Method of playing a game of chance at locations remote from the game site

Claim 1

A method of participation in playing a game of chance prediction of a winning combination, wherein the game players are in various locations remote from the game site, said method comprising the steps of: a. each game player manually completing a game sheet so that the sheet includes, in machine readable form, at least the game player's identity, fax phone number where the player is located, and predicted winning combination; b. each game player inserting the respective completed game sheet into a facsimile phone machine at a located remote from the game site, whereby the game sheet information is transmitted over the phone line to a specially designated telephone number having a "900" prefix at the game site, such that the cost of playing the game is charged to the phone number of the game player; c. the game site operator removing a facsimile of the game sheet from a receiving phone machine located at the game site; d. the game site operator generating a confirmation copy of the facsimile, and transmitting the confirmation copy back to each game player's phone number via a fax phone transmission process, whereby each game player has a receipt confirming the details of the player's participation in the game; e. The game site operator sending the facsimile of each player's game sheet through an electronic reader that is connected to a computer memory, whereby the player's predicted winning combination is stored in the memory; and f. the game site operator generating a random number winning combination, and using a computer to compare the winning combination with stored predicted combinations in the computer memory.

Claim 2

A method of participation in playing a game of chance prediction of a winning combination, wherein the game players are in various locations remote from the game site, said method comprising the steps of: a. each game player manually completing a game sheet so that the sheet includes, in machine readable form, at least the game player's identity, fax phone number where the player is located, and predicted winning combination; b. each game player inserting the respective completed game sheet into a facsimile phone machine at a located remote from the game site, whereby the game sheet information is transmitted over the phone line to a specially designated telephone number having a "900" prefix at the game site, such that the cost of playing the game is charged to the phone number of the game player; c. the game site operator removing a facsimile of the game sheet from a receiving phone machine located at the game site; d. the game site operator generating a confirmation copy of the facsimile, and transmitting the confirmation copy back to each game player's phone number via a fax phone transmission process, whereby each game player has a receipt confirming the details of the player's participation in the game; e. The game site operator sending the facsimile of each player's game sheet through an electronic reader that is connected to a computer memory, whereby the player's predicted winning combination is stored in the memory; and f. the game site operator generating a random number winning combination, and using a computer to compare the winning combination with stored predicted combinations in the computer memory.