METHOD OF CARRYING OUT LOTTERY AND DEVICE FOR ITS REALISATION Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A63F3/06 G07C15/00 

FIELD: games.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to collective games and can be used to carry out lottery drawing with automated ticket selling. Method consists in the following: tickets are formed into ribbon, and their drawing is realised by removing each ticket by ribbon-drive mechanism to zone of visual access of playing symbols, which are used to determine presence or absence of winning. Before supplying tickets, whose playing zone is covered with masking removable layer, to zone of visual access of device, identification code of ticket is scanned and compared with the one stored in data base. In visual access zone removal of masking layer and visualisation to player of playing symbols are carried out, after which raffled ticket is separated from ribbon and, depending on presence and size of winning, is handled to player or stored in device. Device contains body with window, assembled in body ribbon-drive mechanism for moving formed in ribbon tickets, directing rollers for ticket ribbon, detector of ticket presence and scanner for scanning ticket identification code. In zone of visual access mechanism for removing of masking tickets layer is placed, and behind ribbon-drive mechanism, mechanism for separating raffled ticket from ribbon is placed.

EFFECT: method and device ensure reliable protection of playing symbols from unauthorized access.

3 cl, 2 dwg