Claims
- 1. A method comprising:
receiving data indicating a request by a player for an automated session, in which the automated session comprises a plurality of lottery outcomes; determining at least one parameter associated with the automated session; determining at least one lottery outcome; and providing the at least one lottery outcome based on the at least one parameter.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a limiting criterion based on the at least one parameter; determining if the limiting criterion has occurred; and terminating the automated session if the limiting criterion has occurred.
- 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a payout based on the at least one lottery outcome.
- 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:
determining an account associated with the player; and crediting the account based on the payout.
- 5. The method of claim 1, in which the at least one parameter comprises at least one of:
a bet amount, a type of game, a period of time between games, a time to provide an outcome, a predetermined event, a start time, an end time, a number of outcomes, a number of outcomes without a win, a number of outcomes without a loss, a balance of an account, a number of losses, a number of wins, an amount of a payout, a total amount won, a total amount bet, a rate of losing, and a rate of winning.
- 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a request by the player for a sequence of lottery outcomes; in which providing comprises:
providing the sequence of lottery outcomes; and in which determining the at least one lottery outcome comprises: determining the sequence of lottery outcomes.
- 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
determining a device associated with the player; and in which providing the sequence of lottery outcomes comprises:
storing the sequence of lottery outcomes at the device.
- 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a device associated with the player; and in which providing comprises:
transmitting an indication of the at least one lottery outcome to the device.
- 9. The method of claim 1, in which determining the at least one lottery outcome comprises:
determining the at least one lottery outcome based on the at least one parameter.
- 10. The method of claim 1, in which determining the at least one lottery outcome comprises:
receiving the at least one lottery outcome from a lottery server.
- 11. A method comprising:
initiating an automated session, in which the automated session comprises a plurality of instant lottery games; determining at least one parameter associated with the automated session; determining at least one instant lottery game; and providing the at least one instant lottery game based on the at least one parameter.
- 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
determining an outcome of the at least one instant lottery game.
- 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
providing the outcome.
- 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
determining a payout based on the outcome.
- 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
determining an account associated with the automated session; and crediting the account based on the payout.
- 16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
determining a limiting criterion based on the at least one parameter; determining if the limiting criterion has occurred; and terminating the automated session if the limiting criterion has occurred.
- 17. The method of claim 11, in which determining the at least one instant lottery game comprises:
determining the at least one instant lottery game based on the at least one parameter.
- 18. The method of claim 11, in which the at least one parameter comprises at least one of:
a bet amount, a type of game, a period of time between games, a time to provide a game, a predetermined event, a start time, an end time, a number of games, a number of games without a win, a number of games without a loss, a balance of an account, a number of losses, a number of wins, an amount of a payout, a total amount won, a total amount bet, a rate of losing, and a rate of winning.
- 19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
determining a device associated with the automated session; and in which providing comprises: transmitting an indication of the at least one lottery game to the device.
- 20. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
storing an indication of the at least one instant lottery game.
- 21. The method of claim 20, in which storing comprises:
determining a device associated with the automated session; and storing the indication of the at least one instant lottery game at the device.
- 22. The method of claim 11, in which determining the at least one instant lottery game comprises:
determining the at least one instant lottery game based on the at least one parameter.
- 23. The method of claim 11, in which determining the at least one instant lottery game comprises:
receiving the at least one instant lottery game from a lottery server.
- 24. A method comprising:
determining at least one parameter associated with an automated session, in which the automated session corresponds to a set of instant lottery outcomes; and providing the set of instant lottery outcomes based on the at least one parameter.
- 25. The method of claim 24, in which the at least one parameter comprises at least one of:
a bet amount, a type of instant lottery game, a period of time between outcomes, a time to provide an outcome, a predetermined event, a start time, an end time, a number of outcomes, a number of outcomes without a win, a number of outcomes without a loss, a balance of an account, a number of losses, a number of wins, an amount of a payout, a total amount won, a total amount bet, a rate of losing, and a rate of winning.
- 26. The method of claim 24, further comprising:
determining session data based on the set; determining a player associated with the automated session; and providing at least a portion of the session data to the player.
- 27. The method of claim 24, further comprising:
determining session data based on the set; determining a device associated with the automated session; and transmitting at least a portion of the session data to the device.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/225,319, “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED LOTTERY GAME PLAY” filed Aug. 15, 2000, incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/437,204, “AUTOMATED PLAY GAMING DEVICE” filed Nov. 9, 1999, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 6,012,983, “AUTOMATED PLAY GAMING DEVICE” filed Dec. 30, 1996 and granted Jan. 11, 2000. Each of the above is incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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