A gaming machine comprising a container for holding a plurality of numbered balls
which are agitated by an air source. A plurality of compartments incorporated on
a rotatable wheel in communication with the container capture one or more of the
numbered balls. Each of the numbered balls or certain identified captured balls
are used to determine a gaming machine award. Certain captured balls may be identified
by one or more pointers positioned about the container. In a keno version of the
gaming machine a player is afforded the opportunity to select one or more keno
numbers using a player interface. An award is then determined based on the numbers
on the captured balls and the selected keno numbers. The balls are captured by
opening one or more access doors blocking the compartments thereby exposing the
balls to a vacuum in the compartment.
