ELECTRONIC LOTTERY SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE USAGE OF TICKETS IN A LOTTERY GAME

摘要

A lottery gaming system (100) utilizes one or more distribution groups (302) of game play records (303). The gaming system (100) preferably distributes a distribution group (302) of game play records (303) to each of a number of assignment components (301) in the gaming system (100). Various ones of the game play records (303) are assigned from a distribution group (302) in response to game play requests from respective players. The game play records that remain unassigned after a collection condition is met are collected and used to form a new distribution group (302N) available for re-distributing to an assignment component (301) in the gaming system (100).