Keno games with bonus ball draws and bonus multipliers
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorJohn Victor Ludwick
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Abstract
An electronic gaming machine, system, and method are disclosed for conducting a keno game. The keno game may be conducted alone or in conjunction with a bingo game. The electronic gaming machine may receive a wager from a player, and conduct the bingo game and/or keno game in response to the wager. Based on the wager, a quantity of numbered keno balls may be designated as feature numbered keno balls. The electronic gaming machine may conduct the keno game using the feature numbered keno balls, and display a bonus if and/or when one or more feature numbered keno balls match one or more player selected keno numbers.
Claims20
A gaming device, comprising:
- one or more input devices;
- one or more display devices;
- and
- one or more processors executing instructions, wherein execution of the instructions causes the one or more processors to:
- receive a set of player-chosen numbers selected from a keno card presented via the one or more display devices;
- receive a game outcome from a server, wherein the game outcome specifies a first subset of keno balls selected from a set of keno balls in which one or more keno balls in the set of keno balls is designated a feature keno ball;
- present the first subset of keno balls via the one or more display devices;
- and
- present, via the one or more display devices, an award that is dependent upon a hit count and a feature hit count, wherein the hit count represents a first quantity of player-chosen numbers in the set of player-chosen numbers that match at least one keno ball of the first subset of keno balls, and wherein the feature hit count represents a second quantity of player-chosen numbers in the set of player-chosen numbers that match at least one feature keno ball in the first subset of keno balls.
A method implemented by at least one processor in communication with at least one memory, the method comprising:
- receiving a set of player-chosen numbers selected from a keno card presented via a gaming device;
- presenting, via the gaming device, a game outcome comprising a first subset of keno balls selected from a set of keno balls, wherein the set of keno balls includes one or more feature keno balls;
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- presenting, via the gaming device, an output that is dependent upon a hit count and a feature hit count, wherein the hit count represents a first quantity of player-chosen numbers in the set of player-chosen numbers that match at least one keno ball of the first subset of keno balls, and wherein the feature hit count represents a second quantity of player-chosen numbers in the set of player-chosen numbers that match at least one feature keno ball in the first subset of keno balls.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a server to:
- present, via a gaming device, a game outcome comprising a first subset of numbered objects selected from a set of numbered objects, wherein the set of numbered objects includes one or more feature numbered objects;
- and
- present, via the gaming device, an award that is dependent upon a hit count and a feature hit count, wherein the hit count represents a first quantity of player-chosen numbers in a set of player-chosen numbers that match at least one numbered object of the first subset of numbered objects, and wherein the feature hit count represents a second quantity of player-chosen numbers in the set of player-chosen numbers that match at least one feature numbered object in the first subset of numbered objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.