Internet gaming system
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1. A system for permitting purchasers to purchase lottery tickets over the Internet comprising:
- at least one server; and
at least one remote computer connected to the at least one server via the Internet,—
the purchasers entering predefined information into said server via said computer, said predefined information including biographical information about the purchasers, information about at least one lottery whose tickets the purchasers wish to buy, and information about the purchasers'"'"' desires to enter a group;
wherein said at least one server forms at least one virtual group of lottery ticket purchasers based on the predefined information entered by the purchasers, which sets the purchasers for the group, the at least one server storing group information for the at least one virtual group which includes entered choices from the predefined information;
wherein the at least one server stores lottery information about at least one lottery;
wherein the at least one server causes the lottery tickets to be purchased for the virtual group of purchasers according to the group information and the lottery information; and
wherein the at least one server communicates results of the purchase of lottery tickets to the purchasers on the basis of the group information.
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A gaming system and method is provided for purchasing lottery tickets and tracking the results therefor over the Internet. End users can purchase lottery tickets of different states online. The lottery tickets are electronically tracked (win or lose) whose results are forwarded to the purchasers via the Internet, e.g., by electronic mail (e-mail) or posting the results on a designated website. Virtual groups (in the form of chat rooms) are formed online. Members of the virtual groups can access the chat rooms using an Internet service provider to purchase lottery tickets and check the results.
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1. A system for permitting purchasers to purchase lottery tickets over the Internet comprising:
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at least one server; and
at least one remote computer connected to the at least one server via the Internet,—
the purchasers entering predefined information into said server via said computer, said predefined information including biographical information about the purchasers, information about at least one lottery whose tickets the purchasers wish to buy, and information about the purchasers'"'"' desires to enter a group;
wherein said at least one server forms at least one virtual group of lottery ticket purchasers based on the predefined information entered by the purchasers, which sets the purchasers for the group, the at least one server storing group information for the at least one virtual group which includes entered choices from the predefined information;
wherein the at least one server stores lottery information about at least one lottery;
wherein the at least one server causes the lottery tickets to be purchased for the virtual group of purchasers according to the group information and the lottery information; and
wherein the at least one server communicates results of the purchase of lottery tickets to the purchasers on the basis of the group information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for allowing purchasers to purchase lottery tickets over the Internet in a system including at least one server and at least one computer connected to the server via the Internet, said server storing information on at least one lottery, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving predefined information at the server over the Internet from purchasers at the computer, the predefined information including biographical information about the purchasers, information about at least one lottery whose tickets the purchasers wishes to buy, and information about the purchasers'"'"' desire to enter a group, (b) causing the at least one server to store the predefined information, to form, a virtual group of purchasers of lottery tickets based on the predefined information, and to store group information, (c) causing the server to electronically purchase the lottery tickets for the virtual group of purchasers according to the group information and the lottery information; and
(d) causing the server to communicate results of the lottery ticket purchases to the purchasers using the group information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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