Gaming systems with lottery ticket prize component

a lottery ticket and component technology, applied in the field of gaming systems, can solve the problems of limited additional win amount of players interested in games having secondary games or bonus games, and achieve the effect of creating extra interest and excitemen

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-22
BALLY GAMING INC
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[0012] Whatever lottery is being used as the source of the tickets (may also be more than one lottery simultaneously), the present invention enables gaming machines or a gaming system controlling printers in the gaming machine or otherwise physically accessible by players to issue lottery tickets for the chosen lotteries or lottery. This is in addition to any other winnings and prizes already available being issued to players, creating extra interest and excitement.

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A significant limitation to player interest in games having a secondary game or bonus game is their limited additional win amounts.

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[0023] Persons of ordinary skill in the art will realize that the following description of the present invention is illustrative only and not in any way limiting. Other embodiments of the invention will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0024] Referring to the drawings, for illustrative purposes the present invention is shown embodied in FIGS. 1 through 6. It will be appreciated that the apparatus may vary as to configuration and as to details, implementation, and functionality of the parts, and that the method may vary as to details, partitioning, and the order of the acts, without departing from the inventive concepts disclosed herein.

[0025] The present invention provides a method for making use of both in-house and external lotteries by issuing tickets to the lotteries as prizes for certain events while playing traditional games of chance. External lotteries are typically run by the local or state government but may be any ...

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Abstract

A system and method of increasing player interest in gaming machines is disclosed by the use of lottery tickets as prizes. Lottery ticket purchasing pools are funded from either coin-in (wagers), coin-out (winnings), or in networked gaming systems from player tracking funding (promotional funding). The lottery ticket funding pools build value to a predetermined level, and then individual game machines' printers are issued instructions to print lottery tickets (or vouchers redeemable for lottery tickets) to players. This enables an alternative to traditional progressives while providing similar player interest and excitement while using fewer casino resources than traditional progressives.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 701,166 filed on Oct. 31, 2003, which claims priority from provisional application 60 / 423,105, filed on Nov. 1, 2002. [0002] The above referenced applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties for all purposes.COPYRIGHT NOTICE [0003] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of the Invention [0005] This invention pertains generally to gaming systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to gaming systems for providing bonus lottery gaming chances as a winning event in...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24
CPCG07F17/3244G06F11/0793G07F17/3258G07F17/3248
Inventor LUCIANO, ROBERT A. JR.NELSON, LOREN T.
Owner BALLY GAMING INC
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