Methods and systems for conducting lottery-type games with strategy elements
CA 2465812 A1 · Owner: White, Michael L. · Inventors: White, Michael L.
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The present invention provides methods and systems for interactively playing a lottery-type game among a number of players. In one embodiment this is , accomplished on a network of gaming terminals in communication with a central controller. An objective of the game is for a player to select the number closest to the randomly selected number that represents the winning number for the lottery game. This is a significant departure from the prior art in that , the game of the present invention does not require an exact match to produce a win and in that the game results in a win for every drawing. Thus the lottery-, type game of the present invention improves the gaming experience for the …
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