Patent ID: 8167702
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating wagering with a prepaid card system comprising: providing a prepaid card including card information comprising registering the identification information of the prepaid card when the prepaid card is purchased at a traditional lottery retailer having a dedicated lottery sales terminal or at a non-traditional lottery retailer having a non-dedicated lottery sales terminal, the dedicated lottery sales terminal being dedicated equipment configured to interface only with the prepaid wagering cards and read information thereon, the non-dedicated lottery sales terminal being non-dedicated equipment configured to interface with more than only the prepaid wagering cards and read information thereon, wherein the non-traditional lottery retailer facilitates a sale of a non-lottery product without a communication interface with the traditional lottery retailer; activating the prepaid card when a prepaid wagering system electronically receives the activation information of the prepaid card; and determining whether the prepaid card is being activated at the traditional lottery retailer or at the non-traditional lottery retailer, wherein, if the prepaid card is being activated at the traditional lottery retailer, the dedicated lottery sales terminal reads the card information and forwards the card information to the prepaid wagering system, which updates the card information to a database and sends an acknowledgement to the lottery sales terminal indicating that the prepaid card is activated, and wherein, if the prepaid card is being activated at the non-traditional lottery retailer, the non-dedicated lottery sales terminal reads the card information and forwards the card information to the prepaid wagering system, which updates the card information to the database and sends an acknowledgement to the non-dedicated lottery sales terminal indicating that the prepaid wagering card is activated, and wherein the activation information is stored as a bar code readable by the dedicated lottery sales terminal and as a magnetic strip readable by the non-dedicated lottery sales terminal.