Patent ID: 7811166

Claim:
A method comprising receiving a lottery record associated with a sale of a lottery ticket, in which the lottery record includes a plurality of lottery numbers, and a condition for creating at least one entry that includes the lottery numbers in a lottery drawing, in which the condition comprises one or more of the following: a condition specifying that the at least one entry be created only if a lottery jackpot is not less than a predetermined threshold, a condition specifying that the at least one entry be created only if there was no jackpot winner during a predetermined number of prior lottery drawings, a condition specifying that the at least one entry be created only if there was no jackpot winner during a predetermined period of time, a condition specifying that the at least one entry be created only if at least a predetermined number of tickets are sold for the lottery drawing, a condition specifying that the at least one entry be created only if a previous winning lottery ticket was purchased at a predetermined location, and a condition specifying that the at least one entry be created only upon occurrence of a predefined sports event, receiving an indication of a side bet, wherein the side bet is based upon the lottery drawing; determining if the condition is satisfied; and creating the at least one entry in the lottery drawing only if the condition satisfied.