Patent ID: 6991541

Claim:
A lottery ticket distribution system including: (a) a ticket distribution center including an electronic ticket storage device for storing a game set comprising a number of electronic lottery tickets to be distributed to players using the system, each electronic lottery ticket being represented by ticket data that includes at least a result and a ticket identifier associated with the respective electronic lottery ticket; (b) a ticket record manufacturing device operatively connected with the ticket distribution center and located at a secure location inaccessible to the players, the ticket record manufacturing device for producing a non-volatile data record or a hard copy ticket record for each respective electronic lottery ticket in the game set prior to a ticket request corresponding to the respective electronic lottery ticket, the ticket record manufacturing device also being distinct from the electronic ticket storage device; (c) a player terminal for receiving from the ticket distribution center the ticket data representing one of the electronic lottery tickets, the player terminal residing at a location remote from the ticket distribution center; (d) a player ticket printer included with the player terminal, the player ticket printer for printing a player ticket with the result and a ticket identifier included in the respective ticket data; and (e) a communications arrangement for facilitating data communications between the ticket distribution center and the player terminal.