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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2006
Chantal Jubinville, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Victor Marinelli, Cumming, GA (US);
Chantal Jubinville, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Victor Marinelli, Cumming, GA (US);
Scientific Games International, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of system and method for implementing a combination lottery and raffle game are provided. One embodiment comprises a method for a progressive lottery game that establishes an initial amount for a lottery jackpot and a raffle-triggering jackpot amount for a progressive lottery game, performing a first lottery draw for the progressive lottery game, and if there is not a jackpot winner based on the first lottery draw, increasing the lottery jackpot to a new amount. Otherwise, if the new amount exceeds the raffle-triggering jackpot amount, combining a raffle game with the progressive lottery game for a subsequent lottery draw. Alternately, the method includes adding a raffle-style game to a progressive lottery game when a winning jackpot reaches a predetermined raffle-triggering jackpot amount, and awarding at least one raffle prize when a draw for the progressive lottery game produces a winning jackpot.