The present invention is a lottery ticket scratching tool for scraping off the lottery tickets. The lottery ticket scratching tool includes a main body having an electric motor to generate vacuum therein. The lottery ticket scratching tool also includes a scraping blade provided at one end of the main body. As the scraping blade is used to scrape the lottery ticket, the resulting scraped off debris material is sucked into the main body to be discarded later. The lottery ticket scratching tool includes a fine mesh to prevent debris material from impinging on the electric motor, and also a one-way valve to keep the collected debris material within the main body. The lottery ticket scratching tool is battery operated to be portable and for easier handling thereof.

A controller is configured to obtain, from a first camera associated with a ticket machine, a first image stream; transmit the first image stream to an application server; receive, from the application server, a first command for the ticket machine; cause the ticket machine to provide, based on the first command, a ticket having a scratching area; receive a user-provided scratching command from the application server; and cause a robotic scratching device to scratch the scratching area in accordance with the scratching command.

A lottery ticket scratching system for removing scratch offs from a lottery ticket includes a card that has a first surface. A plurality of scratch offs is provided and each of the scratch offs is positioned on the first surface. Each of the scratch off is selectively frictionally abraded from the first surface. A panel is provided and the panel is selectively manipulated. The panel frictionally abrades the scratch offs from the card.

A scratch card surface remover that includes: a body portion; a means to attach at a distal end of the body portion; a rubber grip at a proximal end of the body portion; and a coin holder attached to the rubber grip, where the coin holder is adapted to receive a coin. The scratch card surface remover may also include a name plate along the body portion. Preferably, the means to attach includes a hinge clip.

A robotic ticket scratching system includes a controller configured to receive a dispense command for a ticket dispensing machine; cause the ticket dispensing machine to dispense, based on the dispense command, a ticket having a scratching area; and receive user-provided signing data and user-provided scratching data from the application server. The robotic ticket scratching system further includes a robotic scratching mechanism configured to scratch, or remove an opaque substance from, the scratching area of the ticket in accordance with the user-provided scratching data.

A controller is configured to obtain first image data from a camera associated with a ticket machine; transmit the first image data to an application server; receive, from the application server, a first command for the ticket machine; cause the ticket machine to provide, based on the first command, a ticket having a scratching area; cause a robotic scratching device to scratch, or remove an opaque substance from, the scratching area of the ticket in accordance with a scratching command; and obtain second image data including an image of the scratching area of the ticket while the robotic scratching device scratches the scratching area.

A lottery tool that is a rectangular chip with a plurality of holes which may overlay a grid of numbers on a lottery gaming slip, allowing a user to select numbers for the lottery game. The lottery tool has a randomly generated pattern of 5-10 holes and is used by randomly placing the tool over the gaming slip, by direct placement, by dropping the tool onto the betting slip, or by spinning the tool on a hub. The user then fills in the lottery slip and repeats the process until a requisite amount of numbers are selected. Opposed edges of the tool are serrated to form teeth for use in removing coatings from hidden number lottery tickets.

A ticket scraping device for scraping an obscurant layer off of a ticket includes a housing that is substantially rectangularly box shaped. A first slot is centrally positioned in a top of the housing. The first slot is sized such that an end of a ticket is insertable into the first slot. A second slot is complementary to the first slot and is positioned in a front of the housing. A wall extends from a perimeter of the first slot to a rim of the second slot, defining a channel that extends from the first slot to the second slot. A scraper is coupled to the wall and extends into the channel. The first slot is configured for insertion of the ticket and the scraper is configured to remove an obscurant layer from the ticket as the ticket is directed past the scraper to the second slot.

An electronic user device is configured to obtain from an application server image data associated with a ticket having a scratching area, display a digital simulation of the scratching area of the ticket on a user interface; receive user-provided scratching input at an input module, and digitally simulate the scratching area of the ticket being scratched on the user interface in accordance with the user-provided scratching input.

A method of conducting a Hangman type of lottery game includes offering a number of games to play. A number of letter combinations are defined, wherein each of the combinations has at least two letters. A player plays a game by selecting a letter combination or by prompting the lottery game system, by using their mobile electronic device, to randomly select the letter combination having at least two letters. The amount of letters included in the letter combination determines which of the games is played by the player. The selected letter combination is compared with the winning group of letters. A winning mode is defined wherein a predetermined amount of letters in a winning group of letters coincides with the letters included in the selected letter combination. Finally, the player receives a message on the player's mobile device, for example, whether the selected letter combination satisfies the winning mode.