Keno Game Method and Apparatus with Multiple Card Hit Replication

摘要

A method and apparatus for playing keno on multiple cards with a two-draw cycle where hits from a first draw are replicated from a primary card to at least one secondary card while misses from a first draw are not replicated from the primary card to the at least one secondary card. An independent second draw for each card completes the game cycle resulting in different game outcomes based off the same first draw cycle. The player is awarded where appropriate for each game outcome on each of the cards played.

主权项

1. An electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) on which a player plays a keno game, comprising:
a controller for controlling operations on the EGM; a random number generator that generates random numbers used by the controller to determine winning numbers during play of the keno game; a display in communication with the controller for displaying information to the player including a representation of at least two game cards including a first card and at least one secondary card to the player on which the game is conducted wherein each game card comprises a pool of numbers within a predefined range; an interface in communication with the controller through which the player inputs information to the EGM including one or more marks designating a player selected number of spots on the first card to indicate a selected group of numbers from the pool of numbers wherein the spots marked on the first card are replicated on the at least one secondary card; a payout component in communication with the controller that makes a payout to a player upon achieving a winning outcome on one or more of the game cards; wherein the controller performs operations comprising:
(a) performing a first draw using the random number generator to generate a first random group of numbers that are converted to a first subset of numbers that are within the predefined range of the pool of numbers;(b) indicating to the player on the display zero or more first draw hits between the first subset of numbers generated by the first draw and the selected group of numbers on the first card;(c) replicating spots hit on the first card to corresponding spots on the at least one secondary card;(d) performing a second draw using the random number generator for the first card to generate a second random group of numbers that are converted to a second subset of numbers for the first card that are within the predefined range of the pool of numbers and that are different from the first subset of numbers;(e) indicating to the player on the display zero or more second hits between the second subset of numbers generated by the second draw and the selected group of numbers on the first card;(f) evaluating results of the first card based on the total hit count that is the sum of the zero or more first hits and the zero or more second hits on the first card;(g) performing a separate second draw using the random number generator for each secondary card to generate a second subset of numbers for each secondary card that is within the predefined range of the pool of numbers and that is independent of the first subset of numbers;(h) indicating to the player on the display zero or more second hits between the second subset of numbers generated by the second draw and the selected group of numbers on each secondary card;(i) evaluating results of each secondary card based on the total hit count that is the sum of the zero or more first hits and the zero or more second hits on each secondary card;(j) paying the player an award from the payout component upon achieving a winning number of total hits on the first card; and(k) paying the player an award from the payout component upon achieving a winning number of total hits on each secondary card.