Distribution of lottery tickets through mobile devices

A method comprising in any order at least:

• receiving a request for lottery ticket information from a user using at least one of a short code, a long code, and a generic assigned identification;
• obtaining lottery ticket information requested by the user;
• and
• sending the lottery ticket information requested by the user to a mobile device of the user through at least one of a short message service (SMS) gateway, a mobile phone network, and the Internet.

A method comprising in any order at least;

• receiving a request for at least one of purchase of a lottery ticket, lottery laws and regulations, and lottery winnings distribution information from a user using at least one of a short code and a long code and a generic assigned identification;
• obtaining at least one of a lottery ticket number, lottery laws and regulations, and lottery winnings distribution information requested by the user;
• and
• sending the at least one of lottery ticket number, lottery laws and regulations, and lottery winnings distribution information requested by the user to a mobile device of the user through at least one of a short message service (SMS) gateway, a mobile phone network, and the Internet.

A method comprising in any order at least:

• receiving a request for at least one of purchase of a lottery ticket, lottery laws and regulations, and lottery winnings distribution information from a user using a mobile device;
• obtaining at least one of a lottery ticket number, lottery laws and regulations, and lottery winnings distribution information requested by the user;
• and
• sending the at least one of lottery ticket number, lottery laws and regulations, and lottery winnings distribution information requested by the user to the mobile device of the user through at least one of a short message service (SMS) gateway, a mobile phone network, and the Internet.

A system comprising:

• a first software module of a server, wherein the first software module is recorded on a computer-readable medium and includes programming instructions to:
• receive a request for information from a user via at least one of a text message, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, and a short message service (SMS) message sent to at least one of a short code and a long code, wherein the information requested by the user depends on a generic assigned identification associated with at least one of purchase of a lottery ticket, lottery laws and regulations, and lottery winnings distribution information;
• obtain at least one of a lottery ticket number, lottery laws and regulations, and lottery winnings distribution information requested by the user;
• and
• send the at least one of lottery ticket number, lottery laws and regulations, and lottery winnings distribution information requested by the user to a mobile device of the user via at least one of a text message, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, and a short message service (SMS) message through at least one of a short message service (SMS) gateway, a mobile phone network, and the Internet.