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An apparatus and method for playing a sweepstakes-type game wherein a player inserts an identification card into an automated remote computer terminal and accesses an account at a subject financial institution. The user identifier provides access to the financial account, and user indicia is compare

An apparatus and method for playing a sweepstakes-type game wherein a player inserts an identification card into an automated remote computer terminal and accesses an account at a subject financial institution. The user identifier provides access to the financial account, and user indicia is compared to a game indicia. A sweepstakes processor compares the user and game indicia to determine whether a selected winning correlation is present between the game indicia and user indicia. The sweepstakes processor communicates with the remote computer terminal to notify the user of the presence or absence of a selected winning correlation, and upon the presence of the winning correlation, the user is notified of the prize awarded to him. The game apparatus is adapted to be used with a network of data processing machines and a transmission facilities device, which provides data processing communication among the data processing machines. A plurality of the remote computer terminals communicate with the network of data processing machines such that a user can access the sweepstakes data processor from any of the plurality of remote computer terminals.

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Apparatus for participation of a user in a sweepstakes-type game, said apparatus comprising: (a) an automated teller machine for communicating with the user wherein said automated teller machine is of the type used by a financial services-type institution; (b) user identification means for providing

Apparatus for participation of a user in a sweepstakes-type game, said apparatus comprising: (a) an automated teller machine for communicating with the user wherein said automated teller machine is of the type used by a financial services-type institution; (b) user identification means for providing user access to said automated teller machine; (c) means generating user indicia specific to the user; said user indicia being passively generated without input from said user once said user has obtained access to said automated teller machine; (d) means generating game indicia; and (e) processor means communicating with said automated teller machine, receiving said user indicia and receiving said game indicia; said processor means being adapted to compare said user indicia to said game indicia and determine whether a selected winning correlation exists between same, said processor means completing the comparison of said user game indicia generally contemporaneously with the user effecting an unrelated transaction by means of said automated teller machine, whereby there is no appreciable extra time required to complete said game in addition to said unrelated transaction. Apparatus for playing a game bya user, said apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of remote computer terminals; each of said computer terminals being in electronic communication with a financial institution data processing machine; each of said computer terminals being one of an automated teller machine or a point-of-sale terminal wherein said automated teller machine and said point-of-sale terminal are of the type used by a financial service-type institution; (b) user identification means for providing user access to said remote computer terminal; (c) said remote computer terminal having means for allowing the user to designate an amount of money to be withdrawn from the user\s financial account and transferred to an account associated with a lottery-type game; (d) a data processor having means for reading an account number associated with said user\s financial account to effect the transfer of funds form said user\s financial account to said lottery accoutn; and, (e) said data processor having means passively generating user indicia for participation in the lottery-type game without further input from said user, and determining whether said user indicia matches with lottery indicia to result in a winning correlation therebetween.