Keno game playing apparatus

Claim 1

A Keno game playing apparatus comprising: first display means for displaying a plurality of natural numbers; designating means for designating a plurality of designated numbers chosen by a player from the plurality of natural numbers displayed on said first display means; random number generating means for randomly generating a subset of numbers comprising a plurality of randomly generated numbers from the plurality of natural numbers displayed on said first display means; selection display means, responsive to said random number generating means, for sequentially displaying the plurality of randomly generated numbers from the plurality of natural numbers displayed on said first display means; judging means for judging whether which, if any, of said plurality of designated numbers coincide with the subset of randomly generated numbers; and second display means having a plurality of blocks arranged in a single line, each of said blocks being sequentially changed to a first color whenever a random number from said subset of numbers coincides with a designated number from said plurality of designated numbers and to a second color whenever a designated number from said plurality of designated numbers does not coincide with a random number from said subset of numbers; said first color being indicative of a player hit; said second color being indicative of a player miss; whereby, the player can visually determine the relative number of hits from misses by looking at the color of each block in the second display means as each random number from the subset of natural numbers is generated.