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1. A method of conducting a bearer raffle, said method comprising:
a) providing a ticketing server comprising:
i. a ticket database, said ticket database comprising a plurality of ticket records each corresponding to a bearer ticket sold in a bearer raffle and including a unique ticket identifier, a purchasor identifier corresponding to the purchasor of the bearer ticket, and ticket parameters of the bearer ticket sold;ii. a ticketing network interface for communication with at least one raffle sales unit;iii. ticketing server software for administering the ticket database and managing communications via the ticketing network interface; b) providing at least one raffle sales unit, comprising an operator interface, a network interface for communication with the ticketing server, and raffle sales software for operators to transact the generation and sale of bearer tickets to purchasors; c) selling bearer tickets in a bearer raffle during a defined sales window by, in respect of each bearer ticket sold:
i. using a raffle sales unit:
selecting ticket parameters for the bearer ticket;capturing a purchasor identifier in respect of the purchasor;assigning a unique ticket identifier to be associated with the bearer ticket sold; andtransmitting the ticket parameters and purchasor identifier in association with the ticket identifier, being the sold ticket particulars, to the ticketing server;ii. on the ticketing server, creating a ticket record in the ticket database in respect of each set of sold ticket particulars received; d) following the closure of the defined sales window for the bearer raffle, selecting a winning ticket record from the ticket records related to the bearer raffle stored in the ticket database; and e) upon selection of a winning ticket record, using the purchasor identifier associated with the winning ticket record to identify and notify the purchasor of their winning the bearer raffle. |
