Patent ID: 8348743

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a storage device in communication with the processor, the storage device storing computer-readable instructions configured to direct the processor to perform a method, the method comprising: determining a total number of occurrences of a first symbol in at least two predetermined outcomes for a player in an instant lottery game; determining that the total number of occurrences of the first symbol is not less than a first minimum number of occurrences greater than one; and transmitting an indication of a bonus to be provided to the player in response to determining that the total number of occurrences of the first symbol in the at least two predetermined outcomes for the player is not less than the first minimum number of occurrences, in which determining the total number of occurrences of the first symbol comprises determining, for each occurrence of the first symbol in the at least two predetermined outcomes for the player in the instant lottery game, a period of time of a predetermined fixed length, wherein after the respective period of time following a respective time of the occurrence, the respective occurrence expires; and determining, for each occurrence of the first symbol, whether the respective period of time has passed following the respective time of the respective occurrence.