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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
James Allan Oakes, Rye, GB;
Henry Edward Oakes, Hastings, GB;
Benjamin Guy Arbib, London, GB;
Matthew Young, Watford, GB;
Helen Margaret Crosby, Hertfordshire, GB;
James Allan Oakes, Rye, GB;
Henry Edward Oakes, Hastings, GB;
Benjamin Guy Arbib, London, GB;
Matthew Young, Watford, GB;
Helen Margaret Crosby, Hertfordshire, GB;
GEONOMICS GLOBAL GAMES LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
Systems and methods for map-based lottery games are disclosed. According to one particular embodiment, a method for a map-based lottery game may comprise: establishing a game having a gameboard based on a map that includes a plurality of units; receiving from each of a plurality of players a selection of at least one available unit on the gameboard; uniquely associating each said player with the selected at least one unit such that each unit on the gameboard is associated with no more than one of the plurality of players; and conducting a lottery drawing to select at least one first unit from some or all of the plurality of units such that any player associated with said at least one first unit becomes a first winner of a prize.