Patent ID: 6648755
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G07F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing on-demand lottery tickets comprising:providing a central server at a central location; generating, by said central server, a plurality of lottery pool games; providing at least one vending device at a remote location, said vending device operatively coupled for communication with said central server and further comprising: a plurality of blank lottery ticket media secured within said vending device, said blank lottery ticket media inaccessible to prospective customers; and, a printer; retrieving, upon a purchase request by a customer at said vending device, from a central server â€œticket dataâ€  corresponding to said purchase request, said purchase request specifying at least one of said plurality of games, said ticket data including: a ticket identification number; and a game outcome; printing, by said printer, said ticket identification number and game outcome onto a blank lottery ticket media to generate a printed lottery ticket; dispensing said printed lottery ticket to said customer; and supplementing one pool of said first set of lottery pool games when the number of un-played games within said one pool drops to a predetermined threshold value.