Methods and systems for conducting lottery games with portable devices enabled for near field communication (nfc)

Abstract

In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer system that includes a processor executing the code to: receive an indication indicating that a player desires to participate in a lottery game based on a near field communication (NFC) between a mobile device of the player and a first game piece associated with the lottery game conducted by a game conducting authority; conduct a drawing in accordance with rules of the lottery game; receive an indication identifying an action performed by the player in accordance with the rules of the lottery game where the action is based on: i) a result of the drawing and ii) NFC communication between the mobile device of the player and a second game piece associated with the lottery game; and distribute a prize to player in accordance with the rules of the lottery game.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 specifically programming at least one computer system of a game conducting authority to perform at least the following:   receiving at least one first indication indicating that at least one first player desires to participate in at least one first lottery game,
 wherein the at least one first indication is received based, at least in part, on at least one first near field communication (NFC) between a first mobile device of the at least one first player and at least one first game piece associated with the at least one first lottery game conducted by the game conducting authority; 
   communicating with the first mobile device of the at least one first player to verify an identity of the at least one first player by the game conducting authority;   receiving, from the first mobile device of the at least one first player, at least one first payment for playing the at least one first lottery game by the at least one first player;   conducting at least one first drawing by the game conducting authority in accordance with at least one first rule of the at least one first lottery game; and   receiving at least one second indication identifying at least one first action performed by the at least one first player in accordance with at least one second rule of the at least one first lottery game conducted by the game conducting authority,
 wherein the at least one first action is based, at least in part, on:
 i) a result of the at least one first drawing by the game conducting authority, and 
 ii) at least one second NFC between the first mobile device of the at least one first player and at least one second game piece associated with the at least one first lottery game conducted by the game conducting authority.