Method for playing Keno

Abstract

An improved method of playing a game of Keno in which a first quantity of Keno numbers is selected from a fixed set of Keno numbers uses a Keno board. The Keno board is divided into at least two sections having at least a second quantity of Keno numbers in each section. A player wagers by selecting one of the sections and, optionally, designating a third quantity. A set of numbers is randomly selected from the Keno numbers and a reward is issued to a player if the section wagered upon contains at least a third quantity of the selected Keno numbers. Optionally, the size of the reward varies directly with the ratio of the third quantity to the second quantity.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An improved method of playing a game of Keno in which a predetermined first quantity of Keno numbers is selected from a fixed set of Keno numbers, the improvement comprising: 
 a) providing a Keno board having a plurality of Keno numbers thereon divided into at least two sections, each section containing at least a second quantity of Keno numbers greater than or equal to said first quantity;    b) a player making a wager by selecting one of said sections;    c) randomly selecting a set of numbers from said Keno numbers; and    d) issuing a reward to a player if the section wagered upon contains at least a predetermined quantity of selected Keno numbers, said predetermined quantity less than said second quantity.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein each of said sections comprise half of the Keno numbers.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said sections are mutually exclusive.  
     
     
         4 . An improved method of playing a game of Keno in which a predetermined first quantity of numbers is selected from a fix set of Keno numbers, the improvement comprising: 
 a) providing a Keno board having an array of Keno numbers thereon divided into at least two sections, each section containing at least a second quantity of Keno numbers greater than or equal to said first quantity;    b) a player making a wager by selecting one of said sections and designating a third quantity, said third quantity less than or equal to said second quantity;    c) randomly selecting a set of numbers from said Keno numbers; and    d) issuing a reward to a player if the section wagered upon contains at least a third quantity of selected Keno numbers, the size of the reward varying directly with the ratio of the third quantity to the second quantity.    
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein each of said sections comprise half of the Keno numbers.  
     
     
         6 . An improved method of playing a game of Keno in which twenty Keno numbers are selected from a fixed set of eighty Keno numbers, the improvement comprising: 
 a) providing a Keno board having the set of Keno numbers arranged into an array divided into two mutually exclusive halves, each section containing forty Keno numbers;    b) a player making a wager by selecting one of said sections and designating a third quantity less than or equal to twenty;    c) randomly selecting twenty numbers from said Keno numbers; and    d) displaying said selected numbers on said Keno board; and    e) issuing a reward to a player if the section wagered upon contains at least the third quantity of selected Keno numbers, the size of the reward varying directly with the ratio of the selected quantity to twenty.