US 12,290,759 B2
Lottery tickets having connected symbol set path feature
Marc Mendoza, Winter Haven, FL (US); David Stark, Lakeland, FL (US); Joy Barbee, Lakeland, FL (US); and Kary Hacker, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Assigned to IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Providence, RI (US)
Filed by IGT Global Solutions Corporation, Providence, RI (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,603.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017158 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 3/0665 (2013.01) [G07F 17/329 (2013.01); A63F 3/0655 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lottery ticket comprising:
a base;
multiple symbol sets on the base, wherein a plurality of the symbol sets are different, wherein each of the symbol sets comprise a plurality of symbols, wherein a plurality but not all of the symbol sets form a bonus award path on the base, wherein each of a plurality of the symbol sets that form the bonus award path comprises two shared symbols, and wherein for each of a plurality of the symbol sets that form the bonus award path, the two shared symbols of that symbol set are the first and last symbols of that symbol set;
multiple player symbols on the base;
a removable covering on the base and covering the player symbols; and
a paytable on the base, the paytable indicating a first award associated with a first quantity of the symbol sets that are completed based on the player symbols, and the paytable indicating a second award associated with the bonus award path.