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Apparatus and method for enhanced prize gaming ticketRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Chance DevicesApparatus and method for enhanced prize gaming ticket description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060119032, Apparatus and method for enhanced prize gaming ticket. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not Applicable. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH [0002] Not Applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The present invention relates to a gaming ticket for an instant win lottery game and a method for playing the same, and in particular, to a gaming ticket including at least two instant win lottery games or plays in which a prize awarded to a player for each winning game or play on the gaming ticket is enhanced by a multiplier value determined from the number of winning games or plays on the gaming ticket. [0004] Gaming tickets providing instant win lottery games are well known and widely practiced. A typical gaming ticket provides a player with one or more discrete instant win lottery games which are played to determine if a prize has been won. Often, the instant win lottery games are variations on commonly played casino card games or number games, such as Poker, Blackjack, or Roulette. The gaming ticket face provides a background section, a game play section, and optionally, an instruction section. The background section often contains colorful artwork or other indicia intended to attract a player's attention. The game play section provides game elements necessary for a player to play the provided games, while the instruction section may optionally provide the player with instructions on how to play the provided games and collect any winnings. The reverse side of the gaming ticket often includes additional game play or prize collection instructions, as well as various legal disclaimers and game validation codes associated with the lottery organization offering the gaming ticket for sale. [0005] A typical game play section provides a player with the elements required to play at least one game. Commonly, some or all of the elements are initially obscured from the player's view by means of a perforated pull tab or removable obscuring material, such as a latex ink. Removal of the pull tab or obscuring material during the game play reveals the hidden indicia, such as a hand of cards or a set of player's numbers. Depending upon the particular rules of the game being played, these indicia are utilized to determine if the player has won or lost the game. For some games, a win or loss is predetermined, but concealed from the player, at the time of printing the gaming ticket. The act of revealing the initially hidden indicia after the purchase of the ticket reveals the win or loss. For other games, the player's selection or choices of which game elements to reveal during the course of play may be utilized to determine a win or loss, adding to the player's involvement and excitement during the play of the game. [0006] Prize amount for the individual games on a gaming ticket is usually predetermined and fixed, and is optionally revealed during the play of the game by the player. To increase the player's excitement, a concealed predetermined prize multiplier may be provided. After revealing all of the winning games on a gaming ticket, the player reveals the concealed prize multiplier, and determines the total winning amount for the game ticket by multiplying the prizes won by the revealed prize multiplier value, i.e. 2.times., 4.times., 10.times., etc. However, since the concealed prize multiplier is predetermined, a player may reveal the concealed prize multiplier value before playing any of the games on the gaming ticket, and know that any prizes won will be multiplied by the revealed value. [0007] Accordingly, it would be advantageous to provide a gaming ticket on which two or more games or game plays are provided, and which incorporates a prize enhancing or prize multiplying feature which enhances the base prize values by a multiple which is unknown to the player prior to completion of all of the games or plays on the gaming ticket, and which thereby provides the player with an increased level of excitement during game play. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] Briefly stated, the present invention provides an apparatus and method for enhancing a total prize awarded to a player of one or more instant win lottery games on a gaming ticket. The apparatus and method determine a final prize multiplier which varies with each game or play won on a single gaming ticket, thereby increasing the player's level of excitement and anticipation during the course of play. [0009] In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a gaming ticket having a unitary ticket body on which is provided concealed game play indicia for at least two instant win lottery games. Each instant win lottery game provides a player with the possibility of winning an associated base prize amount when the concealed game play indicia is revealed during game play. The gaming ticket further includes a set of instructions for calculating a final prize amount which is equal to the sum of all associated base prize amounts won, multiplied by the number of winning instant win lottery games on the gaming ticket. [0010] A method of the present invention for calculating a final prize amount awarded to a player of a gaming ticket requires the initial step of playing at least two instant win lottery games on the gaming ticket, each of which awards the player with an associated base prize amount in the event of a win. A final prize amount awarded to the player of the gaming ticket is calculated to award the player an amount equal to the total number of instant win lottery games on the gaming ticket won, multiplied by the total amount of associated base prizes awarded to the player. [0011] In a first alternate embodiment, the present invention provides a gaming ticket having a unitary ticket body on which is provided concealed game play indicia for at least one instant win lottery game requiring at least two plays or rounds to complete. Each play or round of the game provides a player with the possibility of winning an associated score and a base prize amount when the concealed game play indicia is revealed during game play. The gaming ticket further includes a set of instructions for calculating a final prize, utilizing a multiplier, which is determined from the sum of the play scores or the total accumulated base prize amounts. [0012] A first alternate method of the present invention for calculating a final prize amount awarded to a player of a gaming ticket requires the initial step of playing at least two rounds of an instant win lottery game on a gaming ticket, each of which awards the player with a score and/or an associated base prize amount. A final prize amount awarded to the player of the gaming ticket is determined, utilizing a multiplier, based on either the total amount of associated base prizes awarded to the player, or on the player's accumulated score upon completion of game play. The multiplier is applied to either the total amount of the associated base prizes, or to a predetermined base prize amount, yielding a final prize amount. [0013] In a second alternate embodiment, the present invention provides a gaming ticket having a unitary ticket body on which is provided concealed game play indicia for at least one instant win lottery game requiring at least two plays or rounds to complete. Each play or round of the game provides a player with the possibility of winning a base prize amount when the concealed game play indicia is revealed during game play. Each play or round of the game further provides a player with the possibility of multiplying the base prize amount based upon the outcome of the play or round of the game. The final prize for the instant win lottery game is the combined sum of the winnings for each individual game play or round. [0014] A second alternate method of the present invention for calculating a final prize amount awarded to a player of a gaming ticket requires the initial step of playing at least two rounds of an instant win lottery game on a gaming ticket, each of which provides the player with an opportunity to win an associated prize amount, determined as a multiple of a base prize amount in response to the outcome of the round. A final prize amount awarded to the player of the gaming ticket is determined to be the sum of the associated prize amounts awarded for each round of play of the instant win lottery game. [0015] The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the invention as well as presently preferred embodiments thereof will become more apparent from the reading of the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS [0016] In the accompanying drawings which form part of the specification: [0017] FIG. 1A illustrates an instant win gaming ticket having preprinted game indicia and using a prize determination system according to one embodiment of the invention; [0018] FIG. 1B illustrates the instant win gaming ticket of FIG. 1A with the preprinted game indicia initially concealed from view by a removable covering; [0019] FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating the steps of a preferred method of the present invention for determining an enhanced prize amount; Continue reading about Apparatus and method for enhanced prize gaming ticket... 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