Patent ID: 8469803
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming server for conducting a game associated with a charity pool and a prize pool, said server comprising: at least one memory device storing at least a computer program; at least one processor coupled to said at least one memory device for executing said computer program; a ticket request receiving module, of said computer program, for receiving a plurality of requests to enter said game from one or more players, wherein each request includes a fee for entry, a donation corresponding to a portion of said fee for entry, and a pledge percentage; a ticketing module, of said computer program, for processing each of the plurality of requests to issue a corresponding ticket for entry in said game, wherein each ticket is associated with ticketing information that includes said fee for entry, said donation, and said pledge percentage; a database, in said at least one memory device, for storing ticketing information associated with each ticket issued in response to said plurality of requests; and a game application, stored in said at least one memory, including instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform the steps of: