Patent ID: 8845409
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for playing a game of chance on a distributed computer system comprising acts: permitting a player to purchase, at a point of sale (POS), an initial entry into a first game played by the player on the distributed computer system; determining whether the initial entry is a winning entry; providing the player an option, at the time of purchase of the initial entry, to designate at least a portion of the potential monetary winnings to automatically purchase one or more additional entries into a second game when prizes are indicated during game play, wherein the winnings are predetermined prior to providing the option; in response to purchasing the initial entry into the first game, issuing a ticket to the player comprising the first game, the first game comprising a single-player game of chance, the ticket including a code printed on a surface of the ticket, the ticket being associated with a plurality of results; providing, after play of the first game, for the player to play the second game online via the distributed computer system, wherein the second game comprises a multi-player game of skill, and wherein play of the first game does not affect play of the second game; and revealing, after play of the first game, the plurality of results of the first game during play of the second game.