Video content determinative Keno game system and method
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1. A method of conducting a keno game comprising:
- presenting video content to a keno player, the video content having pay events marked with a cue therein;
selling a keno ticket to the keno player wherein the keno ticket comprises indicia relating to potential pay events in the video content and indicates selected pay events from the potential pay events;
determining if the selected pay events correspond to the pay events marked with a cue in the video content;
providing a benefit to the keno player if sufficient selected pay events correspond to the pay events marked with a cue; and
accounting with a third party based on the keno game.
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Abstract
A keno game is tied to video content such that events in the video content determine the outcome of the keno game. The outcome determinative events are selected from a set of potential outcome determinative events and marked with cues when the video content is displayed to the keno players and other video content watchers. The cues may be audible or visual and accentuate the fact that an outcome determinative event has occurred. If the player'"'"'s wager has enough of the outcome determinative events selected relative to the actual outcome determinative events, the player may receive a benefit.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of conducting a keno game comprising:
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presenting video content to a keno player, the video content having pay events marked with a cue therein;
selling a keno ticket to the keno player wherein the keno ticket comprises indicia relating to potential pay events in the video content and indicates selected pay events from the potential pay events;
determining if the selected pay events correspond to the pay events marked with a cue in the video content;
providing a benefit to the keno player if sufficient selected pay events correspond to the pay events marked with a cue; and
accounting with a third party based on the keno game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A keno game system comprising:
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a display for presenting video content to a keno player, the video content having pay events marked with a cue pay therein;
a keno terminal for selling a keno ticket to the keno player wherein the keno ticket comprises indicia relating to potential pay events in the video content and indicates selected pay events from the potential pay events; and
a controller adapted to determine if the selected pay events on the keno ticket correspond to the pay events marked with a cue in the video content;
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25. A computer readable medium comprising software with instructions adapted to:
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present video content to a keno player, the video content having pay events marked with a cue therein;
sell a keno ticket to the keno player wherein the keno ticket comprises indicia relating to potential pay events in the video content and indicates selected pay events from the potential pay events;
determine if the selected pay events correspond to the pay events marked with a cue in the video content;
provide a benefit to the keno player if sufficient selected pay events correspond to the pay events marked with a cue; and
account with a third party based on the keno game.
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