Patent ID: 8109828
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for administering a game of chance, the method comprising: issuing a ticket to a player, the ticket including an offline portion of a game including a first set of elements associated with the game, corresponding to a first set of areas of the game ticket, the first set of elements indicative of a partial result of the game of chance, all elements included on the ticket associated with the game and indicative of the partial result of the game of chance being unrevealed when the ticket is issued; providing a code printed on a surface of the ticket; providing for the player to reveal one or more elements of the first set of elements, the one or more elements of the first set of elements revealed by the player visually, and indicating to the player a partial result of the game of chance; providing for the player to obtain a second set of elements from an online portion of the game, the second set of elements corresponding to a second set of areas of the game ticket that are incapable of being revealed offline, the second set of elements revealed on the online portion of the game, accessible on a computer system; presenting, by computer system to the player, a website interface in which the player is permitted to input the code to obtain security access to the second set of elements; and providing to the player a result of the game, wherein the result is based upon a combination of at least one elements from the first set of elements and at least one element from the second set of elements.