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Infinational Technologies, Inc.

Earl D Morris

Michael J Dietz

Rolen Miller

Mark Olmstead

Johnney R Weaver

Robert E Houchin

Rolen A Miller

A method and apparatus for conducting a sweepstakes in which a consumer purchases a prepaid voucher for valuable goods and services unrelated to the sweepstakes, and in return, as a promotional bonus, is provided a corresponding number of optional entries into the sweepstakes is disclosed.

Method and apparatus for conducting a sweepstakes

A multiple play gaming ticket, such as a pull-tab ticket or &ldquo;instant winner&rdquo; lottery ticket, and a coordinating validation system. To deter fraud, a validation code is provided which uniquely identifies the pull-tab ticket and is not merely a representation of the indicia The pull-tab ticket is validated by a combination of validator machine and a host computer The validator machine reads the validation code and relays it the host computer to check for legitimacy (i.e., proper form and availability) and to correlate it to a stored record of gaming indicia The gaming ticket of the present invention can be used in connection with fixed payouts, progressive jackpots or both. The progressive jackpot is increased by a predetermined amount each time a gaming ticket is inserted into a validation machine.

Instant multiple play gaming ticket and validation system

A multiple play gaming ticket, such as a pull-tab ticket 10 or 'instant winner' lottery ticket, and a coordinating validation system. In its preferred form, the pull-tab ticket has multiple groups or plays 26 of indicia 22 which each create an independent opportunity to win. To deter fraud, a validation code 24 is provided which uniquely identifies the pull-tab ticket 10 and is not merely a representation of the indicia 22. The pull-tab ticket 10 is validated by a combination of validator machine 30 and a host computer 100. The validator machine reads the validation code and relays it the host computer to check for legitimacy (i.e., proper form and availability) and to correlate it to a stored record of gaming indicia 22. If approved, the host computer sends its record of gaming indicia back to the validator machine for display on monitor 50 and pay-out, as appropriate.

Instant, multiple play gaming ticket and validation system

A gaming system is provided including a central game processor, a plurality of master processing units and a plurality of slave terminals operable by players to play the game. The central game processor communicates with the master processing units and supplies the various games available in the system. The master processing units store and administer the games as they are played on the slave terminals connected to each respective master processing unit. A preferred game includes a fixed pool of game plays and a predetermined number of winning plays within each pool. Each player, through his or her slave terminal, can purchase plays in each fixed pool stored in the master processing unit to which that terminal is coupled. When a particular pool is exhausted, for example, through the purchase of all plays, the central game processor provides another fixed pool of plays to that master processing unit to enable continuous play.

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Albuquerque, NM, United States of America

Earl D Morris