Patent ID: 7914371

Claim:
A method for playing a first instant lottery game with an option to play a second game, if a player is a winner of the first instant lottery game, providing the player with a payout and by surrendering the payout of the first lottery game, comprising the steps of: receiving ticket information at a lottery terminal system from a lottery ticket; verifying through the lottery terminal system collecting ticket information that the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the first instant lottery game; if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket, the lottery terminal system verifying that the player has elected to play the second game by altering the lottery ticket in a discernable manner as indicated on the lottery ticket and surrendering the payout from the first instant lottery game; if the player has elected to play the second game, the lottery terminal system assigning a randomly generated indicia to the lottery ticket and determining a result for the second game independent of input from the player; determining if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game by determining if the assigned randomly generated indicia is a winning indicia; if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket for the second game, the lottery terminal system transmitting the ticket information and the result of the second game to a remote server; and the lottery terminal system authorizing a payment of a prize for the second game.