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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
James Allan Oakes, Rye, GB;
Henry Edwards Oakes, Hastings, GB;
James Allan Oakes, Rye, GB;
Henry Edwards Oakes, Hastings, GB;
Roboreus Limited, , GB;
Abstract
Systems and methods for lottery-style games are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method may comprise: establishing a map-based game that is scheduled to have a number of lottery drawings associated with a plurality of grid units on a map; accepting enrollment of players in the map-based game, each player being associated with at least one grid unit on the map and being committed to participate in a plurality of the lottery drawings by contributing tokens of value; receiving, from each player, a designated number of tokens to be contributed, on behalf of each of the at least one grid unit, to each lottery drawing said player is committed to participate in; and executing the map-based game by pooling the contributed tokens to form a jackpot and conducting a drawing, from grid units participating in said drawing, to select at least one grid unit to win a first prize.