Patent ID: 7611065

Claim:
An instant lottery ticket method utilizing a lottery ticket having first and second sides comprising the steps of: printing play indicia on the first side of the lottery ticket; covering at least a portion of said play indicia with a first scratch-off coating; printing a first bar code containing at least a first element of information related to said play indicia; covering at least a portion of said first bar code with a second scratch-off coating; printing a second bar code on said lottery ticket containing a second element of information related to said play indicia; removing at least a portion of said first scratch-off coating; removing at least a portion of said second scratch-off coating; utilizing a bar code reader to read said first and said second bar codes; and validating the lottery ticket using both said first and second elements of information wherein both said first and second elements along with removal of at least a portion of the second scratch-off coating are required to validate the lottery ticket.