Patent ID: 7470186

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a display device including a first area and a different, separate second area, said display device configured to display a keno game operable upon a wager by a player, said keno game including a plurality of symbols; and a processor programmed to operate with the display device to: (a) display said plurality of symbols of the keno game; (b) enable the player to pick a first quantity of the displayed symbols, said first quantity being at least one and less than all of the displayed symbols; (c) randomly draw a plurality of the displayed symbols; (d) cause the first area of the display device to display each of the selected player symbols that yields a match with one of the drawn symbols without displaying each of the selected player symbols that does not yield a match with one of the drawn symbols wherein the first area is divided into at least two sections, each section associated with a different award value, wherein each matched selected player symbol is associated with one of the sections of the area, and wherein the matched player symbols are associated with the sections according to an order in which the selected player symbols are selected by the player; (e) cause the different, separate second area of the display device to display each of the selected player symbols that does not yield a match with one of the drawn symbols without displaying each of the selected player symbols that yields a match with one of the drawn symbols; and (f) display an award to the player for the keno game, said award contingent, at least in part, upon how many matches occur between the selected player and the drawn symbols.