Patent ID: 7818210

Claim:
A method for playing a computer controlled video Keno game wherein for a first round of Keno game play a player places a bet and selects a first set of numbers to be played, a second set of numbers is randomly selected and displayed by the computer controlled game that are compared to the first set of player selected numbers to determine game winnings based on the number of matches between the first and second set of numbers, the bet placed and a pay table, wherein the improvement comprises the steps of: (a) the computer controlled game randomly selecting a third set of bonus numbers that are displayed; (b) comparing the third set of bonus numbers with the second set of numbers to determine a quantity of number matches; (c) awarding a bonus to the player when there are at least a first predetermined quantity of number matches in step (b), wherein the bonus awarded to the player can only be exercised during a subsequent round of game play; (d) wherein in the subsequent round of game play where the player selects a fourth set of numbers to be played, the computer controlled game randomly selecting and displaying a fifth set of numbers, wherein the bonus can only be exercised when there is at least a second predetermined quantity of number matches between the fourth set of numbers and the fifth set of numbers during the subsequent round of game play, wherein the second predetermined quantity of number matches is different than the first predetermined quantity of number matches.