Patent ID: 6098979
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method for conducting lotteries, including the following steps:(a) selecting a series of indicia on a game ticket by a player;(b) presenting the game ticket for entry into a lottery game;(c) entering of data information on the game ticket into a computer;(d) transmitting said data information to a central computer;(e) generating a game ticket imprinted with the selected indicia for use in playing the game;(f) ranking by the computer of all numbers played in a game by a total amount bet on each number;(g) generating a winning number by;1) not taking any new bets once a game has ended;2) calculating a total amount bet for each number bet in said game, and;3) ranking said total amount bet numbers in a descending order from a highest amount bet to a lowest amount bet; said winning number having a lowest corresponding total amount bet greater than zero; and(h) paying a winning player a winning earnings.