Individual ball draw keno

• US 9,293,012 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2013
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Lark, David R.
• Primary Examiner(s): SKAARUP, JASON M
• Application Number:
  US13/957,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20150038209A1
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• Field of Search: 463/17, 463/18
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/326 Game play aspects of gaming systems
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A method of providing a keno game includes, but is not limited to any of the combination of: displaying a keno board having a first predetermined number of keno board spots; receiving a player selection of a second predetermined number of keno board spots; selecting a first plurality of drawn balls; and calculating a player award in part based on data associated with the first plurality of drawn balls, wherein at least two of the drawn balls in the first plurality of drawn balls are duplicates.

Claims

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

receiving, by an acceptor, a physical item associated with a monetary value;

establishing, by at least one processor, a credit balance for a player based at least in part on the monetary value;

displaying, by at least one display device, a keno board having a first predetermined number of keno board spots each associated with one of a set of a plurality of different symbols;

receiving, by an input device, a player selection of a second predetermined number of the plurality of different symbols of the set to form a player set of symbols;

receiving an actuation of a wager button and placing, by the at least one processor, a wager in response to the received actuation of the wager button, the credit balance being decreasable by the wager;

randomly selecting, by the at least one processor, a first plurality of the plurality of different symbols of the set to form a gaming system set of symbols, wherein at least one of the plurality of different symbols of the set can be selected more than once; and

determining, by the at least one processor, a player award in part based on;

(1) a quantity of symbols in the player set of symbols that match one of the symbols in the gaming system set of symbols; and

(2) a quantity of the symbols in the gaming system set of symbols that are duplicates, the credit balance being increasable based on any determined player award; and

receiving an actuation of a cashout button and initiating, by the at least one processor, a payout associated with the credit balance in response to the received actuation of the cashout button.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein after one of the plurality of different symbols is selected from the set, the symbol remains in the set of the plurality of different symbols for further drawings.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising displaying, by the at least one display device, the selection of each symbol in the gaming system symbol set, wherein after each symbol is selected from the set of the plurality of different symbols, a visualization of each symbol selected from the set of the plurality of different symbols being put back into the set of the plurality of different symbols is displayed.

4. The method of claim 1, which includes determining, by the at least one processor, the player award in part based on a total number of duplicate symbols in the gaming system set of symbols and a predetermined award assigned to the total number of duplicate symbols.

5. The method of claim 1, which includes determining, by the at least one processor, the player award in part based on a number of duplicate symbols for each unique symbol, and predetermined awards assigned to each number of duplicates for each unique symbol.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the player award includes a payment amount.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the player award is calculated using at least one multiplier.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the player award includes one or more additional random symbol selection for the gaming system symbol set.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the player award includes one or more additional player symbol selections.

10. An electronic gaming device comprising:

a housing;

a display supported by the housing and configured to display a keno game to a player, the keno game having a keno board with a first predetermined number of keno board spots each associated with one of a set of a plurality of different symbols;

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;

establish a credit balance for a player based at least in part on a monetary value after the acceptor receives a physical item associated with the monetary value;

display the keno board;

receive a player selection of a second predetermined number of the plurality of different symbols of the set to form a player set of symbols;

place a wager after receiving an actuation of a wager button, the credit balance being decreasable by the wager;

randomly select a first plurality of the plurality of different symbols from the set, wherein after a symbol is selected from the set, the symbol remains in the set for further drawings;

determine a player award in part based on;

(1) a quantity of symbols in the player set of symbols that match one of the symbols in the gaming system set of symbols; and

(2) a quantity of the symbols in the gaming system set of symbols that are duplicates, the credit balance being increasable based on any determined player award; and

initiate a payout associated with the credit balance after receiving an actuation of a cashout button.

11. The electronic gaming device of claim 10, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to operate with the display to display the selection of each symbol in the gaming system symbol set, wherein after each symbol is selected from the set of the plurality of different symbols, a visualization of each symbol selected from the set of the plurality of different symbols being put back into the set is displayed.

12. The electronic gaming device of claim 10, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to determine the player award in part based on a total number of duplicate symbols in the gaming system set of symbols and a predetermined award assigned to the total number of duplicate symbols.

13. The electronic gaming device of claim 10, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to determine the player award in part based on a number of duplicate symbols for each unique symbol, and predetermined awards assigned to each number of duplicates for each unique symbol.

14. The electronic gaming device of claim 10, wherein the player award includes a payment amount.

15. The electronic gaming device of claim 10, wherein the player award is calculated using at least one multiplier.

16. The electronic gaming device of claim 10, wherein the player award includes one or more free random symbol selections for the gaming system symbol set.

17. The electronic gaming device of claim 10, wherein the player award includes one or more additional player symbol selections.

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

establish a credit balance for a player based at least in part on a monetary value after an acceptor receives a physical item associated with the monetary value;

cause a display device to display a keno board having a first predetermined number of keno board spots each associated with one of a set of a plurality of different symbols;

operate with an input device to receive a player selection of a second predetermined number of the plurality of different symbols of the set to form a player set of symbols;

place a wager after an actuation of a wager button is received, the credit balance being decreasable by the wager;

randomly select a first plurality of the plurality of different symbols of the set to form a gaming system set of symbols, wherein after a symbol is selected from the set, the symbol remains in the set for further drawings;

determine a player award in part based on;

(1) a quantity of symbols in the player set of symbols that match one of the symbols in the gaming system set of symbols; and

(2) a quantity of the symbols in the gaming system set of symbols that are duplicates, the credit balance being increasable based on any determined player award; and

initiate a payout associated with the credit balance after an actuation of a cashout button is received.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine the player award in part based on a total number of duplicate symbols in the gaming system symbol set and a predetermined award assigned to the total number of duplicate symbols.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause the display to display the selection of each symbol in the gaming system symbol set, wherein after each symbol is selected from the set of the plurality of different symbols, a visualization of each symbol selected from the set being put back into the set is displayed.