US 11,983,997 B2
Lottery gaming system
Bradford Heathcote, Cumberland, RI (US); Aaron Michael Koll, Lincoln, CA (US); and Sarah Simpkins, Warwick, RI (US)
Assigned to IGT Global Solutions Corporation, Providence, RI (US)
Filed by IGT Global Solutions Corporation, Providence, RI (US)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/315,148.
Application 18/315,148 is a continuation of application No. 17/644,158, filed on Dec. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,682,268.
Application 17/644,158 is a continuation of application No. 16/700,068, filed on Dec. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,222,511, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0274619 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/329 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3223 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lottery gaming system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
for a play of a lottery game:
determine one of a plurality of different geographic areas to be a selected geographic area, the selected geographic area comprising one of the plurality of different geographic areas that is predicted to be one of the plurality of geographic areas where a winning lottery ticket for a first award is purchased;
generate a lottery ticket comprising an indication of the selected geographic area;
store data associated with the lottery ticket;
cause the lottery ticket to be provided to a player, the lottery ticket comprising a selected geographic area portion comprising the indication of the selected geographic area for the play of the lottery game; and
after a draw time at which a quantity of winning draw symbols are selected for the play of the lottery game, responsive to one of a plurality of generated lottery tickets for the play of the lottery game being the winning lottery ticket for the first award and that winning lottery ticket being purchased in the selected geographic area, determine an award associated with the selected geographic area to provide to the player.