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On-line lottery with player exclusion based on citizenship and residency

  • US 9,799,169 B1
  • Filed: 12/20/2013
  • Issued: 10/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, implemented on a lottery computer system comprising at least one processor, of operating a lottery, from a jurisdiction, for registered players that are not residents or citizens of the jurisdiction, the method comprising performing on the lottery computer system the steps of:

  • receiving, by the lottery computer system, from a prospective player a request to obtain an entry to the lottery;

    determining, by the lottery computer system, whether the prospective player is a citizen or a resident of the jurisdiction according to an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a computing device of the prospective player used to access the lottery computer system, wherein an IP address within the jurisdiction indicates that the prospective player is a citizen or a resident of the jurisdiction;

    enabling, by the lottery computer system, the prospective player to obtain at least one entry to the lottery only if it is determined that the prospective player is not a citizen or a resident of the jurisdiction, thereby making the prospective player one of the registered players;

    receiving, by the lottery computer system, a plurality of entries into the lottery, each entry corresponding to at least one registered player;

    selecting, by the lottery computer system, a winning entry from among the plurality of entries, the winning entry corresponding to a registered player; and

    awarding, by the lottery computer system, a prize to the registered player corresponding to the winning entry.

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