Instant lottery game

US8187072B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited · AU

Inventors

• Roxanne Costello · Rosebery, AU
• Philippa Graham · Chatswood, AU
• Colin Fong · Forbes, AU
• Natalie Bryant · Hornsby, AU
• Nicholas Luke Bennett · Rosebery, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 27, 2004
• Grant date: May 29, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 29, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/329
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An instant lottery game system (10) includes a game play defining element (12). A symbol display zone (14) is carried on the game play defining element (12), the symbol display zone (14) containing a plurality of symbols related to gaming machine games. A masking medium (20) covers the symbols of the symbol display zone (14) prior to use. A symbol interpretation zone (16) is also carried on the game play defining element (12), the symbol interpretation zone (16) carrying a plurality of indicia with the indicia being used in interpreting symbols revealed after removal of the masking medium (20) to determine a prize outcome.