Electronic lottery ticket data structure, and method of generation, storage, and distribution of electronic lottery tickets

A method of generating an electronic-ticket-lottery game using a population of electronic lottery tickets having a data structure, said method comprising:

• establishing primary play information to generate based on a primary-play pay schedule;
• generating primary-section data comprising said play information and placing said primary-section data in said data structure, said primary-section data including at least a primary-play ticket value;
• establishing variable information data for modifying electronic-lottery-ticket play representation and placing said variable information data in said data structure;
• and
• storing said data structure on a storage medium.

A method of generating an electronic-ticket-lottery game using a population of electronic lottery tickets having a data structure, said method comprising:

• establishing primary play information to generate based on a primary-play pay schedule;
• generating primary-section data comprising said primary play information and placing said primary-section data in said data structure, said primary-section data including at least a primary-play ticket value;
• establishing, in correlation to said primary-section data, subsequent-play data to be generated;
• for each subsequent-play data:
• establishing subsequent play information to generate based on a subsequent-play pay schedule;
• generating a subsequent-section data comprising said play information;
• and
• placing said subsequent-section data in said data structure, said subsequent-section data including at least a subsequent-play value;
• and
• storing said data structure on a ticket storage medium.

A method of playing an electronic-lottery-ticket game involving consumption of electronic lottery tickets having information comprising primary-section data and variable information data for modifying electronic-lottery-ticket play representation, said method comprising:

• receiving a ticket purchase fee from a player;
• consuming at least one of said electronic lottery ticket in response to said fee receipt, wherein said consuming comprises:
• identifying, within said information contained in said electronic lottery ticket, said primary-section data;
• identifying, within said information contained in said electronic lottery ticket, said variable information data;
• identifying characteristics of said play representation in correlation with said variable information-data;
• and
• providing said play representation based on said primary-section data and said play characteristics, wherein an outcome is independent of said play characteristics;
• and
• awarding a prize according to said outcome.

A method of playing an electronic-lottery-ticket game involving consumption of electronic lottery tickets having information comprising primary-section data and subsequent-section data for modifying electronic-lottery-ticket play representation, said method comprising:

• receiving a ticket purchase fee from a player;
• consuming at least one of said electronic lottery ticket in response to said fee receipt, said consuming comprising:
• identifying, within said information contained in said electronic lottery ticket, said primary-section data;
• providing a primary play representation of a primary ticket based on primary-section data;
• identifying, within said information contained in said electronic lottery ticket, said subsequent-section data;
• and
• for each subsequent-section data, providing a subsequent play representation of a subsequent ticket based on said subsequent-section data;
• and
• awarding a prize according to said electronic lottery ticket.

A player terminal adapted for playing a lottery game involving the use of electronic lottery tickets of variable information-size, said player terminal comprising:

• a communication arrangement for receiving said electronic lottery tickets;
• and
• a play control arrangement for:
• causing the player terminal to request an electronic lottery ticket to the electronic lottery ticket storage medium and to receive it from the electronic lottery ticket storage medium;
• causing the player terminal to display a primary ticket representation upon reading of the electronic lottery ticket;
• causing the player terminal to identify a number of subsequent tickets associated with said primary ticket and identifying representations of said subsequent ticket based on the electronic lottery ticket information;
• causing the player terminal to display, one at a time, said subsequent ticket representations;
• and
• causing the player terminal to award a prize to the player according to the electronic lottery ticket played.