Lottery system based on sporting events
a technology of sporting events and lottery systems, applied in the field of lottery, can solve the problems of limited meaningful participation in the game, lack of meaningful participation and control of the game, and possible uncertainty of whether the administrator is competent, and achieve the effect of a higher level of meaningful participation
Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-08
SAFFRON JACK
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"The present invention is a method for conducting a lottery using sporting events. The method allows participants to predict the win / loss outcomes of events and receive cash awards or prizes based on their accuracy. The method can include scheduling multiple sporting events and allowing participants to predict various win / loss outcomes, such as the game winner, final scores, and rankings. The invention provides a higher level of meaningful participation for participants and increases the interest and engagement with the sporting events."
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Typical problems associated with the lottery industry include: (i) the remote chance of winning due to the millions of permutations for the outcomes of the numbers, (ii) the lack of meaningful participation and control of the game due the nominal skill needed to simply guess numbers, and (iii) possible uncertainty as to whether the administrator of the lottery is generating truly random numbers.
Accordingly meaningful participation in this game is limited.
Hence this method could almost completely deprive the participant of a sense of being involved.
There are still serious limitations to meaningful participation in this case.
For this and other reasons this lottery method is unattractive.
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[0021]Reference will now be made to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein, and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
[0022]FIGS. 1 and 2 schematically depict possible steps for method embodiments of the present invention for processing these cards as part of a lottery. Not every step depicted is performed for a given embodiment. Similarly, the order of the steps shown is not intended to be limiting, and it is to be understood that variations in the order are to be considered within the scope of the present invention.
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A method of conducting a lottery using sporting events as a basis of defining a winning condition for the lottery, comprising the steps of: identifying a group of scheduled sporting events 11, associating the group of sporting events with single lottery competition 12, defining a plurality of parameters comprising predictions to be made by a lottery participant with respect to the win / loss outcomes of the group of sporting events 13, charging a fee to participate in the lottery competition 14, providing a prediction request to the participant to enable reporting of predictions made by the participant regarding win / loss outcomes of the sporting events 15, and assigning cash award amounts to participants that are at least partially successful in predicting a majority of sporting event outcomes 16, said amounts being based on a total of fees paid by the participants in the lottery competition.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to a lottery in which a number of participants select a series of numbers within a given range with the winner(s) being the one whose numbers correspond to a randomly generated series of numbers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a lottery in which the participants select from possible win / loss outcomes of sporting events instead of numbers.[0003]2. Related Art[0004]There are many varieties and techniques for the administration of lottery games. The majority of these games have a participant select a series of numbers as part of the lottery competition. The administrator then randomly generates another series of numbers, which defines the winning combination. Typical problems associated with the lottery industry include: (i) the remote chance of winning due to the millions of permutations for the outcomes of the numbers, (ii) the lack of meaningful participation ...
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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24A63F13/00G07F17/32
CPCG07F17/3288G07F17/32
Inventor SAFFRON, JACK
Owner SAFFRON JACK