Method and system to fund and conduct second chance games

摘要

A lottery second chance game program method is provided for a single lottery jurisdiction or across multiple participating lottery jurisdictions. The lottery jurisdictions are networked to a lottery server system. One or more production runs of primary game tickets are provide to each lottery jurisdiction, with each production run of game tickets having a total face value. For each of the production runs of game tickets, a percentage of the total face value is contributed by the lottery jurisdiction to fund prize awards in a plurality of second chance games that are common to all of the lottery jurisdictions. The plurality of second chance games are provided to all eligible players in all of the lottery jurisdictions by entry of a unique identifier from one or more losing primary game tickets into a central server system. The lottery jurisdictions thus fund the plurality of second chance games as a function of the total face value of game ticket production runs sold to players within their respective jurisdiction.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for implementing a second chance game program, the method comprising:
networking a plurality of different and separate lottery jurisdictions to a common lottery server system; for each lottery jurisdiction, producing a respective production run of game tickets for use in each of a plurality of primary lottery games within the respective jurisdiction, each production run of game tickets having a total face value, each game ticket within a production run having a unique identifier thereon; for each of the production runs of game tickets, the lottery server system defining a percentage of the total face value to be contributed by each lottery jurisdiction to fund prize awards in a plurality of second chance games that are offered to players in all of the lottery jurisdictions; funding the plurality of second chance games with the total face value percentage amount contributed from all of the lottery jurisdictions; the common lottery serves implementing play of the plurality of second chance games to qualifying players in all of the lottery jurisdictions upon entry of the unique identifier from losing game tickets into the server system; and wherein each lottery jurisdiction thus funds the plurality of second chance games as a function of the total face value of game ticket production runs sold to players within their respective jurisdiction.