Patent ID: 8463668

Claim:
A method of managing both instant lottery ticket sales and online lottery ticket sales during a defined period of time using a programmable compute device, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inputting into the compute device both instant lottery ticket sales data and online lottery ticket sales data for the defined period of time, (b) calculating with the compute device a compiled net revenue of both instant lottery ticket sales and online lottery ticket sales for the defined period of time by adding the instant lottery ticket sales data and the online lottery ticket sales data, (c) entering into the compute device an actual net revenue of instant lottery ticket sales and online lottery ticket sales collected during the defined period of time, and (d) reconciling with the compute device the compiled net revenue of instant lottery ticket sales and online lottery ticket sales for the defined period of time against the actual net revenue of instant ticket sales and online ticket sales collected during the defined period of time by subtracting the actual net revenue from the compiled net revenue to yield a discrepancy value.