GB2587994A - Pre-printed and pre-selected lottery tickets for point-of-sale purchase - Google Patents

Pre-printed and pre-selected lottery tickets for point-of-sale purchase Download PDF

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GB2587994A
GB2587994A GB2018170.7A GB202018170A GB2587994A GB 2587994 A GB2587994 A GB 2587994A GB 202018170 A GB202018170 A GB 202018170A GB 2587994 A GB2587994 A GB 2587994A
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Alan Gotlieb Richard
Nedungadi Prashant
Murillo Melissa
Koop Ryan
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Abstract

A method including receiving an activation request including an identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining if the activation request is valid, determining a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated, and enrolling the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system.

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1. A lottery ticket processing system comprising: a processor comprising a computer-readable medium storing instructions configured to cause the processor to: receive an activation request for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, the activation request comprising an identifier uniquely identifying the pre- printed lottery ticket; access a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket; determine if the activation request is valid; upon determining that the activation request is valid, determine a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket; determine a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated; and enroll the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system, wherein a comparison between the set of attributes and results of a drawing for the lottery enables a player to determine if the pre-printed lottery ticket is a winning ticket.
2. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 1, wherein the point-of-sale terminal from which the activation request is received is configured to selectively disable a store-and-forward functionality, wherein the store-and-forward functionality is configured to operate during activation of a stored-value card such that, if connectivity between the point-of-sale terminal and a stored-value processing system is lost during activation of the stored-value card, the point- of-sale terminal will stored the activation request for the stored-value card and communicate the activation request when connectivity is regained.
3. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive an enrollment confirmation from the central gaming system, wherein the enrollment confirmation comprises a date for the drawing.
4. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the enrollment confirmation to the point-of-sale terminal.
5. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to store the enrollment confirmation and the draw date in association with the record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket.
6. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to receive an enrollment confirmation request from a player, wherein the enrollment confirmation request comprises a confirmation identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket.
7. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the enrollment confirmation to the player.
8. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the draw date to the player.
9. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to prompt the player to determine whether the player wishes to be notified of the results of the drawing.
10. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to notify the player of the results of the drawing.
11. A lottery ticket processing system comprising: a processor comprising a computer-readable medium storing instructions configured to cause the processor to: receive an activation request for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, the activation request comprising a first identifier uniquely identifying the pre- printed lottery ticket; access a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket; determine if the activation request is valid based upon the first identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket; upon determining that the activation request is valid, update a status associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket to indicate that the pre-printed lottery ticket is active; receive an enrollment request comprising a second identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket from a player; determine if the pre-printed lottery ticket is active; determine a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated; and upon determining that the pre-printed lottery ticket is active: enroll the pre-printed lottery ticket with the central gaming system; and communicate the first set of attributes to the player, wherein a comparison between the first set of attributes and a second set of attributes disposed on the pre-printed lottery ticket enables the player to determine if the pre-printed lottery ticket is a winning ticket.
12. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to receive an enrollment confirmation from the central gaming system.
13. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the enrollment confirmation to the point-of-sale terminal.
14. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to store the enrollment confirmation in association with the record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket.
15. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to prompt the user to determine whether the player wishes to be notified as to whether the lottery ticket is a winning ticket.
16. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to determine if the lottery ticket is a winning ticket and notify the player as to whether the lottery ticket is a winning ticket.
17. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to determine if the lottery ticket has any redeemable value and notify the player as to whether the lottery ticket is a winning ticket.
18. The lottery ticket processing system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to present an option for redemption of the lottery ticket to the user.
19. A method of processing a lottery ticket, the method comprising: receiving an activation request for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, the activation request comprising an identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket; accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket; determining if the activation request is valid; upon determining that the activation request is valid, determining a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket; determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated; and enrolling the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system, wherein a comparison between the set of attributes and results of a drawing for the lottery enables a player to determine if the pre-printed lottery ticket is a winning ticket.
20. A method of processing a lottery ticket, the method comprising: receiving an activation request for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, the activation request comprising a first identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket; accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket; determining if the activation request is valid based upon the first identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket; upon determining that the activation request is valid, updating a status associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket to indicate that the pre-printed lottery ticket is active; receiving an enrollment request comprising a second identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket from a player; determining if the pre-printed lottery ticket is active; determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated; and upon determining that the pre-printed lottery ticket is active: enrolling the pre-printed lottery ticket with the central gaming system; and communicating the first set of attributes to the player, wherein a comparison between the first set of attributes and a second set of attributes disposed on the pre- printed lottery ticket enables the player to determine if the pre-printed lottery ticket is a winning ticket.
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