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US 2009/0264176 A1Published application
Systems, methods, and apparatus for facilitating multi-round lottery play
AssigneeWalker Digital, LLC
InventorsJay S. Walker, Zachary T. Smith, Russell P. Sammon, Stephen C. Tulley, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating play of multi-round lottery games. In one embodiment, a player may be allowed to change one or more of various aspects of a wager in a multi-round lottery game.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- determining, by a lottery controller, a first partial lottery outcome corresponding to a lottery entry in a multi-round lottery game;
- determining, by the lottery controller, a first redemption value for the lottery entry based on the first partial lottery outcome;
- prior to revealing a second partial outcome for the multi-round lottery game after revealing the first partial lottery outcome, receiving, by the lottery controller, an indication of a request of a player to redeem the lottery entry for the first redemption value in exchange for cancellation of the lottery entry with respect to subsequent partial lottery outcomes;
- authorizing, by the lottery controller, providing the first redemption value to the player;
- and
- cancelling, by the lottery controller, the lottery entry with respect to subsequent partial lottery outcomes.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a storage device in communication with the processor and storing instructions that when executed by the processor result in:
- determining a first partial lottery outcome corresponding to a lottery entry in a multi-round lottery game;
- determining a first redemption value for the lottery entry based on the first partial lottery outcome;
- prior to revealing a second partial outcome for the multi-round lottery game after revealing the first partial lottery outcome, receiving an indication of a request of a player to redeem the lottery entry for the first redemption value in exchange for cancellation of the lottery entry with respect to subsequent partial lottery outcomes;
- authorizing providing the first redemption value to the player;
- and
- cancelling the lottery entry with respect to subsequent partial lottery outcomes.
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A computer-readable memory device storing instructions that when executed by a processor result in:
- determining a first partial lottery outcome corresponding to a lottery entry in a multi-round lottery game;
- determining, by a lottery controller, a first redemption value for the lottery entry based on the first partial lottery outcome;
- prior to revealing a second partial outcome for the multi-round lottery game after revealing the first partial lottery outcome, receiving, by the lottery controller, an indication of a request of a player to redeem the lottery entry for the first redemption value in exchange for cancellation of the lottery entry with respect to subsequent partial lottery outcomes;
- authorizing, by the lottery controller, providing the first redemption value to the player;
- and
- cancelling, by the lottery controller, the lottery entry with respect to subsequent partial lottery outcomes.
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