Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance
First Claim
1. A method for playing a game of chance comprising acts of:
- issuing a ticket to a player, the ticket including a code printed on a surface of the ticket;
determining, after the ticket is issued to the player, a prize total associated with the ticket, such that the potential prize total of the ticket is unknown when the ticket is issued;
providing for the player to play a game on different medium than the issued ticket, wherein the code is used to gain access to obtain at least one result of the game of chance, and wherein the act of providing includes acts of;
permitting the player to select at least one graphical reveal element displayed within a computer interface; and
displaying, to the player in response to the selection, an indicia corresponding to each selected graphical reveal element, wherein the indicia indicate the at least one result of the game of chance;
wherein the at least one result of the game of chance is independent of the selection of the at least one graphical reveal element.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game is a game in which elements are selected, and in response to the selection, a prize is revealed (or not) to the player. In another example, the player is permitted to predict the outcome of a characteristic of the online game, a game-playing computer determines an outcome to be displayed to the player that reflects a result of the game of chance. In one example game format, the player is permitted to predict the most frequently-occurring element in a group of drawn game elements.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for playing a game of chance comprising acts of:
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issuing a ticket to a player, the ticket including a code printed on a surface of the ticket; determining, after the ticket is issued to the player, a prize total associated with the ticket, such that the potential prize total of the ticket is unknown when the ticket is issued; providing for the player to play a game on different medium than the issued ticket, wherein the code is used to gain access to obtain at least one result of the game of chance, and wherein the act of providing includes acts of; permitting the player to select at least one graphical reveal element displayed within a computer interface; and displaying, to the player in response to the selection, an indicia corresponding to each selected graphical reveal element, wherein the indicia indicate the at least one result of the game of chance; wherein the at least one result of the game of chance is independent of the selection of the at least one graphical reveal element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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