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Instant-win lottery game and ticket

  • US 7,914,371 B2
  • Filed: 04/20/2007
  • Issued: 03/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for playing a first instant lottery game with an option to play a second game, if a player is a winner of the first instant lottery game, providing the player with a payout and by surrendering the payout of the first lottery game, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving ticket information at a lottery terminal system from a lottery ticket;

    verifying through the lottery terminal system collecting ticket information that the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the first instant lottery game;

    if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket, the lottery terminal system verifying that the player has elected to play the second game by altering the lottery ticket in a discernable manner as indicated on the lottery ticket and surrendering the payout from the first instant lottery game;

    if the player has elected to play the second game, the lottery terminal system assigning a randomly generated indicia to the lottery ticket and determining a result for the second game independent of input from the player;

    determining if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game by determining if the assigned randomly generated indicia is a winning indicia;

    if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game, the lottery terminal system transmitting the ticket information and the result of the second game to a remote server; and

    the lottery terminal system authorizing a payment of a prize for the second game.

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