Gaming device having free game keno
First Claim
1. A gaming device for playing a game operable under control of at least one processor, the gaming device comprising:
- at least one display device configured to display a plurality of numbers; and
at least one input device,said at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;
(i) enable a player to select a first amount of the numbers;
(ii) randomly generate a second amount of the numbers in at least one random generation,(iii) designate at least one of the generated numbers as a free game numbers,(iv) cause an award to be provided to the player based on how many of the player selected numbers match the generated numbers, and(v) provide a free game to the player if the designated free game number matches one of the numbers selected by the player.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved Keno game, which provides an opportunity for the player to win free games. In Keno, the player chooses an amount of numbers to play, usually one to fifteen, and plays against the house. The game or house randomly generates numbers, usually twenty numbers from the numbers one to eighty. The number of matches generated and the amount of numbers the player plays determines whether and how much the player wins. One or more of the random generations is also a free game generation in the present invention, which provides one or more free Keno games to the player if the free game generation results in a match.
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63 Claims
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1. A gaming device for playing a game operable under control of at least one processor, the gaming device comprising:
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at least one display device configured to display a plurality of numbers; and at least one input device, said at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (i) enable a player to select a first amount of the numbers; (ii) randomly generate a second amount of the numbers in at least one random generation, (iii) designate at least one of the generated numbers as a free game numbers, (iv) cause an award to be provided to the player based on how many of the player selected numbers match the generated numbers, and (v) provide a free game to the player if the designated free game number matches one of the numbers selected by the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A Keno gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said Keno gaming device comprising:
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a cabinet; at least one display device supported by the cabinet and configured to display a plurality of numbers; and at least one input device, said at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (i) enable a player to select a first amount of the numbers, (ii) randomly generate a second amount of the numbers in at least one random generation, (iii) designate at least one of the generated numbers as a free outcome numbers, (iv) cause an award to be provided to the player based on how many of the player selected numbers match the generated numbers, and (v) cause a free outcome to be provided to the player if the free outcome number matches one of the numbers selected by the player. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A Keno game operable under control of a processor, said Keno game comprising:
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at least one display device; and at least one input device, said at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (i) display a plurality of numbers; (ii) enable a player to select a first amount of the numbers; (iii) randomly generate a second amount of the numbers in at least one random generation, (iv) designate at least one of the generated numbers as a free game number; (v) cause an award to be provided to the player based on how many of the player selected numbers match the generated numbers, and (vi) cause a free game to be provided to the player if the designated free game number matches one of the numbers selected by the player. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of operating a gaming device comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to select an amount of a set of numbers; (b) randomly generating a subset of the set of numbers in at least one random generation; (c) designating at least one of the generated numbers as a free outcome number; (d) awarding the player based on how many of the player selected numbers match the generated numbers; and (e) awarding a free outcome to the player if the free outcome number matches one of the numbers selected by the player. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A gaming device for playing a game operable under control of at least one processor, the gaming device comprising:
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at least one display device; and at least one input device, said at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (i) display a plurality of numbers, (ii) enable a player to select a first amount of the numbers, (iii) randomly generate a second amount of the numbers in a plurality of random generations, (iv) designate at least one of the random generations as a free game generation, (v) cause an award to be provided to the player based on how many of the player selected numbers match the generated numbers, and (vi) cause a free game to be provided to the player if the designated free game generation generates one of the numbers selected by the player, wherein the free game is only available to the player for the designated free game generation.
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63. A method of operating a gaming device comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to select an amount of a set of numbers; (b) randomly generating a subset of the set of numbers in a plurality of random generations; (c) designating at least one of the random generations as a free game generation; (d) awarding the player based on how many of the player selected numbers match the generated numbers; and (e) awarding a free outcome to the player if the designated free game generation generates one of the numbers selected by the player, wherein the free outcome is only available to the player for the designated free game generation.
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