Method and apparatus for a lottery prize structure

Abstract

A process is provided. The process provides a lottery game. Further, the process indicates a first price category and a second price category from which a lottery player can purchase a lottery ticket. In addition, the process indicates a first partial match prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the first price category that has a partial match of a predetermined quantity of numbers between a set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the first price category and a randomly selected set of numbers. The process also indicates a second partial match prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the second price category that has a partial match between the set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the second price category and the randomly selected set of numbers.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Continuation-In-Part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 879,939, filed on Jun. 28, 2004, entitled LOTTERY TICKET DISPENSING MACHINE FOR MULTIPLE PRICED TICKETS BASED ON VARIABLE RATIOS, which is Continuation-In-Part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 766,676, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,935,948, filed on Jan. 27, 2004, entitled Multiple Pricing Shared Single Jackpot in a Lottery, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. This application is also a Continuation-In-Part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 766,656, filed on Jan. 27, 2004, entitled A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A GUARANTEE IN A LOTTERY, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field[0003]This disclosure generally relates to the field of gaming. More particularly, the disclosure relates to lotteries.[0004]2. General Background[0005]A lottery is generally a distributio...

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Benefits of technology

"The patent describes a process for playing a lottery game. The process includes indicating two price categories of tickets, with the second category having a higher price than the first. The process also includes indicating two partial match prize distributions, one for each price category. The process generates a set of numbers that can be won by a player through a random match with the player's numbers and the numbers on the ticket. The process provides a constant ratio for the second partial match prize distribution, which results in a higher prize for the second category of tickets. The process also provides a variable ratio for the first partial match prize distribution, which results in a higher prize for the first category of tickets. The process generates a set of tickets for each price category and distributes them to players. The technical effect of the process is to provide a more intricate and interesting lottery game experience for players."

Problems solved by technology

One potential problem with the parimutuel model is that a sufficient number of tickets need to be sold in order to provide a reasonable lottery prize.

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