N.C. Lottery will pay Scientific Games one way or the other

Comment #6

NCPicks — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:03:38 GMT

I believe that SG owns it in the same way Pat Riley owns the term threepeat or Paris Hilton owns that's hot .It seems more like a coined phrase than anything else.I'm sure the exact law is quite complicated.

Comment #5

JAP69 — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:11:20 GMT

But Scientific Games now under investigation by the state for possible violations of lobbying law owns the patent to the extra feature, known as Power Play.

Someone explain that to me.

Do they own the patent on the computer code for printing the powerplay portion in the lottery software machines?

Does Scientific Games keep the money collected and they payout to the winners having the powerplay? Like they are taking the powerplay money as a side bet.

Comment #4

Tenaj — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:51:05 GMT

I should have said forget them and do Mega-Millions.LOL

Comment #3

Tenaj — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:29:14 GMT

Sheehan should have been up on that. I say screw them and do Multi-Millions.

Comment #2

NCPicks — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:45:09 GMT

Estoppel:stopped,blocked,or not allowed. Collateral estoppel means that if a judgement has already been made against you,you can't denigh it further.Equitable estoppel means if you take a certain position in a case,you can't change sides later.Rough definitions but close enough.

Not sure how it would apply here,except in SGMS's favor.

Comment #1

Drivedabizness — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:21:19 GMT

I'm amazed no one has questioned the validity of the SGMS patent . People have been using multipliers for a long time - I'm no attorney but estopel (sp?) would seem to apply here.

$240k per year seems like a lot of money in any case.

N.C. Lottery will pay Scientific Games one way or the other

Lottery Post — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:51:01 GMT

Scientific Games might get a piece of North Carolina's lottery action after all.

When the state joins the multi-state Powerball game May 30, the big jackpot game probably will offer a feature allowing players to pay extra for a separate drawing to have winnings (other than the jackpot) multiplied by a random number.

But Scientific Games now under investigation by the state for possible violations of lobbying law owns the patent to the extra feature, known as Power Play.

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