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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2017
Tapcentive, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Kenneth E. Irwin, Jr., Dawsonville, GA (US);
David Wentker, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tapcentive, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to electronically dispense a plurality of Electronic Instant Tickets (EITs) from a gaming microprocessor that is electronically programmed by a game service provider with a set of predetermined EITs. An Instant Ticket Vending Machine (ITVM) communicates with the gaming microprocessor to receive the EITs and display the results dictated by the EITs. The EITs allow the ITVM to operate independently of network communications with the game service provider and without providing predetermined outcomes embodied in a paper medium. Paper embodiments of the EITs associated with the gaming session and which are displayed on the display during the gaming session are printed. The dispensed printed paper embodiments of the EITs did not exist prior to the gaming session and are only printed upon game play of an EIT.