ALPHANUMERIC LOTTERY GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A lottery game and systems and methods for administering the lottery game wherein the lottery administrator defines game parameters that in turn define the contours of a game instance pool. Time based games are created by defining the duration for which the pool remains open to wagering or a date and time in the future when it closes. Pool based games are created by limiting pot size or number of participants and the pool is closed when the limit is reached. Outcome based games are created by defining or receiving multiple outcomes to be associated with bets placed. Wagers are made on plays of alphanumeric combinations that correspond to one or more entries into a pool array, from which one or more winners are chosen in a random drawing subsequent to the close of the pool.

主权项

1. A method of administrating a lottery game that comprises a wagering portion and a resolution portion, comprising the steps of:
establishing a lottery game by defining a set of game parameters, including a termination parameter and a set of valid wager parameters, on an administration server; opening an instance of the lottery game for play on the administration server; establishing a wager pool based on the set of valid wager parameters; conducting, with a user of a gaming device, a wagering portion of the lottery game on the administration server, comprising the steps of:
establishing an interactive communication between the administration server and the gaming device;providing game rules and information to the gaming device;requesting wager and payment information;receiving, provisionally, the wager and payment information from the gaming device;validating the received wager and payment information;rejecting the received wager and payment information if either or both of the received wager and payment information are not valid;rejecting the received and validated wager and payment information if accepting the received and validated wager and payment information would cause the termination parameter to be exceeded; andaccepting the received and validated wager and payment information as an accepted entry by storing the received and validated wager and payment information in a wager pool; and conducting a resolution portion of the lottery game, comprising the steps of:
closing the wager pool by appending one or more house entries wherein the number of the one or more house entries appended is based on the set of valid wager parameters and the set of the termination parameters;establishing a prize payout; anddrawing a winner from the wager pool.