In various embodiments, a secondary player may make a bet that pays based on aggregate data from multiple games of primary players.

A wireless communications system is provided that runs on a mobile device and includes a computer system run on at least one platform on which a plurality of different lottery transactions for different jurisdictions are supported and run from the at least one platform. A decentralized and distributed digital ledger is used to record transactions for the lottery transactions, where each of a lottery transaction can include a lottery element. At least one computer readable storage medium stores computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one network processor in the workflow server residing in the mobile communications network, implement components including: a workflow module comprising sets of workflow instructions for processing different types of lottery game packets from a plurality of different jurisdictions; and a deep packet inspection module for inspecting a received lottery game packet and providing information about the lottery game packet to the workflow module.

The gaming system and method of the present disclosure provide a Class II bingo game with a player-selectable wild spot feature. Generally, for a play of the Class II bingo game and for each player, the gaming system provides that player a bingo card and enables the player to affirmatively designate up to a designated quantity of spots of the bingo card as wild spots. The wild spots are guaranteed marks. The gaming system then draws bingo numbers until a game-winning pattern is marked on one of the players' bingo cards.

A lottery apparatus includes a programmed computer acting as a lottery control system which controls operation of the distribution of prizes to the purchasing customers from a lottery pool. The apparatus includes a plurality of typical instant win lottery tickets having a predetermined prize result taken from the pool together with a plurality of lottery cards which do not act as lottery tickets but instead include an activation code containing no information defining a prize and an access code which is used for entry by the customer into a digital experience provided by the lottery control system by which the customer accesses game information. The system, when the code is activated, assigns the result from the pool to the code and displays to the customer on a digital experience when accessed by the access code.

A lottery game is selected out of a plurality of lottery games in each of which a plurality of contents are set as a lottery target. A content is specified through a lottery out of the plurality of contents set as the lottery target in the selected lottery game. A lottery game is specified as a recommended lottery game on the basis of a predetermined condition out of lottery games that are different from the selected lottery game among the plurality of lottery games. In a lottery result display scene, a first image regarding the specified content and a second image regarding the specified recommended lottery game are displayed, and when a user operation on the second image has been performed, the lottery result display scene is caused to transition to a scene for the recommended lottery game regarding the second image.

A bonus round of a video keno game may consist of a series of bonus game instances. During a bonus game instance, a game controller may identify a set of bonus game pieces and select a set of bonus outcome identifiers from a bonus outcome pool. A win amount may be determined based on the number of matches between the set of bonus outcome identifiers and the set of bonus game pieces. The bonus outcome identifiers may include persistent identifiers and non-persistent identifiers. Persistent identifiers may be removed from the bonus outcome pool for subsequent bonus game instances in the series. Additionally or alternatively, the bonus game pieces corresponding to the persistent identifiers may continue to be matches for the subsequent bonus game instances in the series.

Systems and methods are provided for providing playing cards. An exemplary method may include retrieving data related to a selection of a set of numbers for bingo and determining matching bingo patterns on a predetermined number of cards from a library of bingo cards against the set of selected numbers. The method may further include selecting corresponding playing cards based on the matching bingo patterns on the predetermined number of cards and providing the corresponding playing cards for display. The exemplary method may be used to deal playing cards for poker using a set of selected numbers.

A table game, includes a game surface having a plurality of holes therein, a plurality of balls for contacting the game surface and being of a diameter allowing each ball of the plurality of balls to be passed or thrown into each hole of the plurality of holes of the game surface, along with a manner for players to thrown balls onto the game surface and scoring players, preferably depending upon the location of the ball thrown onto the game surface.

A system and method for purchasing lottery tickets via a client computing device. A user may access a purchase module via a client computing device and select lottery tickets and lottery numbers to purchase from available lotteries in their state. The user may be notified of the results by the purchase module or a results module. Once notified, the user may withdraw their winnings or use the winnings to purchase lottery tickets future drawings.

A system configured to receive a triggering event occurrence message based on an occurrence of a lottery game promotional message triggering event in association with an electronic gaming machine and a player mobile device of a player, determine whether to communicate a lottery game promotional message to the player mobile device, use player data, player mobile device data, and lottery game data to create the lottery game promotional message, and communicate the lottery game promotional message to the player mobile device.