Granted Patent B2

US 8,262,453 · App. 11/350,245 · Granted Sep 11, 2012

Abstract

Claims (11)

1. A method for a progressive lottery game performed at least in part via a processor comprising the steps of:

establishing an initial amount for a lottery jackpot and a raffle-triggering jackpot amount for a progressive lottery game;

performing at least in part via the processor a first lottery draw for the progressive lottery game;

when there is not a jackpot winner based on the first lottery draw, increasing the lottery jackpot to a new amount;

when the new amount exceeds the raffle-triggering jackpot amount, combining a raffle game with the progressive lottery game for a subsequent lottery draw and holding the lottery jackpot amount at the raffle-triggering amount;

continuing the progressive lottery game with subsequent lottery draws until the held lottery jackpot amount is won; and

conducting the raffle game after the held lottery jackpot is won.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of performing the raffle draw comprises selecting at least one unique raffle number.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

increasing the raffle prizes for the raffle game for each of the subsequent lottery draws that does not produce a jackpot winner.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the step of increasing the raffle prizes for the raffle game comprises adding at least one additional raffle prize.

Assignments (19)