| abstract |
A method and system for providing real time scratch-off lottery like games over a wireless network. The method and system allow a user of a wireless station to play a lottery game electronically with the feel of real-time scratch and win determination. Substantially concurrently, security, including win/loss determination is maintained by a betting service provider on a system apart from the wireless station of the user. A user authentication routine is executed by the betting service (Step 104). Once the user is authenticated, a choice of electronic lottery ticket-like games is presented and the user selects one or more 'tickets' (Step 106). Once a selection is made, the betting service randomly selects game tickets and transmits them to the user (Step 108). Once received by the user, the game ticket can be played on a wireless station. In the presently preferred embodiment, the game is presented as an electronic representation of a scratch-off-type lottery ticket. A determination of winning or losing is made as the user plays the game (Step 110). If the user has lost, the user may play another ticket, select another game or quit playing and log-off the betting service (Step 112). If the user wins the lottery game, the designated prize, can be credited to the betting service account of the user (Step 114). The credit to the user can also be made in the form of the issue of new lottery game tickets (with or without additional credit to the users account). The user may then play another selected ticket (Step 110), select another ticket (Step 106), or log-off the betting service (Step 112). |