Patent ID: 7481706

Claim:
A method for playing a computer controlled video Keno game wherein a player places a bet and selects a first set of numbers to be played, a second set of numbers is randomly selected by the computer controlled game that are compared to the first set of numbers to determine winnings based on the number of matches between the first and second set of numbers, wherein the improvement comprises the steps of: (a) selecting one or more of the possible number matches between the first and second set of numbers; (b) placing a side bet on the one or more of the possible number matches between the first and second set of numbers selected in step (a); and (c) paying winnings to the player on the side bet of step (b) when there is a match between one of the selected one or more of the possible number matches of step (a) and the actual number of matches between the first and second set of numbers during game play, wherein the possible number matches between the first and second set of numbers that may be selected in step (a) is less than all the possible number matches between the first and second set of numbers.