GAMING SYSTEM

摘要

A ticket management system (10) for a gaming system is disclosed. The ticket management system comprises at least one gaming machine (12) and is arranged to allocate tickets (22) to at least one gaming machine (12) in accordance with at least one allocation criterion (36). An award is provided to a player of a gaming machine (12) when a ticket allocated to the gaming machine corresponds to a winning outcome.

主权项

1. A method of gaming system for use with a gaming system comprising a plurality of gaming machines having respective credit input mechanism configured for player interaction to receive credit input associated with a monetary value for establishing a credit balance, the method comprising:
establishing a credit balance via said credit input mechanism receiving player interaction; in accord with having established the credit balance via the credit input mechanism, allocating at least one ticket to at least one gaming machine in accordance with at least one allocation criterion; drawing at least one ticket when at least one draw criterion is satisfied, the drawn ticket corresponding to a winning outcome; and awarding a prize to a gaming machine when a ticket allocated to the gaming machine corresponds to the winning outcome.