Patent ID: 7785184
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for playing a computer simulated virtual lottery game on a computing device wherein a player's hand in the game is composed of an entry selected by the player combined with game elements common to all of the players, comprising: displaying to a player a plurality of entries to the virtual game, wherein each of the plurality of entries includes at least two game elements and each game element has a game value according to a game rule for the virtual game, the game value of the elements of all of the entries being displayed to the player, and each player's hand comprised of one of the entries and a set of common game elements; displaying to the player an initial odds of winning for a hand having each of the respective game entries and a fixed prize amount awarded for each respective entry, wherein the prize amounts are inversely proportional to the initial odds of winning; subsequent to the steps of displaying the plurality of entries and associated odds of winning to the player, receiving from the player an initial wager associated with at least one of the plurality of entries, the initial wager being the first instance of any type of fee or wager from the player for participation in the game; after receiving the player's initial wager, displaying to the player the additional common game elements, whereby the value of the player's hand in the virtual game as compared to other hands is determined by the player's initial entry selection; updating the odds of winning associated with each of the plurality of entries based on the addition of at least some of the common game elements while maintaining the prize amount associated with each of the plurality of entries fixed; determining a winning entry from the plurality of entries in combination with the common game elements according to a predefined rule; and awarding to the player that wagered on the winning entry the prize amount assigned to the winning entry.