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Granted Patent B2
US 12,462,636 · App. 18/363,236 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Keno employing mirrored drawn spots

Inventors: Benjamin R. Holsclaw (Sparks, NV); Darren Maya (Reno, NV); Bradley James Fredella (Henderson, NV); Christina Marie Foreman Harmon (Sparks, NV)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/3211G07F17/329G07F17/3267
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Patent No.
US 12,462,636
App. No.
18/363,236
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Gaming systems and methods that provide a play of a keno card having mirrored drawn spots based on one or more drawn spot mirroring configurations.

Claims (42)

1 . A gaming system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device storing a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

cause a display, by a display device, of a keno card comprising a plurality of spots, wherein the keno card comprises a first section and a second section,

cause a display, by the display device, of indications of each of a plurality of player spots selected from the plurality of spots of the keno card,

cause a display, by the display device, of indications of each of a plurality of drawn spots randomly selected from the plurality of spots of the keno card,

cause a display, by the display device, of a quantity of mirrored drawn spots of the second section of the keno card, wherein the mirrored drawn spots are based on the drawn spots of the first section of the keno card, and

cause a display, by the display device, of an award based on the drawn spots and the mirrored drawn spots that match the player spots.

2 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein either: the first section of the keno card is an upper half of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is a lower half of the keno card, or the first section of the keno card is the lower half of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is the upper half of the keno card.

3 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein either: the first section of the keno card is a right half of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is a left half of the keno card, or the first section of the keno card is the left half of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is the right half of the keno card.

4 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein either: the first section of the keno card is an upper left quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is a lower right quadrant of the keno card, or the first section of the keno card is the lower right quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is the upper left quadrant of the keno card.

5 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein either: the first section of the keno card is an upper right quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is a lower left quadrant of the keno card, or the first section of the keno card is the lower left quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is the upper right quadrant of the keno card.

6 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein either: the first section of the keno card is an upper left quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is a upper right quadrant of the keno card, or the first section of the keno card is the upper right quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is the upper left quadrant of the keno card.

7 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein either: the first section of the keno card is a lower right quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is a lower left quadrant of the keno card, or the first section of the keno card is the lower left quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is the lower right quadrant of the keno card.

8 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein either: the first section of the keno card is a lower right quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is an upper right quadrant of the keno card, or the first section of the keno card is the upper right quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is the lower right quadrant of the keno card.

9 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein either: the first section of the keno card is a lower left quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is an upper left quadrant of the keno card, or the first section of the keno card is the upper left quadrant of the keno card and the second section of the keno card is the lower left quadrant of the keno card.

10 . A gaming system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device storing a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

cause a display, by a display device, of a keno card comprising a plurality of spots, wherein the keno card comprises a plurality of different sections,

cause a display, by the display device, of indications of each of a plurality of player spots selected from the plurality of spots of the keno card,

cause a display, by the display device, of indications of each of a plurality of drawn spots randomly selected from the plurality of spots of the keno card,

cause a display, by the display device, of a mirroring of drawn spots of one of the sections of the keno card to spots of another one of the sections of the keno card to select mirrored drawn spots, and

cause a display, by the display device, of an award based on the drawn spots and the mirrored drawn spots that match the player spots.

11 . The gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of different sections of the keno card are upper and lower halves of the keno card.

12 . The gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of different sections of the keno card are right and left halves of the keno card.

13 . The gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of different sections of the keno card are right and left quadrants of the keno card.

14 . The gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of different sections of the keno card are left quadrants of the keno card.

15 . The gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of different sections of the keno card are right quadrants of the keno card.

16 . A gaming system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device storing a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

cause a display, by a display device, of a keno card comprising a plurality of spots, wherein the keno card comprises a plurality of different sections,

cause a display, by a display device, of an indication of a selected mirroring configuration from a plurality of different mirroring configurations,

cause a display, by the display device, of indications of each of a plurality of player spots selected from the plurality of spots of the keno card,

cause a display, by the display device, of indications of each of a plurality of drawn spots randomly selected from the plurality of spots of the keno card,

cause a display, by the display device, of a mirroring of drawn spots of one of the sections of the keno card to spots of another one of the sections of the keno card to select mirrored drawn spots based on the selected mirroring configuration, and

cause a display, by the display device, of an award based on the drawn spots and the mirrored drawn spots that match the player spots.

17 . The gaming system of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of different sections of the keno card are upper and lower halves of the keno card, and the plurality of different mirroring configuration comprises: mirroring drawn spots from the upper half of the keno card to the lower half of the keno card, and mirroring drawn spots from the lower half of the keno card to the upper half of the keno card.

18 . The gaming system of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of different sections of the keno card are left and right halves of the keno card, and the plurality of different mirroring configuration comprises: mirroring drawn spots from the right half of the keno card to the left half of the keno card, and mirroring drawn spots from the left half of the keno card to the right half of the keno card.

19 . The gaming system of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of different sections of the keno card are first and second quadrants of the keno card, and the plurality of different mirroring configuration comprises: mirroring drawn spots from the first quadrant of the keno card to the second quadrant of the keno card, and mirroring drawn spots from the second quadrant of the keno card to the first quadrant of the keno card.

20 . The gaming system of claim 16 , wherein the selected mirroring configuration is player selectable.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2025
From: IGT
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071817/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: HOLSCLAW, BENJAMIN R.; MAYA, DARREN; FREDELLA, BRADLEY JAMES; HARMON, CHRISTINA MARIE FOREMAN
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 064732/0217 →
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