Granted Patent B2

US 8,512,123 · App. 13/223,567 · Granted Aug 20, 2013

Abstract

Claims (23)

1. A method for implementing a ticket-based, multi-component lottery game, comprising:

providing a set of physical lottery tickets for players, wherein the physical lottery tickets include a first game component with a first prize structure and one or more additional game components with a separate prize structure;

for each of the physical lottery tickets, providing a first validation code printed on the respective physical lottery ticket that is linked to a computing system operating a first game redemption algorithm for validating and redeeming the first game component of the physical lottery tickets;

for each of the physical lottery tickets providing one or more second validation codes printed on the respective physical lottery ticket, separate from the first validation code, linked to the computing system operating a second redemption algorithm for validating and redeeming the one or more additional game components of the physical lottery tickets;

wherein at least one of the one or more additional game components is an electronic interactive Internet-based game;

for each of the physical lottery tickets, providing an access code printed on the respective physical lottery ticket that is separate from the one or more second validation code and the first validation code that enables the player to access a web site for play of the electronic interactive Internet-based game;

logging all of the one or more second validation codes into a data file maintained by a lottery provider and associated with a future on-line lottery drawing from the lottery provider and, for winning plays of the Internet-based game, crediting a winning prize amount to the respective second validation codes that are moved into a drawing winner's file associated with the on-line lottery drawing;

at scheduled periodic times, the lottery provider transferring the drawing winner's file to a computing system operated by the lottery provider having an existing on-line validation system used for validating and redeeming on-line draw-type lottery tickets; and

wherein the physical lottery tickets are redeemable by players presenting the physical lottery ticket with the one or more second validation codes thereon to a redemption location having access to the computing system operating the existing on-line validation system used for validating and redeeming on-line draw-type lottery tickets, after the scheduled periodic time.

2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the physical lottery ticket is validated and redeemed for the first game component at a first redemption time that is different than an additional redemption time for the additional game component(s).

3. The method as in claim 2 , wherein the first game component is redeemable at a first location that is different than other locations for the additional game component(s).

4. The method as in claim 2 , wherein the first and additional game components are redeemable at the same location at different times.

5. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the first game component is one of an instant-win lottery game wherein the outcome of the first game component is presented to the player on the physical lottery ticket or an on-line lottery game wherein the outcome of the first game component is dependent on a subsequent random generation event.

6. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the prize amount for the Internet-based game is predetermined and dictated by the one or more second validation code, but is only made aware to the player upon play of the Internet-based game.

7. The method as in claim 6 , further comprising generating a code upon completion of the Internet-based game by the player and associating the code with the one or more second validation code, and further comprising requiring presence of the code at the time of redemption and validation of the lottery ticket for the Internet-based game.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the outcome of the Internet-based game is determined independent of the access code enabling Internet play.

9. The method as in claim 8 , wherein the outcome of the Internet-based game is determined by a random number generator (RNG).

10. The method as in claim 8 , wherein the outcome of the Internet-based game is determined by skill of the player.

11. The method as in claim 8 , wherein the outcome of the Internet-based game is determined by an outside event.

12. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the prize amount for the Internet-based game is predetermined and dictated by the one or more second validation code, the method further comprising requiring performance of an act by the player prior to redemption of the physical lottery ticket for the Internet-based game, wherein such performance does not alter the prize but proof of satisfaction of the act must be satisfied and associated with the one or more second validation code before the physical lottery ticket can be redeemed for the Internet-based game.

13. The method as in claim 1 , wherein multiple Internet-based games are offered as the additional game component in response to successful entry of the access code on the lottery ticket.

14. The method as in claim 1 , wherein a secondary means is employed to enable a skill based game to be played as the Internet-based game wherein the prize award outcome is independent of the outcome of the skill based game.

15. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the additional game component validation for a prize is performed by a physically separate game server as compared to a game server used for validation in the first game component.

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