Patent ID: 8444469
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for implementing ticket based lottery game wherein consumers are offered the chance to increase the prize value of a first lottery ticket by linking subsequently purchased second lottery tickets in a redemption chain, comprising: providing a plurality of lottery tickets for purchase by a consumer including the first lottery ticket and the second lottery tickets, wherein each lottery ticket includes an unique validation code and play of lottery game enabled by the lottery ticket may result in an associated prize within a given prize structure; providing an option to the consumer to redeem the first lottery ticket for the associated prize or to register and designate, via a computing system having at least a processor, the first lottery ticket as the first lottery ticket in a redemption chain; providing for the consumer to enhance the associated prize of the first lottery ticket by subsequent registration and designation, via the computing system, of one of the second lottery tickets with the redemption chain, wherein upon being registered, the first lottery ticket and the one second lottery ticket cannot be individually redeemed for each ticket's associated prize, and wherein upon being registered the redemption chain becomes associated with the enhanced prize of the first lottery ticket for subsequent redemption of the redemption chain; and providing the option to the consumer to close the redemption chain by redeeming the first lottery ticket, at a lottery retailer validation system having at least one processor, for the enhanced prize associated with the redemption chain or to allow the redemption chain to remain open for allowing the player to register and designate one or more additional second lottery tickets to further enhance the enhanced prize associated with the redemption chain.