A wireless communications system is provided. A computer system runs on at least one platform on which a plurality of different lottery transactions for different jurisdictions are supported and run from the at least one platform. The system allows for play of a lottery transaction by a pool of at least two participants. At least one computer readable storage medium stores computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one network processor in the workflow server residing in the mobile communications network, implement components including: a workflow module comprising sets of workflow instructions for processing different types of lottery game packets from a plurality of different jurisdictions; and a deep packet inspection module for inspecting a received lottery game packet and providing information about the lottery game packet to the workflow module.