Lottery system and method incorporating random credit allocation to a plurality of games
First Claim
1. A lottery gaming system, comprising:
- means for a player to place a wager to participate in play of a plurality of base games, the wager entitling the player to a block of credits;
a central lottery computer system, said means for a player to place a wager configured in communication with said central lottery computer system, said central lottery computer system configured to;
randomly divide the block of credits between each of the plurality of base games and conduct the plurality of base games to determine results for each of the plurality of base games;
means for the player to interact with said central lottery computer system subsequent to the central lottery computer system conducting the plurality of base games for simulated play of each of the plurality of base games, wherein a prize awarded for a winning play of any one of the base games is a function of the number of credits that were randomly assigned to the respective base game by said central lottery computer system; and
means for displaying to the player results and prize awards from the simulated play of the plurality of base games.
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Abstract
A gaming system and associated methodology include means for a player to place a wager to participate in play of a plurality of base games, the wager entitling the player to a block of credits. A central lottery computer system is configured to randomly divide the block of credits between the plurality of base games and to conduct the plurality of base games. Means are provided for the player to interact with the central lottery computer system for simulated play of each of the plurality of base games. A prize is awarded for a winning play of any one of the base games and is a function of the number of credits that were randomly assigned to the respective base game by the central lottery computer system.
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1. A lottery gaming system, comprising:
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means for a player to place a wager to participate in play of a plurality of base games, the wager entitling the player to a block of credits; a central lottery computer system, said means for a player to place a wager configured in communication with said central lottery computer system, said central lottery computer system configured to;
randomly divide the block of credits between each of the plurality of base games and conduct the plurality of base games to determine results for each of the plurality of base games;means for the player to interact with said central lottery computer system subsequent to the central lottery computer system conducting the plurality of base games for simulated play of each of the plurality of base games, wherein a prize awarded for a winning play of any one of the base games is a function of the number of credits that were randomly assigned to the respective base game by said central lottery computer system; and means for displaying to the player results and prize awards from the simulated play of the plurality of base games. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for conducting a lottery game, comprising:
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receiving a wager from each of a plurality of players to participate in play of a plurality of base games, the wager entitling each of the players to a block of credits; with a central lottery computer system, for each individual player randomly dividing the block of credits between the plurality of base games such that different players may have a different number of credits of their respective block of credits assigned to the same base game; conducting actual play of the plurality of base games with the central lottery computer system such that the outcome of the each of the base games is determined; each of the players interacting with the central lottery computer system subsequent to actual play of the plurality of base games by the central lottery computer system to simulate play of each of the base games and to determine the actual results of the base games conducted by the central lottery computer system; and wherein for each player the prize awarded for a winning play of any one of the base games is a function of the number of credits that were randomly assigned to the respective base game by the central lottery computer system for the player, such that different players may be awarded different prize amounts for the same base game. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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