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Methods and apparatus for enhanced play in lottery and gaming environments

  • US 8,727,853 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2005
  • Issued: 05/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for electronic game play involving one or more users of a system in an electronic environment, comprising the steps of:

  • displaying a plurality of virtual players including both their image and description of their play characteristics, the virtual players having differing play characteristics,receiving from the one or more users a selection indicating an association with one of the plurality of virtual players,displaying a simulated game using the one or more virtual players,compensating for the differing player characteristics such that probabilities of winning are uniform among the one or more users by applying a system generated weighting to equalize the probability of winning by the virtual players,identifying a subset of the one or more virtual players as being winners of the simulated game, andawarding a win to the one or more users if the selection indicating an association with one of the plurality of virtual players is in the subset of virtual players.

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