Abstract: A point of sale system uses change from cash transactions to, upon the approval of a customer, purchase a lottery stake. The system generates a receipt for both the point of sale transaction and the lottery stake purchase. The receipt indicates when the customer has won. In particular the receipt has imprinted a list of items purchased and a lottery indicator imprinted on the receipt for indicating whether the receipt is a winner. Ideally, the receipt is printed on paper and includes a subtotal, a tax line item, a total, and a change line item. At least a portion of the change line amount represents the lottery stake. In one embodiment of the invention, the receipt includes the statement: “You Won!”.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a random number generator for the provision of a random number and/or a random number combination and/or random number matrix. According to invention the random number generator comprises a monitor apparatus for monitoring at least one skill/skilled sport installation, on which a game of skill/skilled sport can be executed by at least one participant, which delivers at least one game outcome, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises game outcome ascertainment means for the determination of the game outcome, and a determination apparatus for the determination of the winning number and/or winning number combination and/or winning number matrix from one or multiple determined game outcomes.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a gambling and/or gaming apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting of a stake or and/or playing-tip information in the form of a number and/or number combination and/or a number matrix, an outcome ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a winning number and/or a winning number combination and/or a winning number matrix, an indicator apparatus for indicating the ascertained winning number and/or the ascertained winning number combination and/or the ascertained winning number matrix, and a win ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a gambling and/or gaming win from a comparison of the ascertained winning number and/or the ascertained winning number combination and/or the ascertained winning number matrix with the input stake and/or playing-tip information.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a gambling and/or gaming apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting of a stake or and/or playing-tip information in the form of a number and/or number combination and/or a number matrix, an outcome ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a winning number and/or a winning number combination and/or a winning number matrix, an indicator apparatus for indicating the ascertained winning number and/or the ascertained winning number combination and/or the ascertained winning number matrix, and a win ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a gambling and/or gaming win from a comparison of the ascertained winning number and/or the ascertained winning number combination and/or the ascertained winning number matrix with the input stake and/or playing-tip information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting of a stake information in the form of a number, an outcome ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a winning number, and a win ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a gaming win from a comparison of the ascertained winning number with the input stake information. According to the invention, the outcome ascertainment apparatus comprises a monitoring apparatus for monitoring at least one skill/skilled sport installation on which a game of skill/skilled sport which provides at least one game outcome can be executed by at least one participant, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises game outcome determination means for determining the game outcome, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises a game outcome determination means for determining the game outcome, and a determination device for determining the winning number from the determined game outcome.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a random number generator for the provision of a random number and/or a random number combination and/or random number matrix. According to invention the random number generator comprises a monitor apparatus Far monitoring at least one skill/skilled sport installation, on which a game of skill/skilled sport can be executed by at least one participant, which delivers at least one game outcome, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises game outcome ascertainment means for the determination of the game outcome, and a determination apparatus for the determination of the winning number and/or winning number combination and/or winning number matrix from one or multiple determined game outcomes.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to gaming systems for playing ball games where a ball is launched into a gaming area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multi-player gaming system comprising a ball game device having a launching mechanism for launching a ball into a gaming area to start a game, the gaming system further comprising a start control means for controlling start of the launching mechanism and a plurality of gaming terminals for a plurality of players, said gaming terminals including an input device for inputting a prediction and/or a bet for the outcome of a game.

Abstract: A point of sale system uses change from cash transactions to, upon the approval of a customer, purchase a lottery stake. The system generates a receipt for both the point of sale transaction and the lottery stake purchase. The receipt indicates when the customer has won. In particular the receipt has imprinted a list of items purchased and a lottery indicator imprinted on the receipt for indicating whether the receipt is a winner. Ideally, the receipt is printed on paper and includes a subtotal, a tax line item, a total, and a change line item. At least a portion of the change line amount represents the lottery stake. In one embodiment of the invention, the receipt includes the statement: “You Won!”.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus comprising an input apparatus for inputting of a stake information in the form of a number, an outcome ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a winning number, and a win ascertainment apparatus for ascertaining a gaming win from a comparison of the ascertained winning number with the input stake information. According to the invention, the outcome ascertainment apparatus comprises a monitoring apparatus for monitoring at least one skill/skilled sport installation on which a game of skill/skilled sport which provides at least one game outcome can be executed by at least one participant, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises game outcome determination means for determining the game outcome, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises a game outcome determination means for determining the game outcome, and a determination device for determining the winning number from the determined game outcome.

Abstract: A point of sale system uses change from cash transactions to, upon the approval of a customer, purchase a lottery stake. The system generates a receipt for both the point of sale transaction and the lottery stake purchase. The receipt indicates when the customer has won. In particular the receipt has imprinted a list of items purchased and a lottery indicator imprinted on the receipt for indicating whether the receipt is a winner. Ideally, the receipt is printed on paper and includes a subtotal, a tax line item, a total, and a change line item. At least a portion of the change line amount represents the lottery stake. In one embodiment of the invention, the receipt includes the statement: “You Won!”.