Keno is a game of pure speculation and is very close to lottery games. The game was brought over to the U.S.A by Chinese expatriates in the 19th century. As with lottery games, it’s a dead simple to play, and it is endearing as big jackpots are available for very little wagers. Keno is played at bars, clubs and civic center all over the world today. Unfortunately it shares another weak point with lotto games – horrid odds.
Logically, Keno happen upon its way into casinos on the internet as it was an easy game to develop, and online casino operators wanted to ensnare the giant brick and mortar Keno fan base online. What was even more in the favour of casinos on the internet was that many people were used to betting on Keno on video terminals, so the move on to the internet was less of a problem than say with blackjack.
So here is how you play Keno. You start off by selecting between four and ten numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each choice is referred to as a "spot". In many online keno games, you can purchase different tickets for the same draw, and in some games you can even pre-buy for future games.
After you have submitted your choices, twenty balls with numbers will "drop" into a capsule from a barrel. If enough of your numbers are selected, you win. That’s all there is. You will obviously win more, if more of your spots are landed on, like with lotteries.
Most online keno games allow you to buy tickets between 5c and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your card value. Jackpot fortunes of up to 50 000 dollars are not uncommon.
Simple? Yes. So there should be a problem? Yeah. The casino edge with Keno is 30% or higher, the WORST of any online casino game. The odds of landing on a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a wide shot the worst game you could possibly gamble on. If you want a game of chance wager on slot machines.