Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance

摘要

A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game is a bingo game.

主权项

1. A method for playing a wagering game of chance comprising acts of:
permitting a player to purchase an entry into the wagering game of chance at a point of sale location; issuing a ticket to the player, the ticket representing the entry and including a code printed on a surface of the ticket; authenticating the ticket by sending the code from a host computer to a ticket validating computer server through a communications network, the ticket validating computer server separate from the host computer; determining an outcome of the wagering game of chance after the ticket is issued on an outcome generating computer server separate from the host computer; providing for the player to play an online computer-based game of skill comprising a sequence of game instances by entering the printed code in an interface of the online computer-based game of skill to gain access to the game of skill; determining one or more winnings and losses from the outcome of the wagering game of chance and allocating the winnings and losses across the sequence of game instances; obtaining a result of the online computer-based game of skill by communicating the printed code over the communication network to an outcome storage computer server on which the results of the wagering game of chance are stored; and providing for the player to redeem the ticket at the point of sale location to receive one or more prizes associated with the result.