Patent ID: 7290768

Claim:
A business method carried out at a gaming entity comprising providing a game in exchange for money from a casino, said game including the use of match-related media having at least one of interior surfaces of a matchbook and a surface of at least one match splint, the match-related media bearing printed gaming indicia and gaming instructions, the business method further comprising the steps of: the gaming entity providing the match-related media to a game player in exchange for money, the match-related media further comprising gaming indicia including at least one of a raffle number or lottery number, including gaming instructions and including a game control number printed thereon said gaming entity announcing a winning number enabling said game player to compare said at least one raffle number or lottery number to the winning number that is announced; and said gaming entity providing a prize to the game player if said at least one of a raffle number or lottery number matches the winning number that was announced and if said game control number printed on said match-related media matches a game control number held by the gaming entity.