Keno games with bonus markers and alternative winning scenarios

A method comprising:

• retrieving a first number of standard markers stored in at least one non-transitory machine readable medium using a random number generator;
• retrieving a second number of bonus markers stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium using the random number generator;
• when the second number of bonus markers is at least a threshold number of bonus markers:
• graphically rendering a start of a bonus phase in a graphical user interface on a display device;
• retrieving additional markers stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium using the random number generator;
• and
• querying a paytable, stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium, to determine a winning condition according to a number of matches.

A method comprising:

• retrieving a first number of bonus markers stored in at least one non-transitory machine readable medium using a random number generator;
• retrieving a second number of standard markers stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium using the random number generator;
• triggering an activation of a first bonus selection when the first number of bonus markers is at least a threshold number;
• during the first bonus selection, retrieving a third number of markers stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium using the random number generator;
• when the third number of markers includes at least one additional bonus marker, graphically rendering a start of a second bonus selection in a graphical user interface on a display device;
• during the second bonus selection, retrieving a fourth number of markers stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium using the random number generator;
• and
• querying a paytable, stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium, to determine a sum of values associated with at least one of the first number of bonus markers and the at least one additional bonus marker.