Gaming machine and methods of playing a keno-type game having non-player selectable symbols

A gaming machine for displaying a keno-type game, comprising:

• a display device;
• a user input device configured to generate a signal indicative of a player's selection input;
• and
• a controller coupled to the display device and the user input device, the controller for allowing a player to make a wager and responsively displaying a first round of the keno-type game on the display device, the keno-type game including a plurality of game symbols, the plurality of game symbols including a set of player selectable game symbols and a non-player selectable game symbol, the controller for selecting a first collection of game symbols based on a player selection input received from an input device, the first collection being selected from the set of player selectable game symbols, the controller for randomly selecting a second collection of game symbols, the second collection of game symbols being selected from the set of player selectable game symbols and the non-player selectable game symbol, the controller for determining if a triggering condition occurs, the triggering condition being defined as at least one of the randomly selected game symbols in the second collection matching the non-player selectable game symbol, the controller for generating an outcome of the first round game based on the selected first collection and the selected second collection and the occurrence of the triggering condition, and for providing a first award determined as a function of the outcome based at least in part on a number of randomly selected game symbols in the second collection matching the player selected game symbols in the first collection.

A system, comprising:

• a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including a user input device for accepting a player's selection input and a display device;
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• a system controller coupled to each gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices for displaying a keno-type game on at least one gaming device, the keno-type game including a plurality of game symbols, the plurality of game symbols including a set of player selectable game symbols and a non-player selectable game symbol, the system controller for selecting a first collection of game symbols based on a player selection input received from an input device, the first collection being selected from the set of player selectable game symbols, the system controller for randomly selecting a second collection of game symbols, the second collection of game symbols being selected from the set of player selectable game symbols and the non-player selectable game symbol, the system controller for determining if a triggering condition occurs, the triggering condition being defined as at least one of the randomly selected game symbols in the second collection matching the non-player selectable game symbol, the system controller for generating an outcome of the game based on the selected first collection and the selected second collection and the occurrence of the triggering condition, and for providing a first award determined as a function of the outcome based at least in part on a number of randomly selected game symbols in the second collection matching the player selected game symbols in the first collection.