Patent ID: 7374484

Claim:
A method for producing a predetermined number of instant lottery tickets comprising the steps of: creating a first file having a record for each of the tickets wherein each of the records includes a ticket identifier and a value data representing the redemption value of the ticket wherein said ticket identifiers and said value data form a unique combination for each of the predetermined number of tickets; creating a second file having a plurality of records corresponding to said records in said first file wherein at least a portion of said ticket identifiers are changed into modified ticket identifiers according to a shuffle process; generating a link element associated with said shuffle process wherein said link element permits said modified first identifiers to be converted back into said ticket identifiers; storing said link element in a secure environment such that said link element is only accessible under predetermine criteria; and printing the tickets utilizing said second file such that said modified ticket identifiers and said value data from said second file are printed on each of the tickets.