Lottery game played on a geometric figure using indicia with variable point values

• US 7,726,652 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2005
• Issued: 06/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games Corporation
• Original Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Jubinville, Chantal, Penrice, Stephen G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim; Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID
• Application Number:
  US11/258,545
• Publication Number:
  US 20060249897A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,680 Days
• Field of Search: 273/139, 273/138.1, 463/16, 463/17, 463/18, 463/19, 463/20
• US Class Current: 273/139
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/065 Tickets or accessories for use therewith A63F3/0625 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A system, method and lottery ticket that implement a lottery game that uses a geometric figure having a plurality of selection spaces from which a player selects at least one selection space. The selection spaces are then populated with one or more game indicia, with each game indicia having a point value, and prizes are awarded based upon the total number of points associated with the game indicia populated into the player-selected selection spaces. Other lottery games can also be played simultaneously therewith on the same ticket or round of play.

Claims

1. A system for implementing a lottery game, comprising:

at least one game server that implements a lottery ticket based game using a plurality of selection spaces provided in a matrix on a lottery ticket, the selection spaces being indistinguishable from each other except for their relative position within the matrix format;

at least one dispensing terminal that accepts a player'"'"'s designation of a subset of the selections spaces in the matrix based solely on their respective relative position in the matrix, the designated subset of selection spaces being less than all of the selection spaces within the matrix of selection spaces implemented by the game server, the player'"'"'s designation of the subset of selection spaces being done prior to the game server randomly assigning game indicia to selection spaces;

wherein the game server is configured to subsequently randomly populate a plurality of the selection spaces within the same matrix format that is less than all of the selection spaces but greater than the number of selection spaces in the player'"'"'s subset of selection spaces with one or more game indicia utilizing a random drawing or random generation algorithm such that the randomly populated selection spaces are not determined as a function of the player'"'"'s designated subset of selection spaces and the player'"'"'s odds of winning the lottery game are predetermined and known prior to start of the lottery game by the player, and to indicate on a lottery ticket issued by the dispensing terminal the entire matrix with the player'"'"'s designated subset of selection spaces and the randomly populated selection spaces with game indicia visually displayed in the matrix;

said game server further configured to randomly vary a point value of the game indicia between negative and positive values populated into the plurality of selection spaces; and

wherein the game server is further configured to indicate on the lottery ticket a prize to the player based upon the total number of points associated with the game indicia randomly populated into the player'"'"'s designated selection spaces.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the game terminal is configured to accept a play slip from the player having the players subset of selected selection spaces designated in the printed matrix of selection spaces.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the game server populates the plurality of the selection spaces with one or more game indicia with issuance of the ticket.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the game server randomly populates the plurality of the selection spaces with one or more game indicia as the result of a subsequent drawing wherein the randomly populated selection spaces apply to a plurality of player lottery tickets.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the game server further implements a second lottery game played simultaneously with implementing a lottery game using a geometric figure.