Gambling game

Abstract

A gambling game in which the result is obtained by a player selecting from a number of separate results each of which can have two states, the correct states of some or all of the results. The game may be played in association with another game, such as Keno or lotto or can be played in its own right. The states may be whether or not a number is odd or even, whether a binary number is one or zero or whether a coin shows a head or a tail.

The claims defining the invention are as follows:  
     
         1 . A gambling game wherein the result is obtained by a player selecting from a number of results each of which can have at least two states, the correct states of some or all of the results.  
     
     
         2 . A game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the results have a primary purpose in deciding the results for a separate game.  
     
     
         3 . A game as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the separate game is lotto and wherein the player selects whether the sequential numbers drawn in the lotto competition have predetermined characteristics.  
     
     
         4 . A game as claimed in  claim 3  wherein the characteristic is whether the numbers drawn in the lotto competition are odd or even.  
     
     
         5 . A game as claimed in  claim 3  wherein the characteristics are the decade in which the number lies.  
     
     
         6 . A game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the results are generated from a random number generator which provides only the numbers 1 and 0 and wherein the player endeavours to select the correct numbers to be provided by the random number generator over a specific number of results.  
     
     
         7 . A game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the results are generated from a random number generator which provides a series of numbers within a predetermined range and wherein the player endeavours to select whether some particular numbers or all of the numbers in a number of results are odd or even.  
     
     
         8 . A game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the results are generated from a random number generator which provides a series of numbers within a pre-determined range and wherein the player endeavours to select whether some particular numbers or all of the numbers in a number of results lie within particular decades.  
     
     
         9 . A game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the player selects the number of results for which selections are made.  
     
     
         10 . A game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the player selects specific results from the number of results for which selections are made.  
     
     
         11 . A gambling game wherein the result is obtained by a player selecting from a number of results each of which can have certain characteristics, the correct characteristics of some or all results, the player receiving a return on his bet depending on the number of correct selections.  
     
     
         12 . A game as claimed in  claim 11  wherein the odds paid on a bet are dependent on the number of results selected and the number of correct selections.