Patent ID: 7740537

Claim:
A system for processing lottery ticket sales for a lottery game having a multiplier option, comprising: a plurality of lottery terminals, each lottery terminal comprising: a first processor; and a first storage device in communication with the first processor, the first storage device storing a first program for directing the first processor to: receive a request by a player to purchase a set of play indicia for a lottery game and to purchase eligibility for a multiplier for the lottery game for a price, in which the multiplier is applied to a winning set of play indicia at a predetermined magnitude if the winning set of play indicia corresponds to a predetermined specific redemption value, in which the multiplier is applied to a winning set of play indicia at a randomly determined magnitude if the winning set of play indicia corresponds to a predetermined range of redemption values, wherein the predetermined range does not include the predetermined specific redemption value, and transmit an indication of the request by the player to a lottery server; and the lottery server in communication via a network with each of the plurality of lottery terminals, the lottery server comprising: a second processor; and a second storage device in communication with the second processor, the second storage device storing a second program for directing the second processor to: receive the indication of the request by the player, and associate the set of play indicia of the player with the eligibility of the player for the multiplier.