Digitally printed breakout lottery ticket

Abstract

A break-open ticket for a game of chance includes a first ply, a second ply and a break-open portion on one of the first ply and the second ply for revealing a play combination. The play combination is printed by a printer based on data that includes a randomized plurality of tickets. The printer does not perform a further randomization of the plurality of tickets.

1 . A method of forming a plurality of break-open tickets for a game of chance, comprising the steps of: 
 generating data that includes a randomized plurality of tickets;    printing the tickets on a substrate;    unwinding the substrate including the printed tickets from a roll; and    folding the substrate to form a first ply and a second ply.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein an inner side of one of the first ply and the second ply includes a blockout area, and further wherein an inner side of the other one of the first ply and the second ply includes a play combination.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein an inner side of the first ply includes a first play combination, and further wherein an inner side of the second ply includes a second play combination.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of statically printing on the substrate.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data includes a complete game of chance.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data includes a digital press sheet.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of scoring the substrate to form a fold line, wherein the step of folding includes the step of folding the substrate along the fold line.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step cutting a plurality of break-open portions into one of the first ply and the second ply.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the steps of: 
 scoring the substrate to form a fold line; and    gluing the first ply to the second ply,    wherein the step of folding includes the step of folding the substrate along the fold line,    wherein an inner side of one of the first ply and the second ply includes a blockout area, and further wherein an inner side of the other one of the first ply and the second ply includes a play combination.    
   
   
       10 . A break-open ticket for a game of chance, comprising: 
 a first ply;    a second ply; and    a break-open portion on one of the first ply and the second ply for revealing a play combination, wherein the play combination is printed by a printer based on data that includes a randomized plurality of tickets, and wherein the printer does not perform a further randomization of the plurality of tickets.    
   
   
       11 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the data includes a digital press sheet.  
   
   
       12 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 10 , further comprising a scratch-off area.  
   
   
       13 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 10 , further comprising a lenticular screen.  
   
   
       14 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 10 , further comprising an area printed with a metallic ultraviolet ink.  
   
   
       15 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 10 , further comprising a blockout area located on the break-open portion.  
   
   
       16 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the blockout area includes an area printed with ultraviolet ink.  
   
   
       17 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 16 , wherein the ultraviolet ink is a metallic ultraviolet ink.  
   
   
       18 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the blockout area includes an area printed with a first ultraviolet ink and a second ultraviolet ink, wherein the second ultraviolet ink is a metallic ultraviolet ink.  
   
   
       19 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the first ply is glued to the second ply.  
   
   
       20 . The break-open ticket as set forth in  claim 15 , further comprising additional break-open portions for revealing additional play combinations.  
   
   
       21 . A method of forming a plurality of break-open tickets for a game of chance, comprising the steps of: 
 generating data that includes a randomized plurality of tickets;    providing the data to a printer, wherein the printer does not perform a further randomization of the plurality of tickets;    printing the plurality of tickets on a substrate;    cutting break-open portions into the substrate; and    forming a first ply and a second ply from the substrate.    
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the data includes a digital press sheet.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the data includes a complete game of chance.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the step of printing includes a static printing technique.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the step of printing does not include a static printing technique.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the step of cutting includes the step of cutting break-open portions into the substrate with a laser cutting device.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising the step of gluing the first ply to the second ply.  
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising the step of cutting the substrate to form a plurality of separated break-open tickets.  
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the step of cutting the substrate to form a plurality of separated break-open tickets includes the step of cutting the substrate with a laser cutting device.  
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the step of forming includes the step of folding the substrate.  
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the step of forming includes the step of scoring the substrate to form a fold line, and wherein the step of folding includes the step of folding the substrate along the fold line.