Lottery game having secondary game with multiplier and second payout

• US 8,221,210 B2
• Filed: 03/08/2005
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games LLC (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Jubinville, Chantal
• Primary Examiner(s): Pandya, Sunit
• Application Number:
  US11/074,999
• Publication Number:
  US 20060205476A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,688 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 20, 463/12, 463/13, 463/30, 463/37, 463 40- 43, 463/25, 273/138.1, 273/142.B, 273/297, 273/293, 273/142.R, 273/143.R, 273/237, 273/269, 273/13.1, 273/142, 273/263
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/06 Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games small boxes with balls used for generating random numbers A63F7/048; lottery apparatus G07C15/00; lottery gaming stations, online lottery or bingo G07F17/329; printing processes for lottery tickets B41M3/005
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/08 Raffle games that can be played by a fairly large number of people A63F3/0625, A63F3/065 take precedence; lottery apparatus G07C15/00; lottery gaming stations, online lottery or bingo G07F17/329
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A method of play and system of implementing a primary lottery game having a secondary individual game for a multiplier value of winnings of the primary lottery game and potential secondary winnings for the secondary individual game. A player enters the primary lottery game, which can provide a first monetary winnings, and then can enter a secondary individual game that, if won, provides either a multiplier value of first monetary winnings, separate secondary monetary winnings, or both. The possible total prize amount awarded to the player includes first monetary winnings awarded from the primary lottery game multiplied by any multiplier awarded in the secondary individual game, and any secondary monetary winnings from the secondary individual game. Alternately, a win solely in the secondary individual game can yield a separate award of secondary monetary winnings, regardless if the primary lottery game has winnings.

Claims

1. A method of playing a primary lottery game having a secondary individual game for either a multiplier value of the winnings of the primary lottery game or a secondary winnings, comprising the steps of:

providing a terminal for receipt of entries from a plurality of entrants for a primary lottery game wherein each of the entrants has made a wager on an outcome of the primary lottery game, and the primary lottery game providing a first monetary winnings;

receiving an additional entry via the terminal from at least one entrant to participate in the secondary individual game to the primary lottery game, wherein the at least one entrant has made a wager on the outcome of the secondary individual game, the entries in the primary lottery game and the secondary lottery game conveyed to a server that is in communication with the terminal, and wherein the outcome of the secondary individual game is randomly selected by the server from the possibilities of either a multiplier value of the first monetary winnings of the primary lottery game or a secondary monetary winning that is independent of the outcome of the primary lottery game and the outcome being either the multiplier value or the secondary monetary winning is unknown to the player at the time of wagering on the secondary individual game;

determining via the server whether a winning outcome is achieved in the primary lottery game and if a first monetary prize is awarded;

for each of the at least one entrant participating in the secondary individual game, determining via the server whether the outcome of the secondary individual game is a multiplier value of the first monetary winnings or a monetary winning;

determining via the server for each entrant a total prize amount composed of either;

a) any first monetary winnings awarded from the primary lottery game multiplied by a multiplier awarded in the secondary individual game, b) any first monetary winnings awarded from the primary lottery game and any secondary monetary winnings from the secondary individual game, or c) any secondary monetary winnings from the secondary individual game; and

paying each entrant the respective total prize amount for that entrant.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the prize for the secondary game is awarded at the time of entry if the prize for the secondary game is a monetary winning.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a multiplier awarded by the secondary game only applies to some of the possible prizes for the primary game.

4. A system for hosting a primary lottery game having a secondary individual game, comprising:

at least one terminal through which players place entries into the primary lottery game, the primary lottery game providing first monetary winnings, and the terminal further allowing players of the primary lottery game to selectively enter a secondary individual game wherein the outcome is unknown to the player at the time of entering the secondary individual game and randomly selected from the possibilities of either a multiplier value of the first monetary winnings of the primary lottery game or a secondary monetary winning that is independent of the outcome of the primary lottery game;

at least one server that receives entries from the at least one terminal for players of the primary lottery game and players participating in the primary lottery game and secondary individual game, the server further determining, for each player, whether a winning outcome is achieved in the primary lottery game, and for the secondary individual game whether a multiplier value of the first monetary winnings is awarded or if secondary monetary winnings are awarded independent of the outcome of the primary lottery game, and the server further determining for each player a total prize amount that is either;

a) any first monetary winnings awarded from the primary lottery game multiplied by any multiplier awarded in the secondary individual game, b) any first monetary winnings awarded from the primary lottery game and any secondary monetary winnings from the secondary individual game, or c) any secondary monetary winnings from the secondary individual game.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the server further generating game results for the primary lottery game and secondary individual game, and for each player participating in the secondary individual game, the server further determining whether a winning outcome of the secondary individual game is achieved is based upon the game results of the secondary individual game.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the prize for the secondary game is awarded at the time of entry if the prize for the secondary game is a monetary winning.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein a multiplier awarded by the secondary game only applies to some of the possible prizes for the primary game.

8. A system for playing a primary lottery game having a secondary individual game for either a multiplier value of the winnings of the primary lottery game or a secondary winnings, comprising:

means for receiving entries from a plurality of entrants for a primary lottery game wherein each of the entrants has made a wager on an outcome of the primary lottery game, and the primary lottery game providing a first monetary winnings;

means for receiving an additional entry from at least one entrant to participate in the secondary individual game to the primary lottery game, wherein the at least one entrant has made a wager on the outcome of the secondary individual game, wherein the outcome of the secondary individual game is unknown to the player at the time of wagering on the secondary individual game and randomly selected from the possibilities of either a multiplier value of the first monetary winnings of the primary lottery game or a secondary monetary winnings;

means for determining whether a winning outcome is achieved in the primary lottery game and if a first monetary prize is awarded;

for each at least one entrant participating in the secondary individual game, means for determining whether the outcome is a multiplier value of the first monetary winnings is awarded or a secondary monetary winnings that is independent of the outcome of the primary lottery game; and

means for determining for each entrant a total prize amount that is either a);

any first monetary winnings awarded from the primary lottery game multiplied by any multiplier awarded in the secondary individual game, b) any first monetary winnings awarded from the primary lottery game and any secondary monetary winnings from the secondary individual game, or c) any secondary monetary winnings from the secondary individual game.