Line keno and keno drawn ball position pays
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1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving, by an acceptor, a physical item associated with a monetary value;
(b) establishing, by at least one processor, a credit balance based at least in part on the monetary value associated with the received physical item;
(c) causing, by the at least one processor, displaying, by at least one display device to display a keno game board including a set of a plurality of different symbols;
(d) receiving, by an input device, a selection of a quantity of the plurality of different symbols of the set to form a player symbol set;
(e) receiving an actuation of a wager button;
(f) placing, by the at least one processor, a wager responsive to the actuation of the wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager;
(g) forming, by the at least one processor, a gaming system symbol set by randomly selecting two or more of the plurality of different symbols of the set;
(h) repeating (g) at least once to form at least one additional gaming system symbol set;
(i) causing, by the at least one processor, the at least one display device to display the randomly-determined symbols in the gaming system symbol sets;
(j) determining, by the at least one processor, an award based at least in part on;
(1) any symbols in the player symbol set that match a symbol in one of the gaming system symbol sets; and
(2) a scatter pay evaluation of the displayed randomly-determined symbols in the gaming system symbol sets;
(k) receiving an actuation of a cashout button; and
(l) initiating, by the at least one processor, a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to the actuation of the cashout button.
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Abstract
A method of providing a keno game for plays with duplicate draws is provided. A keno game including a keno game board having a first predetermined number of keno board spots is displayed. A player selection of a second predetermined number of keno board spots is received. Drawn balls for a plurality of ball sets are determined. The determined drawn balls are displayed with one or more paylines overlaying at least some of the drawn balls in the plurality of ball sets. A player award based at least in part on evaluation of each payline is calculated.
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1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving, by an acceptor, a physical item associated with a monetary value; (b) establishing, by at least one processor, a credit balance based at least in part on the monetary value associated with the received physical item; (c) causing, by the at least one processor, displaying, by at least one display device to display a keno game board including a set of a plurality of different symbols; (d) receiving, by an input device, a selection of a quantity of the plurality of different symbols of the set to form a player symbol set; (e) receiving an actuation of a wager button; (f) placing, by the at least one processor, a wager responsive to the actuation of the wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager; (g) forming, by the at least one processor, a gaming system symbol set by randomly selecting two or more of the plurality of different symbols of the set; (h) repeating (g) at least once to form at least one additional gaming system symbol set; (i) causing, by the at least one processor, the at least one display device to display the randomly-determined symbols in the gaming system symbol sets; (j) determining, by the at least one processor, an award based at least in part on;
(1) any symbols in the player symbol set that match a symbol in one of the gaming system symbol sets; and
(2) a scatter pay evaluation of the displayed randomly-determined symbols in the gaming system symbol sets;(k) receiving an actuation of a cashout button; and (l) initiating, by the at least one processor, a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to the actuation of the cashout button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A gaming system comprising:
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a housing; at least one display device supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing and including an acceptor; at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; (a) establish a credit balance based at least in part on a monetary value associated a physical item after the acceptor receives the physical item; (b) cause the at least one display device to display a keno game board including a set of a plurality of different symbols; (c) form a player symbol set following receipt of a selection of a quantity of the plurality of different symbols of the set; (d) place a wager following receipt of an actuation of a wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager; (e) form a gaming system symbol set by randomly selecting two or more of the plurality of different symbols of the set; (f) repeat (e) at least once to form at least one additional gaming system symbol set; (g) cause the at least one display device to display the randomly-determined symbols in the gaming system symbol sets; (h) determine an award based at least in part on;
(1) any symbols in the player symbol set that match a symbol in one of the gaming system symbol sets; and
(2) a scatter pay evaluation of the displayed randomly-determined symbols in the gaming system symbol sets; and(i) initiate a payout associated with the first credit balance following receipt of an actuation of a cashout button. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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