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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
May. 13, 2004
René Laporte, Repentigny, CA;
Benoit Mirandette, Lachenaie, CA;
René LaPorte, Repentigny, CA;
Benoit Mirandette, Lachenaie, CA;
Oberthur Gaming Technologies Inc., Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A lottery ticket including at least one first play area and at least one second play area in which authenticating indicia is printed beneath the scratch-off layer in the second play area and on top of the scratch-off layer in the second play area. If the player decides not to play the second play area, the authenticating indicia on top of the scratch-off layer in the second play area authenticates the lottery ticket and the prize that is won. If the second play area is played, then the authenticating indicia printed below the scratch-off layer is employed as the authenticating indicia.