Patent ID: 7399227

Claim:
A gaming terminal comprising: a primary wagering keno game operable upon a wager by a player; a plurality of predefined symbols associated with said primary wagering keno game; a plurality of player selectable symbols; a display device; and a processor in communication with said display device and operable to enable the player to initiate a play of the primary wagering keno game and for said play of the primary wagering keno game to: (a) receive a game outcome seed from a central controller, (b) determine a game outcome in said primary wagering keno game based on said game outcome seed, (c) enable the player to select a set of symbols in said primary wagering keno game, (d) generate a set of symbols based on said received game outcome seed, (e) associate each of the player selected symbols with a different one of said predefined symbols, (f) associate each of the predefined symbols with a different one of said player selected symbols, (g) modify said generated set of symbols by: (i) replacing each of said generated symbols which corresponds to one of the player selected symbols with its respective associated predefined symbol, and (ii) replacing each of said generated symbols which corresponds to one of the predefined symbols with its respective associated player selected symbol, (h) indicate said set of modified symbols to the player, and (i) provide the player the determined game outcome in said primary wagering keno game.