Four-card keno method and device

Abstract

This invention relates to the field of playing an electronic Keno style game of chance which allows a player to play a four card, touch screen, video keno game which allows the player to potentially play thousands of “WAY” tickets but which also allows the player to play different kinds of tickets on each of the four cards. The invention also has a Proof of Win feature which assists the player in determining which wagers are winning wagers. The object of the game is to bring additional excitement to the traditional Keno game by providing the Keno player the chance to win a lot more money if the player should obtain a winning ticket.

1 . A method for playing a Keno game including the ways comprising the steps of:
 (a) a computer processor to control a video display to display four separate Keno cards at once each having a field of numbers 1-80;   (b) a Player making a wager on either one, two, three or all four Keno cards;   (c) the Player selecting at the display the displayed field of the first Keno card a group of numbers of between 2-20 numbers;   (d) the Player selecting at the display the displayed field of the first Keno card a group of numbers of between 2-20 numbers;   (e) the Player selecting at the display the displayed field of the first Keno card a group of numbers of between 2-20 numbers;   (f) the Player selecting at the display the displayed field of the first Keno card a group of numbers of between 2-20 numbers;   (g) the Player completing play by having said computer processor randomly selecting a set of twenty winning numbers from the field of 1-80 numbers;   (h) the computer processor comparing the twenty winning numbers selected in (g) to the group of numbers selected by the Player in (c), (d), (e) and (f) above and if a match exists; visually identifying the matching numbers on the display;   (i) the computer processor determining for each of the group of numbers selected by the Player in (c), (d), (e) and (f) above the number of numbers that match with the winning numbers selected in (g) and if a certain number of matches exists, issuing a corresponding payout to the Player.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  including the display containing a straight ticket option button that allows the Player to select either between 2 to 10 numbers or straight 20 numbers for the group of numbers from the field of numbers. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  including the display containing a quick pick option button that has the computer processor automatically select the group of numbers for the Player. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  including the ability of the Player to select up to twenty different sets of group of numbers on each Keno card played. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  including the display separately identifying each group of numbers selected by the Player with a letter designation of between A-T on the visual display of the field of numbers where the first group of numbers selected is designated with an A, second group of numbers selected is designated with an B, the third group of numbers selected is designated with an C, the fourth group of numbers selected is designated with a D, the fifth group of numbers selected is designated with an E, the sixth group of numbers selected is designated with a F, the seventh group of numbers selected is designated with an G, the eighth group of numbers selected is designated with an H, the ninth group of numbers selected is designated with an I, the tenth group of numbers selected is designated with a J, the eleventh group of numbers selected is designated with a K, the twelfth group of numbers selected is designated with a L, the thirteenth group of numbers selected is designated with a M, the fourteenth group of numbers selected is designated with an N, the fifteenth group of numbers selected is designated with an O, the sixteenth group of numbers selected is designated with a P, the seventeenth group of numbers selected is designated with a Q, the eighteenth group of numbers selected is designated with a R, the nineteenth group of numbers selected is designated with a S, the twentieth group of numbers selected is designated with a T. 
   
   
       6 . A method for playing a Keno game including the ways comprising the steps of:
 (a) a computer processor to control a video display to display four separate Keno cards at once each having a field of numbers 1-80;   (b) a Player making a wager on either one, two, three of all four Keno cards;   (c) the Player selecting at the display the displayed field of the first Keno card a group of numbers of 40 numbers;   (d) the Player selecting at the display the displayed field of the first Keno card a group of numbers of up to 40 numbers;   (e) the Player selecting at the display the displayed field of the first Keno card a group of numbers of up to 40 numbers;   (f) the Player selecting at the display the displayed field of the first Keno card a group of numbers of up to 40 numbers;   (g) the Player completing play by having said computer processor select a set of twenty winning numbers from the field of 1-80 numbers;   (h) the computer processor comparing the twenty winning numbers selected in (g) to the group of numbers selected by the Player in (c), (d), (e) and (f) above and if a match exists; visually identifying the matching numbers on the display;   (i) the computer processor determining for each of the group of numbers selected by the Player in (c), (d), (e) and (f) above the number of numbers that match with the winning numbers selected in (h) and if thirteen or more of matches exists, issuing a corresponding payout to the Player.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  including the display containing a special top-bottom ticket option button that allows the Player to select either the top forty numbers 1-40 or bottom forty numbers 41-80 from the field of numbers as the group of numbers. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 6  including the display containing a special left-right ticket option button that allows the Player to select the left half of the field of numbers which include the numbers 1-5, 11-15, 21-25, 31-35, 41-45, 51-55, 61-65, 71-75 or right half of the field of numbers which include the numbers 6-10, 16-20, 26-30, 36-40, 46-50, 56-60, 66-70, 76-80 as the group of numbers. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 6  including the display containing a special odd-even ticket option button that allows the Player to select either all the forty numbers that are numbers or all the forty numbers that are even numbers from the field of numbers as the group of numbers. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 6  including the display containing a special edge ticket option button that allows the Player to select all the numbers on the edge of the Keno card from the field of numbers which are the numbers 1-10, 20, 30, 20, 50, 60, 70, 80, 71-79, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 as the group of numbers.