Card based instant lottery game and symbol matching draw based lottery game configuration

• US 9,028,317 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2012
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lottery Dynamics, LLC
• Original Assignee: Lottery Dynamics, LLC
• Inventors: Frick, Michael D., Davis, Mark B., Mizeur, David Richard, Pade, Stan
• Primary Examiner(s): D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US13/486,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20130324212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/04 Card games combined with other games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/005 Poker
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0605 Lottery games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0655 Printing of tickets, e.g. lottery tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/326 Game play aspects of gaming systems
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

An instant lottery game and a draw based lottery game may be established. The instant lottery game is based on a set of rules of a playing card game. The draw based lottery game is based on a symbol matching set of rules. A random selection of a subset of a deck of playing card indicia may be generated concurrently with a purchase of a lottery ticket having the instant lottery game and the draw based lottery game. A ticket printer prints the subset of the deck of playing card indicia on a lottery ticket according to an order of the random selection and a plurality of order indicia such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia has an association with a playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia to indicate an order in the subset of the deck of playing card indicia.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

establishing an instant lottery game and a draw based lottery game, the instant lottery game being based on a set of rules of a playing card game, the draw based lottery game being based on a symbol matching set of rules;

generating, with a processor, a random selection of a subset of a deck of playing card indicia concurrently with a purchase of a lottery ticket having the instant lottery game and the draw based lottery game;

printing, with a ticket printer, the subset of the deck of playing card indicia on a lottery ticket according to an order of the random selection and a plurality of order indicia such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia has an association with a playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia to indicate an order in the subset of the deck of playing card indicia;

generating, with the processor, a random selection of a set of player numbers;

printing, with the ticket printer, the set of player numbers on the lottery ticket such that each player number in the set of player numbers corresponds to one of the indicium in the plurality of order indicia;

providing an instant lottery game prize distribution to a player that purchases the ticket if an instant portion of the subset of the deck of playing card indicia associated with a portion of the plurality of order indicia that is determined by the set of player numbers corresponds to a first winning playing card hand according to the set of rules of the playing card game;

performing a random selection of a set of draw indicia subsequent to the purchase of the lottery ticket; and

providing a draw based lottery game prize distribution to the player that purchases the ticket if the instant portion of the subset of the deck of playing card indicia matches the set of draw indicia.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the playing card game is poker.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset of the deck of playing card indicia is printed on the lottery ticket in the order of the random selection in a plurality of rows.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset of the deck of playing card indicia is printed on the lottery ticket in the order of the random selection in a plurality of columns.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of order indicia is printed on the lottery ticket such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia is printed within the playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia having an association therewith.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of order indicia is printed on the lottery ticket such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia is printed on the playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia having an association therewith.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of order indicia is printed on the lottery ticket such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia is printed in proximity to the playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia having an association therewith.

8. A method comprising:

establishing an instant lottery game, the instant lottery game being based on a set of rules of a playing card game;

generating, with a processor, a random selection of a subset of a deck of playing card indicia concurrently with a purchase of a lottery ticket having the instant lottery game;

printing, with a ticket printer, the subset of the deck of playing card indicia on a lottery ticket according to an order of the random selection and a plurality of order indicia such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia has an association with a playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia to indicate an order in the subset of the deck of playing card indicia;

generating, with the processor, a random selection of a set of player numbers;

printing, with the ticket printer, the set of player numbers on the lottery ticket such that each player number in the set of player numbers corresponds to one of the indicium in the plurality of order indicia; and

providing an instant lottery game prize distribution to a player that purchases the ticket if an instant portion of the subset of the deck of playing card indicia associated with a portion of the plurality of order indicia that is determined by the set of player numbers corresponds to a first winning playing card hand according to the set of rules of the playing card game.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the playing card game is poker.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the subset of the deck of playing card indicia is printed on the lottery ticket in the order of the random selection in a plurality of rows.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the subset of the deck of playing card indicia is printed on the lottery ticket in the order of the random selection in a plurality of columns.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of order indicia is printed on the lottery ticket such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia is printed within the playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia having an association therewith.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of order indicia is printed on the lottery ticket such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia is printed on the playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia having an association therewith.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of order indicia is printed on the lottery ticket such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia is printed in proximity to the playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia having an association therewith.

15. A method comprising:

establishing a draw based lottery game, the draw based lottery game being based on a set of rules of a playing card game;

generating, with a processor, a random selection of a subset of a deck of playing card indicia concurrently with a purchase of a lottery ticket having the draw based lottery game;

printing, with a ticket printer, the subset of the deck of playing card indicia on a lottery ticket according to an order of the random selection and a plurality of order indicia such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia has an association with a playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia to indicate an order in the subset of the deck of playing card indicia;

performing a random selection of a set of draw indicia subsequent to the purchase of the lottery ticket; and

providing a draw based lottery game prize distribution to a player that purchases the ticket if a portion of the subset of the deck of playing card indicia associated with a portion of the plurality of order indicia that is determined by the set of draw indicia corresponds to a winning playing card hand according to the set of rules of the playing card game.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the playing card game is poker.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the subset of the deck of playing card indicia is printed on the lottery ticket in the order of the random selection in a plurality of rows.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the subset of the deck of playing card indicia is printed on the lottery ticket in the order of the random selection in a plurality of columns.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of order indicia is printed on the lottery ticket such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia is printed within the playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia having an association therewith.

20. A method comprising:

establishing a draw based lottery game, the draw based lottery game being based on a set of rules of a playing card game and a symbol matching set of rules;

generating, with a processor, a random selection of a subset of a deck of playing card indicia concurrently with a purchase of a lottery ticket having the draw based lottery game;

printing, with a ticket printer, the subset of the deck of playing card indicia on a lottery ticket according to an order of the random selection and a plurality of order indicia such that each indicium in the plurality of order indicia has an association with a playing card indicium in the deck of playing card indicia to indicate an order in the subset of the deck of playing card indicia;

performing a random selection of a set of draw indicia subsequent to the purchase of the lottery ticket;

performing a random selection of a set of draw symbols subsequent to the purchase of the lottery ticket;

providing a first draw based lottery game prize distribution to a player that purchases the ticket if a portion of the subset of the deck of playing card indicia associated with a portion of the plurality of order indicia that is determined by the set of draw indicia corresponds to a winning playing card hand according to the set of rules of the playing card game; and

providing a second draw based lottery game prize distribution to a player that purchases the ticket if a portion of the subset of the deck of playing card indicia associated with a portion of the plurality of order indicia that is determined by the set of draw indicia matches the set of draw symbols.