Patent ID: 8491372

Claim:
A method comprising: determining, by a lottery controller, a first partial lottery outcome corresponding to a lottery entry in a multi-round lottery game, wherein the lottery entry comprises a first lottery number corresponding to a first round of the multi-round lottery game and a second lottery number corresponding to a second round of the multi-round lottery game, wherein the first lottery number corresponds to the first round but not the second round of the multi-round lottery game, determining, by the lottery controller, a first redemption value for the lottery entry based on the first partial lottery outcome; prior to revealing a second partial outcome for the multi-round lottery game after revealing the first partial lottery outcome, receiving, by the lottery controller, an indication of a request of a player to redeem the lottery entry for the first redemption value; and transmitting, by the lottery controller to a lottery terminal, a signal authorizing providing of the first redemption value to the player.