Lottery Ticket Apparatus Containing Multiple Game Play Areas and Methods Thereof

Abstract

A scratch off lottery ticket and method of manufacturing the scratch off lottery ticket in which the lottery ticket contains multiple game play areas where a player can scratch off a layer of scratch off material to reveal the hidden results, and depending on those results, can be awarded prizes for each particular game play area or can be awarded prizes for the combination of the results from two or more of the multiple game play areas.

Description

PRIORITY STATEMENT[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 61 / 315,688 filed Mar. 19, 2010.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to novel lottery tickets and methods and, in particular, to novel lottery tickets and methods of manufacture for instant, scratch off lottery ticket games in which a lottery ticket contains multiple game play areas where a player can scratch off a layer of scratch off material to reveal the hidden results. Depending on those results; the player can be awarded prizes for each particular game play area or can be awarded prizes for the combination of the results from two or more of the multiple game play areas.[0003]By scratching off or removing the scratch off material, usually a latex based layer, the player can determine if that particular lottery ticket has revealed a winning combination of similar prizes or symbols in the single game play area, or if two or more game play areas have combined to result i...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a new scratch off lottery ticket game play that contains multiple game areas where players can scratch off the opaque layer to reveal the game results. The winning combination can be achieved if any of the game areas reveals a winning combination of prize amounts or symbols, or if two or more game areas can be combined to create a winning combination. The rules allow the player to scratch off the scratch off layer and reveal different combinations of prize amounts or symbols across at least two of the game play areas and be awarded prizes for the combination. This creates a unique and interesting game play experience for players.

Problems solved by technology

This format however, creates a risk to the organizer since if insufficient tickets are sold, not enough money will be raised to pay the cash or goods prize.

However, there are so many numbers to select from that the chance of winning (or having multiple winners) is extremely low.

Regardless, even if the winners have to split the prize money, due to the low odds (and usually low purchase price) millions of players purchase these tickets and these types of lotteries generate millions and often tens or hundreds of millions of dollars for a single winner.

There is also no method for manufacturing a scratch off lottery ticket with multiple game play areas on a single lottery ticket card that incorporates the game play for each of the multiple game play areas as well as incorporating a game play for at least two of the game play areas for winning possibilities.

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