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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy Riendeau, Ledyard, CT (US);
Brent Swartz, Parkland, FL (US);
Assignee:
GTECH Rhode Island Corporation, West Greenwich, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 3/06 ;
Abstract
A system and method for distributing electronic instant lottery games is provided in which at least two ticket batches are distributed together to each game play terminal. In one embodiment, a method of distributing and playing electronic instant lottery tickets is provided. The method includes the steps of creating a first pack of tickets, creating a second pack of tickets, distributing the first and second packs together to a location at which the tickets are to be played, and permitting play from the first pack of tickets for a first period of time while play from the second pack is not permitted.