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Chain reaction keno

  • US 9,600,975 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2013
  • Issued: 03/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by an acceptor of the gaming system, a physical item associated with a monetary value;

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

    receiving an actuation of a wager button;

    placing, by the one or more processors, a wager responsive to receipt of the actuation of the wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager;

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

    displaying, by the at least one display device and for each match of a first set of one or more matches identified between a first player selected sub-set of numbers and first set of drawn numbers from a previous keno game, an indication of that match;

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

    selecting, by the one or more processors, a second set of drawn numbers from the set of available numbers, a quantity of numbers in the second set of drawn numbers determined based on a quantity of matches in the first set of one or more matches;

    displaying, by the at least one display device, indications of the second set of drawn numbers and the second player selected sub-set of numbers;

    identifying, by the one or more processors, any second matches by comparing the second set of drawn numbers and the second player selected sub-set of numbers;

    determining, by the one or more processors, any awards based on the first set of one or more matches and any second matches, the credit balance being increasable by any determined awards;

    receiving an actuation of a cashout button; and

    initiating, by the one or more processors, a payout responsive to receipt of the actuation of the cashout button.

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