Interactive computer gaming system with audio response

A method for remotely accessing a governmental lottery system, comprising the steps of:

• accessing via the internet an agent server from a player's terminal, wherein the agent server includes a data processing unit to communicate control and data signals to a screening module, a game server, a verification module, a bank server, and a lottery administrator;
• inputting player's information and ticket information, wherein the player's information is received and sent to the screening module to verify the player's information satisfying criteria required by a state;
• storing the player's information and the ticket information in an agent database if the player's information satisfies the criteria required by the state, wherein the player's information and the ticket information is transferred to the lottery administrator, and wherein the lottery administrator issues serial numbers in association with the ticket information;
• transferring the associated serial numbers to the agent server and storing the ticket information with the associated serial numbers in the agent data base;
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• confirming a purchase of the lottery tickets based upon the ticket information provided by the lottery player, wherein the data process unit generates control signals to the game server for playing lottery to provide the player's terminal with the purchased lottery ticket information.

An online lottery system, comprising:

• a plurality of gaming terminals, each comprising a processor, a display, a memory, a keyboard and a telephone;
• a game server configured to generate lottery game play;
• a web server connected to the game server, wherein the web server is configured to provide the lottery game play for interactive play on the plurality of gaming terminals via the internet;
• a governmental lottery server configured to connect to the game server, the governmental lottery server is configured to receive and store lottery ticket information and associated serial numbers issued by a governmental entity, wherein the associated serial numbers are transmitted to the player terminals upon confirmation of a lottery game play purchase.