Video content determinative keno game system and method
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1. A method of operating a gaming system to provide a video based keno game, said method comprising:
- (a) associating a first plurality of pay events from a set of different pay events with a player;
(b) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to randomly determine a plurality of outcome determinative pay events from said set of different pay events;
(c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with a display device to display video content originally produced for a purpose other than for the video based keno game, wherein the video content includes a second plurality of pay events from said set of different pay events, the second plurality of the pay events including the outcome determinative pay events;
(d) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to, for each of the outcome determinative pay events, indicate a cue to the player of the video based keno game to alert the player that said outcome determinative pay event has occurred in association with the displayed video content; and
(e) determining any award for the player based on a comparison of the first plurality of the pay events with the outcome determinative pay events.
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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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1. A method of operating a gaming system to provide a video based keno game, said method comprising:
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(a) associating a first plurality of pay events from a set of different pay events with a player; (b) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to randomly determine a plurality of outcome determinative pay events from said set of different pay events; (c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with a display device to display video content originally produced for a purpose other than for the video based keno game, wherein the video content includes a second plurality of pay events from said set of different pay events, the second plurality of the pay events including the outcome determinative pay events; (d) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to, for each of the outcome determinative pay events, indicate a cue to the player of the video based keno game to alert the player that said outcome determinative pay event has occurred in association with the displayed video content; and (e) determining any award for the player based on a comparison of the first plurality of the pay events with the outcome determinative pay events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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11. A gaming system for conducting a video based keno game, said system comprising:
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a display device; an input device; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device to; (a) associate a first plurality of pay events from a set of different pay events with a ticket for each of a plurality of players; (b) randomly determine a plurality of outcome determinative pay events from said set of different pay events; (c) display video content to said players, said video content originally produced for a purpose other than for the video based keno game, said video content including a second plurality of pay events from said set of different pay events, the second plurality of the pay events including the outcome determinative pay events; (d) for each of the outcome determinative pay events, indicate a cue to the players to alert the players that said outcome determinative pay event has occurred in association with the displayed video content; and (e) for each player, determine any award for said player based on a comparison of the first plurality of pay events associated with said player'"'"'s ticket and the outcome determinative pay events.
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12. A gaming system comprising:
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a display; a network interface; and a controller operatively coupled to the network interface and the display which are configured to; (a) associate a first plurality of pay events from a set of different pay events with a player; (b) randomly determine a plurality of outcome determinative pay events from said set of different pay events; (c) display video content originally produced for a purpose other than for display on the gaming system, wherein the video content includes a second plurality of pay events from said set of different pay events, the second plurality of the pay events including the outcome determinative pay events; (d) for each of the outcome determinative pay events, indicate a cue to the player of the video based keno game to alert the player that said outcome determinative pay event has occurred in association with the displayed video content; and (e) determine any award for the player based on a comparison of the first plurality of the pay events with the outcome determinative pay events. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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