Patent ID: 7621814
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A system for providing media to users at secure remote lottery gaming locations, comprising: one or more secure lottery gaming terminals located at remote locations on a communication network, the one or more secure lottery gaming terminals each allowing a user to play and wager in a lottery game of chance; at least one media server on the communication network, the media server being capable of determining the usable media for the one or more secure lottery gaming terminals and encoding a live video; a plurality of media feeds feeding media to the media server including at least one real-time third party video feed, the media server selectively distributing the encoded live video and appropriate media content from the media feeds to the one or more secure lottery gaming terminals during game play according to a scheduling database, the scheduling database having entries related to the date, time, and intended media content for the different respective remote gaming terminals, the scheduling database controlling the distribution of media content between different gaming terminals based on said entries such that a different combination of media is simultaneously sent to different gaming terminals; and at least one call center media controller configured for real-time video conferencing between the remote gaming terminals and a central call center service location for real-time assistance to players at the gaming terminals without interrupting game play.