Patent ID: 8043154
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a predetermined number of instant lottery tickets comprising the steps of: generating a ticket data file having a record for each of the tickets wherein each of the records includes a pack number and a ticket number such that the combination of said pack number and said ticket number corresponding to each of the tickets serves to identify each of the predetermined number of tickets; creating a second file having a plurality of records corresponding to said records in said ticket data file utilizing a shuffle process wherein at least a portion of said pack numbers are changed into modified pack numbers such that the modified pack numbers are severed from and distinct of the records that include the pack number and ticket number so that the modified pack numbers do not reveal ticket value information; generating a link element associated with said shuffle process wherein said link element permits said modified pack numbers to be converted back into said pack numbers; transmitting said link element to a secure environment such that said link element is only accessible under predetermined criteria; and utilizing the information in said second file to print the tickets having said modified pack numbers printed thereon.