Combination scratch ticket and on-line game ticket

• US 8,308,162 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2009
• Issued: 11/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games LLC (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Rogers, Stephen Kyle
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, Alvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLLINS, DOLORES R
• Application Number:
  US12/648,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20100102546A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,050 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 273/139
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0665 having a message becoming legible after rubbing-off a coating or removing an adhesive layer for educational purposes G09B
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A system and method for implementing a secondary lottery game with a first instant lottery game in an instant lottery game ticket is disclosed. The player purchases an instant lottery game, where chances for winning instant prizes are provided to the player. The player may also be provided a chance to win entry with predetermined entry indicia into a secondary lottery game if the instant lottery ticket indicates that the player has won a ticket to the secondary lottery game.

Claims

1. An instant lottery game ticket configured for play of a first instant lottery game and a secondary subsequent lottery game, comprising:

a substrate, player indicia on said substrate for play of said first instant lottery game, said player indicia covered by a removable material;

entry indicia on said substrate for potential entry to said secondary lottery game that is played by issuing a separate lottery game ticket to the player, said entry indicia being unique to said instant lottery game ticket and covered by a removable material;

said entry indicia indicating whether a player is entitled to a separate lottery game ticket for play of said subsequent secondary lottery game wherein the player is only allowed entry into the secondary lottery game via the entry indicia provided in association with the first instant lottery game; and

in the event that the player is entitled to a separate lottery game ticket, said entry indicia comprising a player'"'"'s unique entry indicia in said subsequent secondary lottery game that distinguishes said separate lottery game ticket from other lottery game tickets in the secondary lottery game such that the player'"'"'s unique entry indicia on the first instant lottery game ticket are used to determine the results of the subsequent secondary lottery game.

2. The instant lottery game ticket as in claim 1, wherein the player is entitled to entry in said subsequent secondary lottery game based solely on said revealed player'"'"'s unique entry indicia without regard to results of said first instant win lottery game.

3. The instant lottery game ticket as in claim 1, wherein for entry in said secondary lottery game, said player indicia must provide a win for the player in said first instant win lottery game.

4. The instant lottery game ticket as in claim 1, wherein said player'"'"'s unique entry indicia comprises a set of numbers for entry in said subsequent secondary lottery game.

5. The instant lottery game ticket as in claim 4, wherein said subsequent secondary lottery game is an on-line lottery game.

6. A combination of tickets for play of an instant lottery game and a subsequent secondary lottery game, said combination comprising:

a plurality of instant lottery game tickets, each of said instant lottery game ticket further comprising

a substrate,

player indicia on said substrate for play of said first instant lottery game, said player indicia covered by a removable material;

entry indicia on said substrate for potential entry to said subsequent secondary lottery game, said entry indicia covered by a removable material and indicating whether said instant lottery game ticket qualifies for entry in said subsequent secondary lottery game and, if qualified, a player'"'"'s unique entry indicia being used for the secondary lottery game wherein the player is only allowed entry into the secondary lottery game via the player'"'"'s unique entry indicia provided in association with the first instant lottery game; and

a respective separate lottery ticket issued to the player for play of said subsequent secondary lottery game associated with said qualifying instant lottery game tickets, said lottery ticket comprising a player'"'"'s entry in said secondary lottery game that corresponds to said player'"'"'s unique entry indicia from the player'"'"'s said instant lottery game ticket that distinguishes said separate lottery game ticket from other lottery game tickets in the secondary lottery game such that the player'"'"'s unique entry indicia from the first instant lottery game are used to determine the results of the subsequent secondary lottery game.

7. The combination of tickets as in claim 6, wherein the player is entitled to entry in said subsequent secondary lottery game based solely on said revealed player'"'"'s unique entry indicia without regard to results of said instant win lottery game.

8. The combination of tickets as in claim 6, wherein for entry in said secondary lottery game, said player indicia must provide a win for the player in said instant win lottery game.

9. The combination of tickets as in claim 6, wherein said player'"'"'s unique entry indicia comprises a set of numbers for entry in said subsequent secondary lottery game.