Bonus keno game

Abstract

Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a keno game having a bonus round. The keno game provides a player with an additional opportunity to win, after the keno balls have been drawn, to add excitement and volatility to the standard keno game. According to one method, the gaming machine receives the player's input, with the player selecting one or more numbers. A keno draw, which includes a plurality of numbers from a keno pool, is then displayed to the player. A bonus round is initiated in response to a trigger event. The bonus round is a random selection of one or more numbers in addition to the numbers previously selected form the keno draw. The numbers selected from the bonus round are displayed to the player the numbers selected by the player are evaluated again the numbers from the keno draw results as well as the bonus round, and a payout for any winning outcomes are awarded to the player.

1 . A gaming device, comprising:
 a display for presenting a keno game and a bonus round;   a player input device for receiving player selections of one or more numbers; and   a processor for evaluating the numbers selected by the player against the keno draw and the bonus round, determining whether to initiate the bonus round, and issuing a payout for any winning outcome.   
   
   
       2 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , further comprising a second display for presenting the keno draw. 
   
   
       3 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , further comprising a player tracking system in communication with the processor. 
   
   
       4 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , further comprising a cashless gaming system in communication with the processor. 
   
   
       5 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , wherein the player input device is a touch screen system positioned over the display. 
   
   
       6 . A gaming system, comprising:
 a gaming server in communication with each of the gaming machines, the gaming server manages a keno game and bonus round, communicates the results of the keno game and the bonus round to each of the gaming machines; and   a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a display for presenting a keno game and a bonus round, a player input device for receiving player selections of one or more numbers, a processor for evaluating the numbers selected by the player against a keno draw, and a means for issuing a payout for any winning outcomes.   
   
   
       7 . The gaming system of  claim 6 , further comprising a player tracking system in communication with the plurality of gaming machines. 
   
   
       8 . The gaming system of  claim 6 , further comprising a cashless gaming system in communication with the plurality of gaming machines. 
   
   
       9 . The gaming system of  claim 6 , wherein the player input device is a touch screen system positioned over the display. 
   
   
       10 . A gaming system, comprising:
 a gaming server in communication with each of the gaming machines, the gaming server including one or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to select a plurality of numbers for a keno draw, transmit the keno draw to the gaming machines, evaluate the numbers selected by the players against the keno draw, determine whether a trigger event has been established on a gaming machine, and present a bonus round to an eligible gaming machine; and   a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a display for presenting a keno game and a bonus round, a player input device for receiving player selections of one or more numbers, a processor for evaluating the numbers selected by the player against a keno draw, and a means for issuing a payout for any winning outcomes.   
   
   
       11 . The gaming system of  claim 10 , further comprising a player tracking system in communication with the plurality of gaming machines. 
   
   
       12 . The gaming system of  claim 10 , further comprising a cashless gaming system in communication with the plurality of gaming machines. 
   
   
       13 . The gaming system of  claim 10 , wherein the player input device is a touch screen system positioned over the display. 
   
   
       14 . One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
 receive player input selecting one or more numbers;   display a keno draw that comprises a plurality of numbers from a keno pool;   initiate a bonus round in response to a trigger event, wherein the bonus round is a random selection of one or more numbers in addition to the keno draw;   display the numbers selected from the bonus round;   evaluate the numbers selected by the player against the numbers from the draw results and the bonus round; and   issue a payout for any winning outcomes.   
   
   
       15 . The computer-readable media of  claim 14 , wherein the player input is the activation of an automatic pick function. 
   
   
       16 . The computer-readable media of  claim 14 , wherein the trigger event is a randomly selected number from the keno pool, a specialized bonus symbol, a predetermined number of maximum wagers, a predetermined number of spots, a predetermined number of purchased keno cards, a player card level, or any combination thereof. 
   
   
       17 . The computer-readable media of  claim 14 , wherein the trigger event is the player purchasing the bonus round. 
   
   
       18 . The computer-readable media of  claim 14 , wherein the numbers selected from the bonus round comprise only those numbers not selected from the keno pool thereby preventing duplicative selection of a number in the bonus round. 
   
   
       19 . The computer-readable media of  claim 14 , further causing the one or more processors to determine whether the player is eligible to play the bonus round in response to the trigger event. 
   
   
       20 . One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
 receive player input selecting one or more numbers;   display a keno draw of twenty randomly selected numbers;   evaluate the numbers selected by the player against the keno draw and issuing a first payout for any winning outcomes;   initiate a bonus round in response to a trigger event, wherein the bonus round is a random selection of one or more numbers in addition to the keno draw;   display the numbers selected from the bonus round;   evaluate the numbers selected by the player against the numbers from the keno draw and the bonus round; and   issue a second payout for any winning outcomes.   
   
   
       21 . The computer-readable media of  claim 20 , wherein the player input is the activation of an automatic pick function. 
   
   
       22 . The computer-readable media of  claim 20 , wherein the trigger event is a randomly selected number from the keno pool, a specialized bonus symbol, a predetermined number of maximum wagers, a predetermined number of spots, a predetermined number of purchased keno cards, a player card level, or any combination thereof. 
   
   
       23 . The computer-readable media of  claim 20 , wherein the trigger event is the player purchasing the bonus round. 
   
   
       24 . The computer-readable media of  claim 20 , wherein the numbers selected from the bonus round comprise only those numbers not selected from the keno pool thereby preventing duplicative selection of a number in the bonus round. 
   
   
       25 . The computer-readable media of  claim 20 , further causing the one or more processors to determine whether the player is eligible to play the bonus round in response to the trigger event. 
   
   
       26 . The computer-readable media of  claim 20 , wherein a first paytable is used to determine the first payout and a second payout is used to determine the second paytable. 
   
   
       27 . One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
 retrieve player account information in response to player input;   determine whether the player is eligible to play a bonus round, wherein player eligibility is based on the player account information;   receive player input selecting one or more numbers;   display a keno draw of twenty randomly selected numbers;   initiate a bonus round in response to a trigger event, wherein the bonus round is a random selection of one or more numbers in addition to the keno draw;   evaluate the numbers selected by the player against the numbers from the bonus round and the keno draw; and   issue a payout for any winning outcomes.   
   
   
       28 . The computer-readable media of  claim 27 , wherein the player input is the activation of an automatic pick function. 
   
   
       29 . The computer-readable media of  claim 27 , wherein the trigger event is a randomly selected number from the keno pool, a specialized bonus symbol, a predetermined number of maximum wagers, a predetermined number of spots, a predetermined number of purchased keno cards, a player card level, or any combination thereof. 
   
   
       30 . The computer-readable media of  claim 27 , wherein the trigger event is the player purchasing the bonus round. 
   
   
       31 . The computer-readable media of  claim 27 , wherein the numbers selected from the bonus round comprise only those numbers not selected from the keno pool thereby preventing duplicative selection of a number in the bonus round. 
   
   
       32 . The computer-readable media of  claim 27 , wherein the player account information includes a player club level, number of player points accrued, player rating, or any combination thereof. 
   
   
       33 . One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
 determine player eligibility for a keno bonus round, wherein player eligibility is based upon a player's account information;   select a paytable based upon the player's account information;   receive player input selecting one or more numbers;   display a keno draw of twenty randomly selected numbers;   initiate a bonus round in response to a trigger event, wherein the bonus round is a random selection of one or more numbers in addition to the keno draw;   evaluate the numbers selected by the player against the numbers from the bonus round and the keno draw; and   issue a payout for any winning outcomes.   
   
   
       34 . The computer-readable media of  claim 33 , further causing the one or more processors to:
 award points to the player for game play; and   present the player with the option to save points for future game play.   
   
   
       35 . The computer-readable media of  claim 33 , wherein the player account information includes a player club level, number of player points accrued, player rating, or any combination thereof. 
   
   
       36 . The computer-readable media of  claim 33 , wherein the player input is the activation of an automatic pick function. 
   
   
       37 . The computer-readable media of  claim 33 , wherein the trigger event is a randomly selected number from the keno pool, a specialized bonus symbol, a predetermined number of maximum wagers, a predetermined number of spots, a predetermined number of purchased keno cards, a player card level, a predetermined number of points, or any combination thereof. 
   
   
       38 . The computer-readable media of  claim 33 , wherein the trigger event is the player purchasing the bonus round. 
   
   
       39 . The computer-readable media of  claim 33 , wherein the numbers selected from the bonus round comprise only those numbers not selected from the keno pool thereby preventing duplicative selection of a number in the bonus round. 
   
   
       40 . The computer-readable media of  claim 33 , further comprising:
 presenting the player with an option to configure player preferences for game play; and   saving the player preferences for future gaming sessions.   
   
   
       41 . The computer-readable media of  claim 40 , wherein the player preferences are speed of play, layout of the game on a game display, font size on the game display, application of multiple wagers, colors of marks, audio volume, types of animation, or any combination thereof.