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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 21, 2013
Scientific Games International, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Edward J. Stanek, Des Moines, IA (US);
Kenneth Earl Irwin, Jr., Dawsonville, GA (US);
Amy Hill, Cumming, GA (US);
Scientific Games International, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for implementing a Digital Gate enabled lottery game wherein players are offered the chance to increase the prize value of a ticket by linking subsequently purchased tickets in a chain. Lottery tickets are provided for players, wherein each lottery ticket includes a unique validation code and play of the game enabled by the lottery ticket may result in a prize within a given prize structure. For winning plays of one of the lottery tickets, consumers are provided an option to redeem the ticket for the prize or to register and designate the winning lottery ticket as part of a chain. The player may enhance the prize associated with the first ticket in the chain by subsequent registration of an additional lottery ticket wherein, upon being registered, the additionally registered tickets in the chain may or may-not be individually redeemed. In the event that the first additional ticket in a chain enhances the prize of the original ticket, the consumer is provided with the option to redeem the original ticket for the enhanced prize or to register additional lottery tickets in a chain. The Digital Gate enabled games also provide for calculating the Expected Value (EV) of games with dynamic prize values.