Patent ID: 7513825

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a storage device; and a processor in communication with the storage device, the storage device storing a program for controlling the processor; and the processor operative with the program to: receive a request of a player to purchase a first instant-type lottery ticket having a first outcome comprising either a cash redemption value or a multiplier redemption value, in which the first instant-type lottery ticket does not indicate, prior to be being played, which type of redemption value the first outcome comprises; receive a request of the player to purchase a second instant-type lottery ticket having a second outcome comprising either a cash redemption value or a multiplier redemption value, in which the second instant-type lottery ticket does not indicate, prior to be being played, which type of redemption value the second outcome comprises, in which the first instant-type lottery ticket is associated in a batch with the second instant-type lottery ticket, determine the first outcome of the first instant-type lottery ticket, wherein the first outcome comprises a cash redemption value; determine the second outcome of the second instant-type lottery ticket, wherein the second outcome comprises a multiplier redemption value and wherein the multiplier redemption value is applicable to the cash redemption value of the first instant-type lottery ticket; determine total winnings for the player based on the cash redemption value of the first instant-type lottery ticket and the multiplier redemption value of the second instant-type lottery ticket; and output an indication of the winnings for the player.