Scratch-ticket lottery and promotional games

• US 20060043670A1
• Filed: 08/30/2005
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games Corporation
• Original Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: O'Brien, Jim
• Granted Patent: US 7,429,044 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/139
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/005 Poker
• 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: Y10S 283/901 Concealed data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/903 Lottery ticket

Abstract

A scratch-ticket game card simulating a instant Texas Hold'"'"'Em Poker game card with multiple chances of winning for a player. The instant game card includes plurality sets of player hands and a set of opponent hands, a set of community cards, and at least two prizes. The player can combine the set of community cards with each set of player hands to form a strongest hand for that set of player hands. The strongest hand for each set of player hands is compared against the strongest hand for the opponent hand. If the player wins, the player wins the prize associated with the winning player hand.

Claims

1. A method for making a scratch-off instant game card, comprising the steps of:

placing a set of community game elements on a game card, the set of community game elements including at least five game elements;

placing at least a first set and a second set of player game elements on the game card, each set of player game elements including at least two game elements;

placing a set of opponent game elements on the game card, the set of opponent game elements including at least two game elements; and

covering with a removable covering the set of community game elements, the first and second sets of player game elements, and the set of opponent game elements.

2. The method for making a scratch-off game card of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

placing at least two prize elements on the game card, wherein each prize element being associated with one of the first and second set of player game elements; and

covering the at least two prize elements.

3. A scratch-off instant game card, comprising:

a set of community game elements, the set of community game elements including five game elements;

at least a first set and a second set of player game elements, each set of player game elements including two game elements; and

a set of opponent game elements, the set of opponent game elements including two game elements.

4. The scratch-off instant game card of claim 3, wherein the set of community game elements, the at least first and second of player game elements, and the set of opponent game elements are covered with a removable covering.

5. The scratch-off instant game card of claim 3, further comprising at least two prize elements on the game card, wherein each prize element being associated with one set of the first and second set of player game elements.

6. A method for playing an instant lottery game, comprising the steps of:

displaying a set of community game elements to a player, the set of community game elements including five game elements;

displaying a plurality of sets of player game elements to the player, each set of player game elements including two game elements;

displaying a set of opponent game elements to the player, the set of opponent game elements including two game elements;

determining a highest player winning set for each of the plurality of sets of player game elements according to a predefined rule;

determining a highest opponent winning set for the set of opponent game elements according to the predefined rule;

comparing the highest player winning set for each of the plurality of sets of player game elements with the highest opponent winning set; and

if the highest player winning set for at least one set of player game elements wins over the highest opponent winning set, determining a prize for the player.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of determining a highest player winning set for each of the plurality of sets of player game elements further comprising the step of combining each of the plurality of sets of player game elements with three game elements selected from the set of community game elements.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of, if more than one highest player winning set wins over the highest opponent winning set, determining a prize for the player by combining a prize associated with each of the highest player winning sets.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the predefined rule is the rule for a Texas Hold'"'"'Em Poker game.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising steps of:

covering the set of community game elements with a removable covering prior to the step of displaying the set of community game elements to a player;

covering the plurality sets of player game elements with a removable covering prior to the step of displaying the plurality sets of player game elements to the player; and

covering the set of opponent game elements with a removable covering prior to the step of displaying the set of opponent game elements to the player.