Instant win gaming ticket and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10315102-B2
Application number	US-201414215621-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2014
Priority date	Mar 27, 2002
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for playing an instant win gaming ticket. An instant win gaming ticket has multiple instant win games which can be played by the player. The amount won per game is dependent on the results of at least one previous game on the same ticket. The player plays the games on a single ticket and the amount the player wins for each game depends on whether previously played games on the same ticket were won or lost.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of facilitating the play of an instant win game, comprising:
providing a player an instant win gaming ticket with a removable cover, the instant win gaming ticket including game play information for a plurality of games concealed by the removable cover, the plurality of games having a sequential order on the instant win gaming ticket, each of the plurality of games having a respective result concealed by the removable cover, each result having a respective specific prize;
after removal of the cover by the player, receiving a tender of the instant win gaming ticket from the player for redemption of a final prize associated with the ticket; and
responsive to receiving the tender, awarding the final prize to the player, the final prize having a value that is based on winning multiple games in the plurality of games,
wherein the final prize has a first value if the multiple games are consecutive relative to one another and a second value if the multiple games are not consecutive relative to one another,
wherein the first value is greater than the second value, and
wherein at least one of the plurality of games comprises a game that simulates a sporting event, a game that simulates a casino wagering game or a game that is a card based game.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
increasing prizes awarded after every winning game on the instant win gaming ticket based on a number of consecutive games won of the plurality of games, wherein in any sequence of a first, second, and third successive winning ones of the plurality of games on the instant win gaming ticket, the increase in prize amounts between the second and third games is a multiple of the sum of a prize amount for the first game and the prize amount for the second game.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sequential order is indicated on the game ticket.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a number of games played is equal to a total number of games provided in the plurality of games.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a number of games played is less than a total number of games provided in the plurality of games.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specific prize for any particular game with a winning result, after the first game in the plurality of games, has a value determined by a multiplier applied to the sum of a first value plus the specific prize which was awarded to the game immediately preceding proceeding the particular game.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first value is set before the particular game is played.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the particular game has a plurality of possible results and the first value is determined at least in part by the result of the particular game.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the value of each of the plurality of possible results is listed on a win table.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein a majority of the plurality of games all have the same format.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one game is blackjack.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of games is a different format than at least one other of the plurality of games.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: responsive to a particular game having a losing result, forfeiting at least a portion of specific prizes previously awarded in the instant win game.

14. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: retaining any specific prizes previously awarded even if a game does not have a win result.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the final prize depends, at least in part, on the number of sequentially ordered games, including the last game in the sequential order of the plurality of games, that consecutively have a winning outcome.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
changing specific prizes awarded after every winning game played on the instant win gaming ticket based on a number of games won,
wherein an increase in specific prizes is determined based on a number of games won, and
wherein specific prizes awarded after every game played is based on a number of consecutive games won.

17. A method of facilitating the play of an instant ticket game, the method comprising:
providing an instant win gaming ticket to a player, the instant win gaming ticket having a removable cover concealing concealed game play information for a plurality of sequentially ordered games, each of the plurality of sequentially ordered games having an associated result, and each of the plurality of sequentially ordered games also having a respectively associated specific prize which depends on the result of that one of the plurality of sequentially ordered games, wherein removal of the cover reveals the associated result of at least one of the plurality of the sequentially ordered games; and
after removal of the cover by the player and responsive to a tender of the instant win gaming ticket for a prize, providing an indication that the instant win gaming ticket should be redeemed for a prize whose value is based on winning multiple games of the plurality of sequentially ordered games,
wherein the prize has a first value if the multiple games are consecutive relative to one another and a second value if the multiple games are not consecutive relative to one another, and
wherein the first value is greater than the second value.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the specific prizes associated with games having a losing result have zero value.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the value of the specific prize is indicated by the game play information associated with the corresponding game of the plurality of sequentially ordered games.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the result is the specific prize.

21. The method of claim 17 , wherein the value of the specific prize for each game of the plurality of sequentially ordered games is indicated by the game play information for that game.

22. The method of claim 17 , wherein the one of the specific prizes is the specific prize for the last game on the instant win gaming ticket.

23. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
responsive to a tender of the instant win gaming ticket for a prize, paying the player the value of the prize whose value is indicated by the one of the specific prizes, the value of the one of the specific prizes depending at least in part on some of the other specific prizes.

24. The method of claim 17 , wherein the one of the specific prizes is the specific prize whose value is greater than or equal to any other specific prize on the instant win gaming ticket.

25. The method of claim 17 , further comprising a plurality of removable covers on the instant win gaming ticket, each of the plurality of removable covers being individually removable to reveal the result of at least one of the plurality of sequentially ordered games.

26. A method of facilitating the play of an instant win gaming ticket game, the method comprising:
receiving a tender of the instant win gaming ticket for a prize from a player, the instant win gaming ticket comprising a removable cover;
responsive to receiving the tender, determining which of a plurality of sequentially ordered games is the last game uncovered by the player through at least partial removal of the removable cover; and
responsive to the determining, providing an indication that the instant game ticket shoul

Assignees

• Igt Global Solutions Corp

Inventors

• Green Philip Warren

Classifications

• A63F3/06 Primary

  Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games · CPC title

• A63F3/065

  Tickets or accessories for use therewith (A63F3/0625 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A63F3/00157 Primary

  Casino or betting games (horse races A63F3/00082) · CPC title

• G07F17/326

  Game play aspects of gaming systems · CPC title