Type of instant scratch-off lottery games
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Mar 30, 1999
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Dec 29, 1997
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Dec 29, 1997
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A new type of instant scratch-off lottery game combining the advantages of the conventional lottery, which allows the player to choose his own selected numbers from a set of numbers, and the advantage of the instant scratch-off lottery tickets by enabling the player to immediately learn if he is a winner or a looser. The player is instructed to pick his numbers from a set of numbers. Each number in this set is represented by a a small box overprinted with a security bar-code readable to conventional scanner. The scanner transfer the readable data and the serial number of the ticket to a central computer in the lottery agency to verify the winning status. The player is able to learn immediately if he is a winner by revealing a winning symbol hidden under the scratch-off material and the overprinted security code of the picked numbers.
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