Gaming system and method providing a keno game including bonus tiles

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

• for a play of a keno game:
• causing, by a processor, a display device to display a first keno board including a first plurality of keno spots, wherein each keno spot of the first keno board is associated with a different keno number of a set of different keno numbers;
• forming, by the processor, a player keno number set including one or more keno numbers of the set of different keno numbers;
• forming, by the processor, a bonus spot keno number set associated with the first keno board, the bonus spot keno number set including one or more keno numbers of the set of different keno numbers;
• for each keno number included in the bonus spot keno number set, causing, by the processor, the display device to display a bonus icon at a corresponding keno spot of the first keno board;
• and
• for a play of the first keno board:
• forming, by the processor, a gaming system keno number set associated with the first keno board, the gaming system keno number set to include a plurality of keno numbers;
• determining, by the processor, a quantity of bonus draws for the first keno board based on a comparison of the bonus spot keno number set and the gaming system keno number set;
• in response to a determination that the quantity of bonus draws for the first keno board is greater than zero bonus draws:
• causing, by the processor, the display device to display at least one bonus tile with the first keno board;
• for each bonus tile displayed with the first keno board, adding, by the processor, a bonus keno number to the set of different keno numbers, wherein each of the added bonus keno numbers maps to a different displayed bonus tile;
• selecting, by the processor, a quantity of keno numbers from the set of different keno numbers based on in part the quantity of bonus draws;
• adding, by the processor, the selected keno numbers to the gaming system keno number set;
• and
• determining, by the processor, any bonus awards based on a comparison of the keno numbers included in the gaming system keno number set and the bonus keno numbers that map to any of the displayed bonus tiles;
• determining, by the processor, any primary awards based on a comparison of the player keno number set with the gaming system keno number set associated with the first keno board;
• and
• causing, by the processor, the display device to display any bonus awards and primary awards associated with the first keno board.