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US 12,290,759 B2Granted
Lottery tickets having connected symbol set path feature
AssigneeIGT Global Solutions Corporation
InventorsMarc Mendoza, David Stark, Joy Barbee, Kary Hacker
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Abstract
Lottery tickets and lottery gaming systems and methods providing such lottery tickets, wherein the lottery tickets each have a connected symbol set path feature including a plurality of connected symbol sets along a bonus award path, a plurality of player symbols, and potential awards that can be won based on the symbol sets and the connected symbol sets along the bonus award path and the player symbols.
Claims18
A lottery ticket comprising:
- a base;
- multiple symbol sets on the base, wherein a plurality of the symbol sets are different, wherein each of the symbol sets comprise a plurality of symbols, wherein a plurality but not all of the symbol sets form a bonus award path on the base, wherein each of a plurality of the symbol sets that form the bonus award path comprises two shared symbols, and wherein for each of a plurality of the symbol sets that form the bonus award path, the two shared symbols of that symbol set are the first and last symbols of that symbol set;
- multiple player symbols on the base;
- a removable covering on the base and covering the player symbols;
- and
- a paytable on the base, the paytable indicating a first award associated with a first quantity of the symbol sets that are completed based on the player symbols, and the paytable indicating a second award associated with the bonus award path.
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A plurality of lottery tickets, each lottery ticket comprising:
- a base;
- a board on the base, the board comprising a plurality of spaces;
- multiple symbol sets on the board, wherein each of the symbol sets are different, wherein the symbol sets are words comprising letters, wherein each of the symbol set comprises a plurality of symbols, wherein a plurality of the symbol sets form a bonus award path that extends from a first side of the board to a second side of the board;
- multiple player symbols on the base, wherein the player symbols are letters;
- a removable covering on the base and covering the player symbols;
- and
- a paytable on the base, the paytable indicating a plurality of different first awards respectively associated with a plurality of different first quantities of the symbol sets that are completed based on the player symbols, and the paytable indicating a second award associated with the bonus award path.
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A lottery gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause a lottery ticket to be created, the lottery ticket comprising:
- a base;
- multiple symbol sets on the base, wherein a plurality of the symbol sets are different, wherein each of the symbol sets comprise a plurality of symbols, and wherein a plurality but not all of the symbol sets form a bonus award path on the base,
- a plurality of bonus award paths on the base, wherein a different plurality of the symbol sets form each of the plurality of bonus award paths;
- multiple player symbols on the base;
- a removable covering on the base and covering the player symbols;
- and
- a paytable on the base, the paytable indicating a first award associated with a first quantity of the symbol sets that are completed based on the player symbols, and the paytable indicating a second award associated with the bonus award path and wherein the second award is associated with the plurality of the bonus award paths.
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A lottery ticket comprising:
- a base;
- multiple symbol sets on the base, wherein a plurality of the symbol sets are different, wherein each of the symbol sets comprise a plurality of symbols, wherein a plurality but not all of the symbol sets form a plurality of bonus award paths on the base, wherein a different plurality of the symbol sets form each of the bonus award paths;
- multiple player symbols on the base;
- a removable covering on the base and covering the player symbols;
- and
- a paytable on the base, the paytable indicating a first award associated with a first quantity of the symbol sets that are completed based on the player symbols, and the paytable indicating a second award associated with the plurality of bonus award paths.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.