Lottery card holding and marking apparatus and associated method

An apparatus for holding and marking a lottery ticket during playing conditions, said apparatus comprising:

• a base plate having a planar top surface provided with upwardly extending walls contiguously surrounding a periphery thereof, said walls being monolithically formed with each other and registered orthogonal to said bottom surface wherein said walls terminate above said bottom surface;
• a lid pivotally coupled to said base plate in such a manner that said lid and base plate pivot about a fulcrum axis extending along respective proximal latitudinal edges of said lid and said base plate, said lid having downwardly extending walls contiguously surrounding a periphery thereof, said walls being monolithically formed with each other and registered orthogonal to said bottom surface wherein said walls terminate subjacent to said bottom surface;
• a plurality of brackets attached to opposed ones of said walls of said lid;
• a scratching implement removably coupled to one of said brackets;
• and
• a marking implement removably coupled to another one of said brackets;
• wherein said scratching and marking implement lay parallel to longitudinal edges of said lid;
• wherein said lid is provided with an upwardly protruding shoulder orthogonally registered with said top surface of said lid, said shoulder being registered parallel to the fulcrum axis.

A method for holding and marking a lottery ticket during playing conditions, said method comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a base plate having a planar top surface including upwardly extending walls contiguously surrounding a periphery thereof;
• b. pivotally coupling a lid to said base plate in such a manner that said lid and base plate pivot about a fulcrum axis extending along respective proximal latitudinal edges of said lid and said base plate;
• c. attaching a plurality of brackets to opposed ones of said walls of said lid;
• d. removably coupling a scratching implement to one of said brackets;
• e. removably coupling a marking implement to another one of said brackets;
• and
• f. laying said scratching and marking implement parallel to longitudinal edges of said lid.