Method of playing a game of chance and system for facilitating the play thereof
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1. A method for facilitating the play of a game of chance, comprising;
- responsive to a request by a player to enter the game, selecting an outcome for the game chosen from a plurality of possible outcomes by a processor;
after the outcome is selected, determining a first set of symbols and a second set of symbols by said processor, each set of symbols representing a set of playing cards, wherein the first and second sets of symbols form a poker hand, and wherein the value of the poker hand represents a prize associated with the outcome;
after determining the first set of symbols and the second set of symbols, printing the first set of symbols on a ticket, and providing the ticket to the player;
after providing the ticket, displaying the second set of symbols on a display terminal; and
responsive to the ticket being tendered for redemption, paying the prize associated with the game outcome, the prize being indicated by the value of the poker hand formed from the combination of the first and second sets of symbols.
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Abstract
A method for playing a game of chance and system for facilitating the play of the game are disclosed. The method of playing the game of chance includes receiving a ticket containing a set of playing cards. The method of playing the game of chance further includes viewing a display screen that displays a second set of playing cards. The method of playing the game further includes receiving a prize if the combination of the playing cards on the ticket and the playing cards on the display matches a predetermined pattern.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating the play of a game of chance, comprising;
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responsive to a request by a player to enter the game, selecting an outcome for the game chosen from a plurality of possible outcomes by a processor; after the outcome is selected, determining a first set of symbols and a second set of symbols by said processor, each set of symbols representing a set of playing cards, wherein the first and second sets of symbols form a poker hand, and wherein the value of the poker hand represents a prize associated with the outcome; after determining the first set of symbols and the second set of symbols, printing the first set of symbols on a ticket, and providing the ticket to the player; after providing the ticket, displaying the second set of symbols on a display terminal; and responsive to the ticket being tendered for redemption, paying the prize associated with the game outcome, the prize being indicated by the value of the poker hand formed from the combination of the first and second sets of symbols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions adapted to be executed by a processor, the instructions which, when executed, define a series of steps to be used to control a procedure, the procedure comprising:
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responsive to a request by a player to enter a game, selecting an outcome for the game chosen from a plurality of possible outcomes; after the outcome is selected, determining a first set of symbols and a second set of symbols, each set of symbols representing a set of playing cards, wherein the first and second sets of symbols form a poker hand, and wherein the value of the poker hand represents a prize associated with the outcome; after determining the first set of symbols and the second set of symbols, printing the first set of symbols on a ticket, and providing the ticket to the player; after providing the ticket, displaying the second set of symbols on a display terminal; and responsive to the ticket being tendered for redemption, paying the prize associated with the game outcome, the prize being indicated by the value of the poker hand formed from the combination of the first and second sets of symbols. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of playing a game of chance, comprising:
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receiving a ticket including a first set of symbols, said first set of symbols representing a set of playing cards, the first set of symbols having been determined based on a game outcome selected by a first processor prior to receiving the ticket; after receiving the ticket, viewing on a display terminal a second set of symbols which were determined by the first processor prior to the receiving of the ticket based on the game outcome selected by the first processor prior to receiving the ticket, the second set of symbols representing a set of playing cards; determining if the ticket is a winning ticket by the first processor or by a second processor, based on the value of a poker hand formed from the combination of the first and second sets of symbols; and receiving a prize based on the value of the poker hand. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for a game, comprising:
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a processor configured to select a plurality of first sets of symbols and a plurality of second sets of symbols, each first set of symbols representing a partial poker hand for a respective round of the game, each of the second set of symbols representing a remaining poker hand for the respective round of the game; a ticket comprising a substrate, the substrate comprising; the plurality of first sets of symbols, the plurality of first sets of symbols having been determined based on a game outcome selected prior to printing the symbols on the substrate, the plurality of second sets of symbols being absent from the ticket; and an authentication code; wherein each of the plurality of first and second sets of symbols is configured to indicate a respective game outcome selected by the processor before the generation of the ticket for the respective round of the game, the respective game outcome being indicated by the value of a poker hand formed by combining the respective first set of symbols with the respective second set of symbols determined by the processor for the respective round of the game before the generation of the ticket and after the selection of the outcome for the respective round of the game. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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