Numerical total keno game

• US 6,702,669 B2
• Filed: 06/11/2002
• Issued: 03/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ernest Moody Revocable Trust
• Original Assignee: Ernest W. Moody
• Inventors: Moody, Ernest W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Walberg, Teresa
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cherubin, Yveste G.
• Application Number:
  US10/166,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20020198037A1
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• Field of Search: 463/18, 273/139, 273/269, 273/274, 273/292, 273/303, 273/138.1, 273/138.2, 273/143.R, 273/142.E, 273/142.F
• US Class Current: 463/18
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/08 Raffle games that can be played by a fairly large number of people A63F3/0625, A63F3/065 take precedence; lottery apparatus G07C15/00; lottery gaming stations, online lottery or bingo G07F17/329

Abstract

A game of chance is based on a keno-type game which uses one or more groups of number ranges, such as a HI group of number ranges, a LO group of number ranges and a HI/LO group of number ranges. A player makes a wager on one or more of the groups of number ranges. Each number range in a group has payout odds assigned thereto. After all wagers are made, a predetermined amount of numbers, say twenty, are randomly selected from the pool of numbers, say eighty. The numbers randomly selected are added up to determine a numerical total. The number range in which the numerical total falls is determined and the player is provided an award based on the payout odds for the number range within which the numerical total falls. The number range feature of the present invention may also be used in conjunction with a regular game of keno.

Claims

1. A method of playing a keno game comprising:

a) providing a keno pay table based on the number of hits achieved by a player compared to the quantity of numbered spots selected by the player;

b) providing a plurality of groups of number ranges and assigning payout odds to each of the number ranges within the group;

c) a player making a first wager to play a regular keno game and a player making at least a second wager to play a number range feature of the keno game;

d) randomly selecting a predetermined amount of numbers from a pool of numbers;

e) determining the number of hits achieved by the player compared to the quantity of numbered spots selected by the player;

f) paying the player a first award based on the number of hits achieved by the player and based on the amount of the first wager made by the player;

g) adding up the numerical values of the selected numbers to determine a numerical total;

h) determining the number range in which the numerical total falls; and

i) paying a second award based on the payout odds for the number range within which the numerical total falls based on the amount of the second wager made by the player wherein the award paid to the player is based on the following pay table;

2. The method of claim 1 in which the predetermined amount of numbers selected is twenty and the amount of numbers in the pool of numbers is eighty.

3. A method of playing a keno game comprising:

a) providing a keno pay table based on the number of hits achieved by a player compared to the quantity of numbered spots selected by the player;

b) providing a plurality of groups of number ranges and assigning payout odds to each of the number ranges within the group;

c) a player making a first wager to play a regular keno game and a player making at least a second wager to play a number range feature of the keno game;

d) randomly selecting a predetermined amount of numbers from a pool of numbers;

e) determining the number of hits achieved by the player compared to the quantity of numbered spots selected by the player;

f) paying the player a first award based on the number of hits achieved by the player and based on the amount of the first wager made by the player;

g) adding up the numerical values of the selected numbers to determine a numerical total;

h) determining the number range in which the numerical total falls; and

i) paying a second award based on the payout odds for the number range within which the numerical total falls based on the amount of the second wager made by the player wherein the award paid to the player is based on the following pay table;

4. The method of claim 3 in which the predetermined amount of numbers selected is twenty and the amount of numbers in the pool of numbers is eighty.

5. A method of playing a keno game comprising:

a) providing a keno pay table based on the number of hits achieved by a player compared to the quantity of numbered spots selected by the player;

b) providing a plurality of groups of number ranges and assigning payout odds to each of the number ranges within the group;

c) a player making a first wager to play a regular keno game and a player making at least a second wager to play a number range feature of the keno game;

d) randomly selecting a predetermined amount of numbers from a pool of numbers;

e) determining the number of hits achieved by the player compared to the quantity of numbered spots selected by the player;

f) paying the player a first award based on the number of hits achieved by the player and based on the amount of the first wager made by the player;

g) adding up the numerical values of the selected numbers to determine a numerical total;

h) determining the number range in which the numerical total falls; and

i) paying a second award based on the payout odds for the number range within which the numerical total falls based on the amount of the second wager made by the player wherein the award paid to the player is based on the following pay table;

6. The method of claim 5 in which the predetermined amount of numbers selected is twenty and the amount of numbers in the pool of numbers is eighty.