Systems and methods wherein a lottery number combination is associated with a limited number of occurrences

A method, comprising:

• receiving an indication of request made by a player to purchase a lottery ticket for a lottery drawing;
• receiving an indication that a lottery number combination associated with the lottery ticket is to be associated with only a limited number of occurrences for the lottery drawing;
• and
• determining, based at least in part in the receiving of the indication that the lottery number combination associated with the lottery ticket is to be associated with only the limited number of occurrences for the lottery drawing, a price for the lottery ticket.

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a player device, a request to purchase a lottery ticket for a drawing in a pari-mutuel lottery;
• receiving, from the player device, an indication that a set of symbols is to be associated with no more than a predetermined number of occurrences with respect to the drawing;
• determining, at least in part in response to the receiving of the indication from the player device, the set of symbols;
• determining a price for the lottery ticket based on the predetermined number of occurrences;
• and
• storing an indication of the price for the lottery ticket.

A system comprising:

• a user interface;
• and
• a controller operatively coupled to the user interface and adapted to:
• receive an indication of request made by a player to purchase a lottery ticket for a lottery drawing;
• receive an indication that a lottery number combination associated with the lottery ticket is to be associated with only a limited number of occurrences for the lottery drawing;
• and
• determine, based at least in part in the receiving of the indication that the lottery number combination associated with the lottery ticket is to be associated with only the limited number of occurrences for the lottery drawing, a price for the lottery ticket.

A system comprising:

• a user interface;
• and
• a controller operatively coupled to the user interface and adapted to:
• receive a request to purchase a lottery ticket for a pari-mutuel lottery game, the lottery ticket being associated with a lottery number combination;
• and
• determine, based on a number of occurrences that are associated with the lottery number combination, a price associated with the lottery ticket.