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US 10,475,291 B1Granted
System, apparatus and method for drawing-based lottery play with wagering event integrity
AssigneeIGT Global Solutions Corporation
InventorsCorey Edwards, Bradford Heathcote, Aaron Michael Koll, Sarah W. Simpkins
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Abstract
A lottery host, ticket generator, retailer terminal(s) and specially adapted draw-based lottery game tickets provide embodiments of a wagering event integrity control system, method and apparatus as disclosed. In various embodiments, purchased but unactivated tickets for a lottery drawing are activated based upon key codes associated with unsold tickets received by the lottery host at the end of a game. The lottery host and ticket generator can store different sets of information about the draw-based lottery game tickets, which can be pre-printed with game indicia and activated when desired by the player.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- generate a record for each of a plurality of lottery draw-based game tickets, wherein the record reflects game indicia, a key code and a validation PIN code, wherein the game indicia and the validation PIN code of each record are printed, respectively, on each of the plurality of lottery draw-based game tickets;
- receive a first activation signal comprising a first activation code that has been read from a first lottery draw-based game ticket of the plurality of lottery draw-based game tickets, wherein the first activation code comprises a key code link for the first lottery draw-based game ticket;
- execute a key code algorithm for converting the key code link to a first converted code, and compare the first converted code to the key code in the generated record for the first lottery draw-based game ticket;
- upon the converted code matching the key code, activate the first lottery draw-based game ticket for entry in a draw-based lottery game prior to a drawing for the draw-based lottery game;
- receive drawn indicia from the drawing for the draw-based lottery game;
- compare the drawn indicia to the indicia in the record for the first lottery draw-based game ticket;
- receive a first validation code that has been read from the first lottery draw-based game ticket, wherein the first validation code comprises the key code link and the validation PIN code;
- and
- verify that the first lottery draw-based game ticket is a winner by comparing the validation PIN code from the first validation code with the validation PIN code in the record for the first lottery draw-based game ticket.
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A method, comprising:
- generating, by at least one ticket generator, an electronic record for each of a plurality of lottery draw-based game tickets, wherein the electronic record comprises at least the game indicia, a key code, a validation PIN code and a ticket identifier, and wherein each of the plurality of lottery draw-based game tickets has the game indicia, the ticket identifier, the validation PIN code and a key code link pre-printed thereupon prior to purchase;
- storing, by the at least one ticket generator, the key code and the ticket identifier for each of the plurality of lottery draw-based game tickets;
- generating, by the at least one ticket generator, a private file comprising the game indicia, the key code and the validation PIN code from the electronic records for the plurality of lottery draw-based game tickets;
- transmitting the private file to a lottery host;
- receiving, by the lottery host, a first activation signal comprising a first activation code that has been read from a first lottery draw-based game ticket of the plurality of lottery draw-based game tickets, wherein the first activation code comprises the key code link on the first lottery draw-based game ticket;
- executing, by the lottery host, a key code algorithm for converting the key code link to a first converted code, and comparing the first converted code to the key code for the first lottery draw-based game ticket in the private file;
- upon the converted code matching the key code, activating, by the lottery host, the first lottery draw-based game ticket for entry in a draw-based lottery game prior to a drawing for the draw-based lottery game;
- receiving, by the lottery host, a first validation code that has been read from the first lottery draw-based game ticket, wherein the first validation code comprises the key code link and the validation PIN code;
- and
- verifying, by the lottery host, that the first lottery draw-based game ticket is a winner by comparing the validation PIN code and the key code link from the first validation code with the validation PIN code and the key code in the electronic record for the first lottery draw-based game ticket.
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A system, comprising:
- at least one retailer terminal;
- a plurality of lottery tickets, wherein each of the plurality of lottery tickets comprises a unique ticket identifier, a unique key code link and game indicia for participation in a draw-based lottery game, wherein at least the unique key code link and the game indicia are covered by a removable coating, and wherein the game indicia are sufficient to determine the outcome of the draw-based lottery game once compared with drawn indicia for the draw-based lottery game;
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- a lottery host in networked communication with the at least one retailer terminal, wherein the lottery host comprises at least one host processor, and at least one host memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one host processor, cause the at least one host processor to perform operations comprising:
- storing the game indicia and a unique key code in a unique record for each of the plurality of tickets;
- receiving a first signal from the at least one retailer terminal and activating the plurality of lottery tickets for sale;
- receiving a second signal corresponding to at least the key code link from a first one of the plurality of lottery tickets;
- executing a key code algorithm for converting the key code link to a first converted code, and compare the first converted code to the key code;
- upon the converted code matching the key code, activate the first lottery draw-based game ticket for entry in a draw-based lottery game prior to a drawing for the draw-based lottery game;
- receiving a third signal corresponding to at least the key code link for the first one of the plurality of lottery tickets;
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- verify that the first one of the plurality of tickets is a winner by comparing the key code link from the third signal with the key code in the unique record for the first one of the plurality of tickets.
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