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US 2020/0005599 A1Published application
Draw game tickets with extra instant game option having win status dependent upon previous draw games, and instant game tickets having win status dependent upon previous draw games
AssigneeDiamond Game Enterprises, Inc.
InventorWilliam F. BRESLO
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Abstract
A gaming system is provided wherein draw game tickets have an extra instant game option wherein the win status of the extra instant game is dependent upon previous draw games. The gaming system also provides for instant game tickets having a win status dependent upon previous draw games.
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A gaming system comprising:
- (a) a gaming server configured to administer a plurality of successively occurring draw games and a plurality of instant games, wherein the results of previous draw games are used to determine winners of subsequently purchased instant games, the gaming server including a random number generator configured to generate:
- (i) results for the draw games, each draw game having its own results, and
- (ii) sets of instant game entry numbers;
- (b) a plurality of remotely located gaming terminals in communication with the gaming server via an electronic network, each gaming terminal including:
- (i) an input device configured to receive from a player a request to purchase one or more instant games, each instant game including a set of instant game entry numbers, and
- (ii) a ticket printer configured to print out a ticket for the player that includes a ticket identifier, wherein the ticket identifier identifies one more sets of instant game entry numbers as selected by the random number generator for the one or more instant games purchased by the player,
- wherein for each ticket, the gaming server is configured to:
- (i) store in a memory the ticket identifier and the respective one or more sets of instant game entry numbers,
- (ii) generate the one or more sets of instant game entry numbers when the ticket is purchased, and
- (iii) identify whether the ticket is a winning ticket with respect to the one or more instant games by comparing the results of one or more previous draw games with the one or more sets of instant game entry numbers stored in the memory for the respective ticket,
- and wherein the instant ticket game results are available immediately after the ticket is printed, and the future draw game results become available only when the future draw game results are generated.
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A gaming system comprising:
- (a) a gaming server configured to administer a plurality of successively occurring draw games and a plurality of instant games, wherein the results of previous draw games are used to determine winners of subsequently purchased instant games, the gaming server including a random number generator configured to generate:
- (i) results for the draw games, each draw game having its own results,
- (ii) a player's draw game entry numbers upon request by a player to have the gaming server select the draw game entry numbers, and
- (iii) sets of instant game entry numbers;
- (b) a plurality of remotely located gaming terminals in communication with the gaming server via an electronic network, each gaming terminal including:
- (i) an input device configured to receive from a player:
- (A) player-selected draw game entry numbers for a future one of the draw games, or a request for the gaming server to randomly select the player's draw game entry numbers for a future one of the draw games,
- (B) a request to purchase one or more instant games, each instant game including a set of instant game entry numbers, and
- (ii) a ticket printer configured to print out a ticket for the player that includes:
- (A) at least one ticket identifier,
- (B) an identifier of the future draw game that the ticket is purchased for, and the draw game entry numbers for the future draw game, and
- (C) one or more sets of instant game entry numbers as selected by the random number generator for the one or more instant games purchased by the player,
- wherein for each ticket, the gaming server is configured to:
- (i) store in a memory the at least one ticket identifier, and the draw game entry numbers and the one or more sets of instant game entry numbers that are associated with the at least one ticket identifier,
- (ii) generate the one or more sets of instant game entry numbers when the ticket is purchased,
- (iii) identify whether the ticket is a winning ticket with respect to the future draw game by comparing the results for each draw game with the draw game identifier and entry numbers on the tickets stored in the memory for the respective ticket, and
- (iv) identify whether the ticket is a winning ticket with respect to the one or more instant games by comparing the results of one or more previous draw games with the one or more sets of instant game entry numbers stored in the memory for the respective ticket,
- and wherein the instant ticket game results are available immediately after the ticket is printed, and the future draw game results become available only when the future draw game results are generated.
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A gaming system comprising:
- (a) a gaming server configured to administer a plurality of successively occurring draw games and a plurality of instant games, wherein the results of previous draw games are used to determine winners of subsequently purchased instant games, the gaming server including a random number generator configured to generate:
- (i) results for the draw games, each draw game having its own results, and
- (ii) sets of instant game entry numbers;
- (b) a plurality of remotely located gaming terminals in communication with the gaming server via an electronic network, each gaming terminal including:
- (i) an input device configured to receive from a player a request to purchase one or more instant games, each instant game including a set of instant game entry numbers, and
- (ii) a ticket printer configured to print out a ticket for the player that includes a ticket identifier,
- wherein for each ticket, the gaming server is configured to:
- (i) store in a memory the ticket identifier and the respective one or more sets of instant game entry numbers,
- (ii) generate the one or more sets of instant game entry numbers when the one or more instant games are played, and
- (iii) identify whether the ticket is a winning ticket with respect to the one or more instant games by comparing the results of one or more previous draw games with the one or more sets of instant game entry numbers stored in the memory for the respective ticket,
- and wherein the instant ticket game results become available when the ticket is played, and the future draw game results become available only when the future draw game results are generated.
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