Keno redraws

• US 9,196,127 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2013
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Lovaas, Paul P., Naylor, Toby F., DeFrance, Daniel L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Liddle, Jay
• Assistant Examiner(s): RADA, ALEX P
• Application Number:
  US14/012,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20150065222A1
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0645 Electric lottos or bingo games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/326 Game play aspects of gaming systems
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3286 Type of games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A keno game may be provided during which at least some of the drawn numbers are redrawn. A keno board may display a set of available numbers. Upon the player'"'"'s selection of numbers on the keno board, a set of drawn numbers may be generated. The drawn numbers that match the player selected numbers may be locked on the keno board, while the generated numbers that are not matches may re-drawn.

Claims

1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:

when a physical item associated with a monetary value is received and identified by an acceptor, establishing, by one or more processors, a credit balance based at least in part on the monetary value associated with the received and identified physical item;

displaying, by at least one display device, a keno board having a first set of available numbers;

receiving an actuation of a wager button;

placing, by the one or more processors, a wager on a play of a keno game in response to said actuation of the wager button, said wager being deductable from the credit balance;

receiving, via at least one input device, a player selection of a player selected sub-set of numbers from the first set of available numbers;

randomly selecting, using the one or more processors, a first set of drawn numbers from the first set of available numbers;

causing, by the one or more processors, a plurality of first indications to be displayed on the keno board to indicate the selection of the first set of drawn numbers;

upon an occurrence of a triggering event, causing, by the one or more processors, one or more of the plurality of first indications to be removed from the keno board to indicate that a subset of one or more of the first set of drawn numbers are un-selected, wherein the numbers in the subset of the first set of drawn numbers are not matches with the numbers in the player selected subset of numbers;

randomly selecting, using the one or more processors, a second set of drawn numbers from a second set of available numbers, the second set of available numbers including at least one number of the subset of the first set of drawn numbers;

causing, by the one or more processors, a plurality of second indications to be displayed on the keno board to indicate the selection of the second set of drawn numbers;

determining, by the one or more processors, any awards based on any matches between the numbers in the player selected subset of numbers and the drawn numbers, the credit balance being increasable by any determined awards; and

when a cashout button is actuated, initiating, by the one or more processors, a payout associated with the credit balance.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset of the first set of drawn numbers includes all the drawn numbers that do not match any player selected numbers.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset of the first set of drawn numbers includes some but not all of the drawn numbers that do not match any player selected numbers.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting, using the one or more processors, a keno board bonus number from the set of available numbers.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising detecting, using the one or more processors, a match between the keno board bonus number and one of the drawn numbers in the first set of drawn numbers.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein causing the one or more of the plurality of first indications to be removed from the keno board is performed upon detection of the match between the keno board bonus number and the one of the drawn numbers in the first set of drawn numbers.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining, using the one or more processors, a bonus keno board number and a bonus area surrounding the determined bonus keno board number on the keno board.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the subset of the first set of drawn numbers that are un-selected from the keno board comprise any drawn numbers that appear in the bonus area on the keno board.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the bonus keno board number is the last drawn number in the first set of drawn numbers.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the bonus area surrounding the bonus keno board number is a rectangle having a first width.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the second set of drawn numbers has the same total quantity of numbers as the subset of the first set of drawn numbers.

12. An electronic gaming machine comprising:

a housing;

a display supported by the housing and configured to display a keno game having a keno board with a first predetermined number of keno board spots;

a user-input panel supported by the housing;

an acceptor supported by the housing; and

a game controller having one or more data processors and one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to operate with the display, the user-input panel, and the acceptor to;

when a physical item associated with a monetary value is received and identified by the acceptor, establish a credit balance based at least in part on the monetary value associated with the received and identified physical item;

display a keno board having a first set of available numbers;

receive an actuation of a wager button via the user-input panel;

place a wager on a play of the keno game in response to said actuation of the wager button, said wager being deductable from the credit balance;

receive a selection of a player selected sub-set of numbers from the first set of available numbers via the user-input panel;

randomly determine a first set of drawn numbers from the first set of available numbers;

display a plurality of first indications to indicate the first set of drawn numbers on the keno board;

upon an occurrence of a triggering event, remove one or more of the plurality of first indications from the keno board to indicate that a subset of one or more of the first set of drawn numbers are un-selected, wherein the numbers in the subset of the first set of drawn numbers are not matches with the player selected subset of numbers;

randomly select a second set of drawn numbers from a second set of available numbers, the second set of available numbers including at least one number of the subset of the first set of drawn numbers;

display a plurality of second indications to indicate the second set of drawn numbers on the keno board;

determine any awards based on any matches between the numbers in the player selected subset of numbers and the drawn numbers, the credit balance being increasable by any determined awards; and

when a cashout button is actuated, initiate a payout associated with the credit balance.

13. The electronic gaming machine of claim 12, wherein the subset of the first set of drawn numbers includes all the drawn numbers that do not match any player selected numbers.

14. The electronic gaming machine of claim 12, wherein the subset of the first set of drawn numbers includes some but not all of the drawn numbers that do not match any player selected numbers.

15. The electronic gaming machine of claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to select a keno board bonus number from the set of available numbers.

16. The electronic gaming machine of claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to detect a match between the keno board bonus number and one of the drawn numbers in the first set of drawn numbers.

17. The electronic gaming machine of claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to remove the one or more of the plurality of first indications upon detection of the match between the keno board bonus number and the one of the drawn numbers in the first set of drawn numbers.

18. The electronic gaming machine of claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to determine a bonus keno board number and a bonus area surrounding the determined bonus keno board number on the keno board.

19. The electronic gaming machine of claim 18, wherein the subset of the first set of drawn numbers that are un-selected from the keno board comprise any drawn numbers that appear in the bonus area on the keno board.

20. The electronic gaming machine of claim 18, wherein the bonus keno board number is the last drawn number in the first set of drawn numbers.

21. The electronic gaming machine of claim 18, wherein the bonus area surrounding the bonus keno board number is a rectangle having a first width.

22. The electronic gaming machine of claim 12, wherein the second set of drawn numbers has the same total quantity of numbers as the subset of the first set of drawn numbers.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having machine instructions stored therein, the instructions being executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

following receipt of a physical item associated with a monetary value by an acceptor and identification of the physical item by the acceptor, establish a credit balance based at least in part on the monetary value associated with the received and identified physical item

cause a display device to display a keno board having a first set of available numbers;

place a wager on a play of the keno game in response to an actuation of a wager button, said wager being deductable from the credit balance;

receive a selection of a player selected sub-set of numbers from the first set of available numbers via a user-input panel;

randomly determine a first set of drawn numbers from the first set of available numbers;

cause the display device to display a plurality of first indications to indicate the determined first set of drawn numbers on the keno board;

upon an occurrence of a triggering event, cause removal of one or more of the plurality of first indications from the keno board to indicate that a subset of one or more of the first set of drawn numbers are un-selected, wherein the numbers in the subset of the first set of drawn numbers are not matches with the player selected subset of numbers;

randomly determine a second set of drawn numbers having the same total quantity of numbers as the subset of the displayed first set of drawn numbers from a second set of available numbers, the second set of available numbers including at least one number of the subset of the first set of drawn numbers;

cause the display device to display a plurality of second indications to indicate the second set of drawn numbers on the keno board;

determine any awards based on any matches between the numbers in the player selected subset of numbers and the drawn numbers, the credit balance being increasable by any determined awards; and

when a cashout button is actuated, initiate a payout associated with the credit balance.