Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance

Abstract

A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game includes a dice game in which the result is revealed. In another example, the dice game is coupled with a second level game in which at least a portion of the result is revealed.

1 . A computer implemented method for playing a game of chance comprising acts of:
 issuing a ticket to a player, the ticket including a code printed on a surface of the ticket;   providing for the player to play a computer-based game of chance on different medium than the issued ticket, wherein the code is used to gain security access to obtain results of the game of chance; and   requiring, during play of the computer-based game of chance that the player provide a prediction of an outcome of game play in a game interface of the computer-based game.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the act of issuing a ticket includes issuing at least one of a lottery ticket, a scratch ticket, and a pull-tab ticket. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the act of providing further comprises an act of providing a computer-based game which the player plays to reveal the results of the game of chance. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the act of providing a computer-based game further comprises an act of permitting access to the results of the game of chance by using the code as a decryption key to obtain the results. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising an act of storing, on a server, the results of the game of chance. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 3 , further comprising storing, in a database of a computer system, a portion of a decryption key, the portion being used along with the code by the computer system to obtain the results. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the act of providing includes an act of permitting access to a website to play a dice game. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 6 , further comprising an act of obtaining, from the database of the computer system, the portion of the decryption key based on an identifier printed on the ticket. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the identifier is a serial number associated with the ticket. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising an act of presenting, to the player, an interface in which the player is permitted to enter the code to obtain security access to the results. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the computer-based game includes a dice game and wherein the dice game includes an act of predicting by the player of one or more die outcomes. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the dice game includes an associated second level game. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the dice game is a computer-based game involving a plurality of rolls of one or more dice, and wherein the player plays the plurality of rolls of one or more dice within an interface of the computer-based game. 
     
     
         14 - 22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising acts of determining whether the results of the game of chance includes a winning outcome, and if so, presenting to the player one or more of the predicted die outcomes as a winning outcome. 
     
     
         24 . (canceled) 
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the results of the game of chance are determined prior to play of the dice game. 
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the outcome is independent of play of the dice game. 
     
     
         27 - 28 . (canceled) 
     
     
         29 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising an act of associating, with the ticket, additional opportunities to win. 
     
     
         30 - 39 . (canceled) 
     
     
         40 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the player must wait until a specific event has been completed before gaining access to obtain results associated with the ticket. 
     
     
         41 . (canceled) 
     
     
         42 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the prize total for the ticket is determined after the ticket is issued to the player. 
     
     
         43 . (canceled) 
     
     
         44 . A system for playing a game of chance, the system comprising:
 At least one processor operatively connected to a memory for executing instructions, wherein the system in response to executing the instructions is configured to:   issue a ticket to a player, the ticket including a code printed on a surface of the ticket;   provide for the player to play a computer-based game of chance on different medium than the issued ticket, wherein the code is used to gain security access to obtain results of the game of chance; and   require, during play of the computer-based game of chance that the player provide a prediction of an outcome of game play in a game interface of the computer-based game.