Patent ID: 8241100
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for enhanced lottery play in a multi-user environment comprising: providing a central system for storing user identification data, user game information and for timing selection and control of interaction with the system, receiving at the central system an indication from multiple users of interest to participate in a game, including receipt of user identification information, generating at the central system and transmitting a display of user selectable icons arranged in rows and columns, receiving at the central system an indication of selections of the user selectable icons, selecting at the central system one of the selectable icons, modifying the game information for the players by: (i) providing a superior point value to a player if the user selected icon equals the icon selected by the central system, (ii) providing a lesser point value to the player if the user selected icon does not equal the icon selected by the central system, but appears in a row or column common with the system selected icon, and (iii) decreasing the user information if the user selected icon does not appear in the row or column including the central system selected icon, repeating the steps of receiving the player's selection, system selection, and modifying the game information at least by cumulating the point values into user scores for a predetermined number of times, and comparing the users scores and awarding prizes according to predefined prizing criteria.