Gasoline game card: a game of chance

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-02-09
MCALLISTER ROBERT F +1
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Consumer education relating to gasoline retail pricing is generally lacking, and news accounts of gasoline retail pricing often merely focus on price increases and resulting effects to a typical consumer.

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[0024] The present invention is related to a game for purchasing petroleum products, including, but not limited to, gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, marine fuel or combinations thereof. Desirably, the petroleum product is gasoline due to the large public demand for gasoline. The game may be a monetary or a non-monetary, i.e., a fictional, game of chance.

[0025] For a monetary game of chance, the purchaser of the game may purchase a game card at a predetermined face value. The game desirably has at least two winning options or awards. The at least two awards are desirably mutually exclusive, i.e., the purchaser can win only one award. Alternatively, the purchaser may win a plurality awards and may be able to choose the winning award according to the needs or wishes of the purchaser.

[0026] One award may include the right to purchase a monetary amount of petroleum product, for example a fixed dollar amount of gasoline. The monetary amount may be set by the face monet...

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A monetary game of chance for a petroleum product, such as gasoline, includes a game ticket having a face purchase price; and at least two mutually exclusive options for winning. The first option is an award to exercise the face purchase price to purchase a petroleum product at a current retail selling price over a first time period. The second option is an award to purchase a fixed quantity of petroleum product over a second period of time.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 600,317, filed Aug. 9, 2004, the contents of which is incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to monetary and / or non-monetary games of chance. More particularly, the present invention relates to monetary and / or non-monetary games of chance which involve or are directed to the volatility of petroleum product, for example gasoline, prices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The public, including consumers or purchasers of retail gasoline, is generally familiar with monetary games of chance, such as state-sponsored lottery games and with non-monetary games of chance, such as board games, for example Monopoly®. Consumers are typically aware of retail gasoline prices, especially in times experiencing drastic increases thereof. Consumer education relating to gasoline retail pricing is generally lacking, and news acco...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F1/00
CPCA63F1/04A63F3/00063A63F3/00006
InventorMCALLISTER, ROBERT F.MCALLISTER, ROBERT G.
OwnerMCALLISTER ROBERT F