Patent ID: 7887406
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of operating a lottery wagering system in which the winning lottery numbers are determined by the actual outcomes of one or more real world events, comprising: accepting multiple wagers from wagerers, each wager including a group of picked numbers, the picked numbers being a subset of a set of available lottery numbers; randomly associating possible outcomes of the one or more real world events with numbers in the set of available lottery numbers after accepting all the multiple wagers from the wagerers, so that the wagerers do not know which possible outcomes are associated with the picked numbers when they are picked; after the one or more real world events are completed, determining the actual outcomes of the one or more real world events; after the actual outcomes are determined, assigning as winning lottery numbers the random numbers from the set of lottery numbers associated with the actual outcomes of the real world event; awarding a prize to a wagerer whose picked numbers correspond to the winning lottery numbers, the winning lottery numbers being determined from the outcomes of the one or more real world events, and the wagerer not knowing at the time his numbers are picked which numbers will be associated with which outcomes of the real world event so that the probability of a player winning the lottery is random.