System and method for sports-based lottery game

Abstract

An on-line sports-based lottery which can be played over a wide area, designed to enhance consumer familiarity with icons and details relating to a sport. The invention would thus attract individuals who had previously expressed no interest in the sport, thereby increasing audience size and awareness of the sport. The game comprising two stages: a lottery draw, in which a predetermined number of registered participants are drawn at random; and a winning stage in which an icon relating to a particular sport is assigned to each draw winner. The game is played in association with the dissemination of information, including icons and any other desired sports details or statistics, relating to the sport on which the lottery is based. The association of icons with the lottery provides incentive to members of the general public who enjoy playing lotteries to become familiar with the sport.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A method of conducting a sports-based lottery draw, comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing an on-line site for the receipt of registration information from participants;    b) in a first stage of the game, selecting at random a plurality of participants from the registered participants;    c) in a second stage of the game, assigning to each selected participant, an icon associated with a sport;    d) notifying the selected participants of their respective icon assignments; and    e) awarding a prize to each participant whose assigned icon is associated with one or more achievements in the course, of a game played in the sport following the selection of participants.    
     
     
         2 . The lottery of  claim 1  including the step of disseminating information relating to the sport to registered participants.  
     
     
         3 . A system for conducting a sports-based lottery draw, comprising: 
 means for providing an on-line site for the receipt of registration information from participants;    means for selecting at random a plurality of participants from the registered participants, in a first stage of the game;    means for assigning to each selected participant an icon associated with a sport, in a second stage of the game; and    means for notifying the selected participants of their respective icon assignments;    whereby a prize is awarded to each participant whose assigned icon is associated with one or more achievements in the course of a game played in the sport following the selection of participants.    
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3  including the means for disseminating information relating to the sport to registered participants.