US2007077989A1PendingUtilityA1

System and method for implementing a lottery game having enhanced winnings with predefined threshold

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 30, 2005Filed: Oct 2, 2006Published: Apr 5, 2007
Est. expirySep 30, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Alan Kyle Bozeman
G07F 17/32G07F 17/329
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Abstract

A gaming method in which a game is made of several sub-games of a main game, such as a lottery game, and the game payout depends on the payout of each sub-games is disclosed. A player submits a game slip containing game indicia for a plurality of sub-games. The game indicia of each sub-game are compared with lottery game indicia selected by the lottery authority. The winning matches for each sub-game are determined and a total winning match is determined for the game entry. The total winning match is used to select a multiplier, which is then used to compute the total winning for the game entry.

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1 . A gaming method in which a game payout to a game player depends on the outcome of a plurality of sub-games played by the game player, the method comprising the steps of: 
 receiving at least two sets of sub-game indicia from the game player;    generating a set of main game indicia;    determining a sub-game match number for each set of sub-game indicia for matches between the set of main game indicia and each set of sub-game indicia;    determining a sub-game payout for each sub-game based on the sub-game match number;    determining a total match number based on the sub-game match number for each sub-game;    determining a total payout based on the sub-game payout for each sub-game;    determining a game payout based on the total match number and the total payout; and    awarding the game payout to the game player.    
     
     
         2 . The gaming method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining a game payout further comprising the steps of: 
 determining a multiplier based on the total match number; and    multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.    
     
     
         3 . The gaming method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining a game payout further comprising the steps of: 
 determining a multiplier based on the total payout; and    multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.    
     
     
         4 . The gaming method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining a total payout further comprising the step of adding the sub-game payouts from each sub-game.  
     
     
         5 . The gaming method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of determining a total match number further comprising the step of adding the sub-game match numbers from each sub-game.  
     
     
         6 . A gaming server for playing a main game in which a game payout to a game player depends on the outcome of a plurality of sub-games played by the game player, the gaming server comprising: 
 a game input device for receiving a game entry with game indicia for a plurality of sub-games;    a storage unit for storing a game payout table and a multiplier table; and    a controller capable of 
 generating a set of main game indicia,  
 determining a sub-game match number for matches between the set of main game indicia and each set of sub-game indicia,  
 determining a sub-game payout for each sub-game based on the sub-game match number,  
 determining a total match number based on the sub-game match number for each sub-game,  
 determining a total payout based on the sub-game payout for each sub-game,  
 determining a game payout based on the total match number and the total payout, and  
 awarding the game payout to the game player.  
   
     
     
         7 . The server of  claim 6 , wherein the controller further being capable of determining a multiplier based on the total match number and multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.  
     
     
         8 . The server of  claim 6 , wherein the controller further being capable of determining a multiplier based on the total payout and multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.  
     
     
         9 . The server of  claim 6 , wherein the controller further being capable of adding the sub-game payouts from each sub-game.  
     
     
         10 . The server of  claim 6 , wherein the controller further being capable of adding the sub-game match numbers from each sub-game.  
     
     
         11 . A computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program for playing a lottery game in which a game payout to a game player depends on the outcome of a plurality of sub-games played by the game player, the computer program comprising computer instructions that when executed by a computer performs the steps of: 
 receiving at least two sets of sub-game indicia from the game player;    generating a set of main game indicia;    determining a sub-game match number for each set of sub-game indicia for matches between the set of main game indicia and each set of sub-game indicia;    determining a sub-game payout for each sub-game based on the sub-game match number;    determining a total match number based on the sub-game match number for each sub-game;    determining a total payout based on the sub-game payout for each sub-game;    determining a game payout based on the total match number and the total payout; and    awarding the game payout to the game player.    
     
     
         12 . The computer program of  claim 11  further performs the steps of: 
 determining a multiplier based on the total match number; and    multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.    
     
     
         13 . The computer program of  claim 11  further performs the steps of: 
 determining a multiplier based on the total payout; and    multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.    
     
     
         14 . The computer program of  claim 11  further performs the step of adding the sub-game payouts from each sub-game.  
     
     
         15 . The computer program of  claim 11  further performs the step of adding the sub-game match numbers from each sub-game.  
     
     
         16 . A gaming server for playing a main game in which a game payout to a game player depends on the outcome of a plurality of sub-games played by the game player, the gaming server comprising: 
 means for receiving a game entry with game indicia for a plurality of sub-games;    means for storing a game payout table and a multiplier table; and    controller means capable of 
 generating a set of main game indicia,  
 determining a sub-game match number for matches between the set of main game indicia and each set of sub-game indicia,  
 determining a sub-game payout for each sub-game based on the sub-game match number,  
 determining a total match number based on the sub-game match number for each sub-game,  
 determining a total payout based on the sub-game payout for each sub-game,  
 determining a game payout based on the total match number and the total payout, and  
 awarding the game payout to the game player.  
   
     
     
         17 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein the controller means further being capable of determining a multiplier based on the total match number and multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.  
     
     
         18 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein the controller means further being capable of determining a multiplier based on the total payout and multiplying the game payout by the multiplier.  
     
     
         19 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein the controller means further being capable of adding the sub-game payouts from each sub-game.  
     
     
         20 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein the controller means further being capable of adding the sub-game match numbers from each sub-game.

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