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US 8,262,453 B2Granted
Combination lottery and raffle game
AssigneeScientific Games International, Inc.
InventorsChantal Jubinville, Victor Marinelli
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AssigneeScientific Games International, Inc.
InventorsChantal Jubinville, Victor Marinelli
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Various embodiments of system and method for implementing a combination lottery and raffle game are provided. One embodiment comprises a method for a progressive lottery game that establishes an initial amount for a lottery jackpot and a raffle-triggering jackpot amount for a progressive lottery game, performing a first lottery draw for the progressive lottery game, and if there is not a jackpot winner based on the first lottery draw, increasing the lottery jackpot to a new amount. Otherwise, if the new amount exceeds the raffle-triggering jackpot amount, combining a raffle game with the progressive lottery game for a subsequent lottery draw. Alternately, the method includes adding a raffle-style game to a progressive lottery game when a winning jackpot reaches a predetermined raffle-triggering jackpot amount, and awarding at least one raffle prize when a draw for the progressive lottery game produces a winning jackpot.
A method for a progressive lottery game performed at least in part via a processor comprising the steps of:
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