Patent ID: 8182327

Claim:
A method for conducting draws for a jackpot game comprising a plurality of possible bet combinations, said method comprising: receiving a plurality of wagered bet combinations for the jackpot game; identifying a plurality of draw types for the jackpot game, said plurality of draw types including two or more of the following: a traditional draw wherein any one of the plurality of possible bet combinations is selected, a raffle-combination draw wherein one or more of the plurality of wagered bet combinations are selected, and a raffle-non-win combination draw wherein one or more non-wagered bet combinations from the plurality of possible bet combinations are selected; selecting, based at least on one or more selection criteria, a first one of the identified plurality of draw types for a first draw for the jackpot game, wherein the selected first one of the identified plurality of draw types is applied by a processor during the first draw of the jackpot game; and selecting, based at least on one or more of the selection criteria, a second one of the identified plurality of draw types for a second draw for the jackpot game, wherein the selected second one of the identified plurality of draw types is applied during the second draw of the jackpot game, wherein the first one of the draw types and the second one of the draw types correspond to the same or different draw types.