Patent ID: 8070587

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming devices, each of the gaming devices configured to display at least one primary game upon a wager; at least one display device associated with the gaming devices; and a controller configured to operate with the gaming devices and the at least one display device to: (a) enable a plurality of players to place wagers at the gaming devices to play the at least one primary game; (b) display a play of a group bonus game having a group keno board, the group keno board including a predetermined quantity of positions, wherein each of the positions of the predetermined quantity of positions is capable of being associated with only one of the players for said play of the group bonus game; (c) for each of the gaming devices, for each play of the at least one primary game at said gaming device, for each one of a plurality of position award triggers that occurs in association with said play of the at least one primary game: (i) determine at least one of the positions of the predetermined quantity of positions that is not associated with any of the players for said play of the group bonus game to associate with the player of said gaming device for said play of the group bonus game, and (ii) associate said determined at least one of the positions with said player for said play of the group bonus game; and (d) for a group bonus game triggering event for said play of the group bonus game: (i) randomly select and display a designated quantity of the positions of the predetermined quantity of positions to form a controller-selected set of positions, (ii) determine a group bonus game outcome based on a comparison of: (A) any of the positions of the predetermined quantity of positions that are associated with any of the players, and (B) the positions in the controller-selected set of positions, (iii) determine any awards to be provided to one or more of the players based on the group bonus game outcome, and (iv) cause any determined awards to be provided to said one or more of the players.