Versatile fantasy sport scratch-off ticket and method

Abstract

A scratch-off fantasy sport gaming ticket has: a ticket support sheet; two or three distinct regions of images on one side of the ticket support sheet; a first region providing a random distribution of symbols indicating a number of distinct sports events which the ticket can use; a second region of images providing either i) a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating one sports team or player on which the ticket can be used with the number of distinct sports events; a third region providing a random distribution of symbols indicating a sports statistic to be associated with both the multiple symbols indicating the number of distinct sports events and the sports team or player; and each of the two or three visually distinct regions of images have an opaque scratch-off coating over them, or ii) a second region having both events and statistical target in each distinct region.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A scratch-off fantasy sport gaming ticket comprising:
 a) a ticket support sheet;   b) three distinct regions of images on one side of the ticket support sheet;   c) a first region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating a number of distinct sports events on which the ticket can be used;   d) a second region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating at least one sports team or player on which the ticket can be used in combination with the number of distinct sports events;   e) a third region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating a sports statistic to be associated with both the random distribution of multiple symbols indicating the number of distinct sports events and the at least one sports team or player; and   
       wherein each of the three distinct regions of images have an opaque scratch-off coating over them, and each of the three distinct regions of images have visually distinct opaque scratch-off coatings so that each one of the multiple symbols within the three distinct regions has a distinct area over each of the multiple symbols within the three distinct regions, so that individual ones of the multiple symbols can be scratched-off without exposing unintended numbers of the multiple symbols when scratching-off only one intended distinct area of the opaque scratch-off coating to expose only a single one of the multiple symbols at a single time. 
     
     
         2 . The ticket of  claim 1  wherein the one side of the ticket has visual symbol indication of a single specific type of sport event to which the ticket is relevant, and that visual symbol indication is not removed during scratching off of opaque scratch-off coatings over distinct area over each of the multiple symbols within the three distinct regions. 
     
     
         3 . The ticket of  claim 1  wherein the first region of images comprises at least four different areas with random numbers covered by the opaque scratch-off coatings. 
     
     
         4 . The ticket of  claim 1  wherein the second region of images comprises at least ten different areas with random numbers covered by the opaque scratch-off coatings. 
     
     
         5 . The ticket of  claim 1  wherein the third region of images comprises at least eight different areas with random numbers covered by the opaque scratch-off coatings. 
     
     
         6 . The ticket of  claim 3  wherein the second region of images comprises at least ten different areas with random numbers covered by the opaque scratch-off coatings. 
     
     
         7 . The ticket of  claim 7  wherein the third region of images comprises at least eight different areas with random numbers covered by the opaque scratch-off coatings. 
     
     
         8 . The ticket of  claim 4  wherein the third region of images comprises at least eight different areas with random numbers covered by the opaque scratch-off coatings. 
     
     
         9 . A scratch-off fantasy sport gaming ticket comprising:
 a) a ticket support sheet;   b) two distinct regions of images on one side of the ticket support sheet;   c) a first region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating a specific whole integer number of distinct sports events on which the ticket can be used;   d) a second region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating both A) at least one sports team or player on which the ticket can be used in combination with the number of distinct sports events and B) a sports statistic to be associated with the one sports team or player; and   
       wherein each of the two distinct regions of images have an opaque scratch-off coating over them, and each of the two distinct regions of images have visually distinct opaque scratch-off coatings so that each one of the multiple symbols within the two distinct regions has a distinct area over each of the multiple symbols within the two distinct regions, so that individual ones of the multiple symbols can be scratched-off without exposing unintended numbers of the multiple symbols when scratching-off only one intended distinct area of the opaque scratch-off coating to expose only a single one of the multiple symbols at a single time. 
     
     
         10 . The ticket of  claim 9  wherein the one side of the ticket has visual symbol indication of a single specific type of sport event to which the ticket is relevant, and that visual symbol indication is not removed during scratching off of opaque scratch-off coatings over distinct areas of each of the multiple symbols within the two distinct regions. 
     
     
         11 . The ticket of  claim 9  wherein the second distinct region contains at least two distinct areas having within each distinct area combinations of events and statistics selected from the group consisting of a team and total score in a game for that team; a team and total touchdowns for that team in a game; a team and total rushing touchdowns for that team in a game; a team and total passing touchdowns for that team in a game; a team and total field goals for that team in a game; a quarterback and total touchdowns by that quarterback in a game; a quarterback and total passing yards for that quarterback in a game; a running back and total touchdowns for that running back in a game; a running back and total yards fir that running back in a game; a running back and total yards for that running back in a game; a pair of teams in a game with a point spread difference between the two teams in that game; a pair of teams in a game and a total point count for the two teams in that game; a pair of teams in a game and a total number of touchdown scored for the two teams in that game; a pair of teams in a game and a total number of rushing touchdown scored for the two teams in that game; a pair of teams in a game and a total number of passing touchdown scored for the two teams in that game; and a pair of teams in a game and a total number of kicking points scored for the two teams in that game. 
     
     
         12 . A method of executing a wagering event on a scratch-off fantasy sport gaming ticket comprising providing a sports fantasy ticket comprising a ticket support sheet; three distinct regions of images on one side of the ticket support sheet; a first region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating a number of distinct sports events on which the ticket can be used; a second region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating at least one sports team or player on which the ticket can be used in combination with the number of distinct sports events; a third region of images providing a random distribution of multiple symbols indicating a sports statistic to be associated with both the random distribution of multiple symbols indicating the number of distinct sports events and the at least one sports team or player; and 
       wherein each of the three distinct regions of images have an opaque scratch-off coating over them, and each of the three regions have visually distinct opaque scratch-off coatings so that each one of the multiple symbols within the three distinct regions has a distinct area over each of the multiple symbols within the three distinct regions, so that individual ones of the multiple symbols can be scratched-off without exposing unintended numbers of the multiple symbols when scratching-off only one intended distinct area of a coating to expose only a single one of the multiple symbols at a single time, the method comprising:
 a) scratching-off only a single area of a visually distinct opaque scratch-off coating over a single symbol in the first distinct region to provide an operative number determining a totality of events to be active on the gaming ticket; 
 b) scratching-off a number of single areas of a visually distinct opaque scratch-off coating in the second distinct region, the total number of single areas scratched-off in the second distinct region being exactly equal to the operative number to determine teams, games, players, or events to be active on the gaming ticket; 
 c) scratching-off a number of single areas of a visually distinct opaque scratch-off coating in the third distinct region, the total number of single areas scratched-off in the second distinct region being exactly equal to the operative number to determine respective statistical outcomes to be associated with the respective teams, games, players, or events to be active on the gaming ticket; and then comparing the active respective statistical outcomes associated with the respective teams, games, players, or events with actual sports event outcomes that provide the statistical outcomes associated with the respective teams, games, players, or events in actual sports event outcomes; and providing an award to a ticket user against a paytable when the comparison shows at least a minimum degree of correspondence between revealed statistical outcomes associated with the respective teams, games, players, or events with actual sports event. 
 
     
     
         13 . A method of executing a wagering event on the scratch-off fantasy sport gaming ticket of  claim 9  comprising:
 d) scratching-off only a single area of a visually distinct opaque scratch-off coating over a single symbol in the first distinct region to provide an operative number determining a totality of events to be active on the gaming ticket; 
 e) scratching-off a number of single areas of a visually distinct opaque scratch-off coating in the second distinct region, the total number of single areas scratched-off in the second distinct region being exactly equal to the operative number to determine teams, games, players, or events to be active on the gaming ticket; and providing an award to a ticket user against a paytable when the comparison shows at least a minimum degree of correspondence between revealed statistical outcomes associated with the respective teams, games, players, or events with actual sports event. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein knowledge of all relevant actual teams, games, players or event outcomes used for the gaming ticket and all statistical targets used in the game system within those relevant event outcomes is stored in a central processor, distribution of all numbers, events and statistical targets for tickets with unique ticket identifiers are stored in memory in a central or accessible processor, after a ticket user has scratched off a single number region to reveal the operative number and sufficient events and statistical targets to satisfy but not exceed the operative number, the position of scratched areas and regions are read, and then after reading the position of scratched areas, the read positions of scratched areas for the uniquely identified ticket are compared with possible combinations of winning outcomes for that uniquely identified ticket, and a win/loss determination is made by the central processor. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12  wherein knowledge of all relevant actual teams, games, players or event outcomes used for the gaming ticket and all statistical targets used in the game system within those relevant event outcomes is stored in a central processor, distribution of all numbers, events and statistical targets for tickets with unique ticket identifiers are stored in memory in a central or accessible processor, after a ticket user has scratched off a single number region to reveal the operative number and sufficient events and statistical targets to satisfy but not exceed the operative number, the position of scratched areas and regions are read, and then after reading the position of scratched areas, the read positions of scratched areas for the uniquely identified ticket are compared with possible combinations of winning outcomes for that uniquely identified ticket, and a win/loss determination is made by the central processor. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the scratch-off coating contains pigments which are highly reflective of radiation which is used by an image capture system to read the ticket after areas have been scratched-off. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the scratch-off coating contains pigments which are highly reflective of radiation which is used by an image capture system to read the ticket after areas have been scratched-off. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the scratch-off coating contains pigments which are highly reflective of radiation which is used by an image capture system to read the ticket after areas have been scratched-off. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the scratch-off coating contains pigments which are highly reflective of radiation which is used by an image capture system to read the ticket after areas have been scratched-off.