Lottery gaming system, ticket, and method
A lottery gaming system and method providing a lottery ticket with a pre-draw cash-in amount based on the player symbols of the lottery ticket.
1. A lottery gaming system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
responsive to receipt of data representing a lottery ticket wager for a play of a lottery game:
randomly select a first quantity of symbols from a plurality of different symbols to determine a player set of symbols for the play of the lottery game, the first quantity being more than one, wherein each of a plurality of the different symbols can be randomly selected more than once to form the player set of symbols,
determine any cash-in amount based on the player set of symbols and a paytable for the play of the lottery game,
create a lottery ticket comprising an indication of the player set of symbols and an indication of any determined cash-in amount,
store data associated with the lottery ticket, and
cause the lottery ticket to be provided to the player;
before a draw for the play of the lottery game, responsive to receipt of data representing a cash-in request for the lottery ticket, enable the determined cash-in amount for the lottery ticket to be provided to the player; and
after the draw for the play of the lottery game, responsive to the determined cash-in amount for the lottery ticket not being provided to the player, determine any award associated with the lottery ticket.
2. The lottery gaming system of claim 1 , wherein any one of the plurality of different symbols can be randomly selected up to an amount equal to the first quantity of symbols.
3. The lottery gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the cash-in amount is based on a quantity of same symbols in the player set of symbols.
4. The lottery gaming system of claim 3 , wherein a first quantity of same symbols is associated with a first cash-in amount, and a second higher quantity of same symbols is associated with a second higher cash-in amount.
5. The lottery gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the lottery ticket comprises a selected symbols portion and a cash-in amount portion.
6. The lottery gaming system of claim 5 , wherein the selected symbols portion of the lottery ticket comprises an indication of each randomly selected symbol of the player set of symbols.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lottery ticket is a virtual lottery ticket.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lottery ticket is a physical lottery ticket.
9. The lottery gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the paytable comprises awards for three or more of the first quantity of symbols being the same as a draw symbol.
10. The lottery gaming system of claim 8 , wherein the determination of any cash-in amount for the lottery ticket is based on how many of a same one of the symbols is randomly selected for player set of symbols for the lottery ticket.
11. The lottery gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the paytable comprises a plurality of different cash-in amounts and a plurality of different awards, wherein one of the cash-in amounts is greater than one of the awards.
12. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
responsive to receipt of a data representing a lottery ticket wager for a play of a lottery game made by a player using an input device:
randomly selecting, via a processor, a first quantity of symbols from a plurality of different symbols to determine a player set of symbols for the play of the lottery game, the first quantity being more than one, wherein at least one of the different symbols can be randomly selected more than once to form the player set of symbols,
determining, via the processor, any cash-in amount based on the player set of symbols and a paytable for the play of the lottery game,
creating the lottery ticket, wherein the lottery ticket comprises an indication of the player set of symbols and an indication of any determined cash-in amount for the lottery ticket,
storing data associated with the lottery ticket, and
causing the lottery ticket to be provided to the player;
before a draw for the play of the lottery game, responsive to receipt of data representing a cash-in request for the lottery ticket, enabling the determined cash-in amount for the lottery ticket to be provided to the player; and
after the draw for the play of the lottery game, responsive to the determined cash-in amount for the lottery ticket not being provided to the player and responsive to a redemption request for the lottery ticket, determining, via the processor, any award associated with the lottery ticket based on the draw.
13. The method of claim 12 , which comprises receiving data representing the lottery ticket wager, via a mobile device, for the lottery ticket.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the lottery ticket is a virtual lottery ticket.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the lottery ticket is a physical lottery ticket.
16. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
for a play of a lottery game:
randomly selecting, via a processor, a first quantity of symbols from a plurality of different symbols to determine a player set of symbols for the play of the lottery game, the first quantity being more than one, wherein at least one of the different symbols can be randomly selected more than once to form the player set of symbols,
determining, via the processor, any cash-in amount based on the player set of symbols and a paytable for the play of the lottery game, and
responsive to receipt of a data representing a lottery ticket wager:
creating the lottery ticket, wherein the lottery ticket comprises an indication of the player set of symbols and an indication of any determined cash-in amount for the lottery ticket,
storing data associated with the lottery ticket, and
causing the lottery ticket to be provided to the player; and
thereafter, for the play of the lottery game:
before a draw for the play of the lottery game, responsive to receipt of data representing a cash-in request for the lottery ticket, enabling the determined cash-in amount for the lottery ticket to be provided to the player,
after the draw for the play of the lottery game, responsive to the determined cash-in amount for the lottery ticket not being provided to the player, determining, via the processor, any award associated with the lottery ticket, the determination based on the draw.
17. The method of claim 16 , which comprises receiving the data representing lottery ticket wager, via a mobile device, for the lottery ticket.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the lottery ticket is a virtual lottery ticket.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the lottery ticket is a physical lottery ticket.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein determining any cash-in amount for the lottery ticket comprises determining how many of a same one of the symbols is randomly selected for the lottery ticket.