Patent ID: 7344086
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. An anti-theft lottery ticket comprising: a substrate having a first side and second side; a redemption bar code printed on one side of said substrate; a play area on one side of said substrate; a plurality of play symbols printed in said play area wherein if the anti-theft lottery ticket is a winning ticket at least some of said plurality of play symbols comprise winning play symbols; a scratch-off material covering said play area; and a destructible bar code printed over a portion of said scratch-off material; wherein if the anti-theft lottery ticket is a winning ticket, said destructible bar code printed over the portion of said scratch-off material covers at least one of said winning play symbols printed in said play area; wherein if the anti-theft lottery ticket is not a winning ticket, said destructible bar code printed over the portion of said scratch-off material covers a random portion of said scratch-off material covering said play area; and wherein said destructible bar code is operative to activate said redemption bar code.