Patent ID: 6527175
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A63F,G07C

Abstract:
A method of allowing player to compete for a progressive jackpot comprising the steps of:distributing a plurality of gaming tickets to competing players, each of said gaming tickets comprising an opaque sheet showing at least one game play consisting of a combination of multiple numbers and/or symbols, an easily removable opaque cover which hides all the numbers and/or symbols from view and a validation code which is a unique identification of that gaming ticket and not merely a representation of said numbers and/or symbols; having competing players insert said gaming ticket into a validation machine comprising an acceptor mechanism to both receive said gaming ticket and prepare it for processing, wherein said progressive jackpot is increased by a predetermined amount each time a gaming ticket is inserted into a validation machine; scanning said unique validation code using a reader and conveying said unique validation code to a processor; using said processor to determine whether said unique validation code is valid by comparing said unique validation code to a list of legitimate and available validation codes; and displaying the results of game play on said validation machine if said processor determines that said validation code is valid, including displaying whether said competing player has won some or all of said jackpot.