched to the post position for such horse;

(g) and comparing the outcome data set with each player data set and said post position data set to determine whether any player data sets correspond to said outcome data set.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said ticket includes a second column listing said post position numbers.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein said receipt includes a column listing said post position numbers.

4. A method according to claim 3 wherein said receipt contains a space beside each post position number in said further column, so that a player may enter horse names in said spaces.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein said central computer includes with each player data set an identifier unique to such player data set.

6. A method according to claim 5 wherein said central computer prints on each receipt a serial number unique to such receipt.

7. A method of operating a computer system having a central computer and a sales outlet computer linked to said central computer by a communication link, said method comprising:

(a) entering in said sales outlet computer a player data set comprising one expected finishing position for each of a plurality of horses having numbers from 1 to X, a different finishing position for each horse, prior to assigning post positions to said horses;

(b) transmitting said player data set from said sales outlet computer over said communication link to said central computer;

(c) providing each player with a receipt showing such player'"'"'s data set;

(d) after said horses have been assigned post positions, entering said post positions in said central computer to provide therein a post position data set, said post positions corresponding to said numbers from 1 to X;

(e) after a horse race involving said horses has been run, entering in said central computer an outcome data set comprising the actual finishing position of each horse matched to the post position for such horse;

(f) and comparing said outcome data set with each player data set and said post position data set to determine whether any player data sets correspond to said outcome data set.

8. A method according to claim 7 including entering in said cantral computer with each player data set an identifier unique to such data set.

9. A method according to claim 8 including printing said identifier on said receipt.