Keno is a game of pure speculation and is very close to lottery games. The game was brought to the U.S.A by Chinese expatriates in the 19th century. As with lotto games, it’s a dead simple to enjoy, and it is enjoyable as big fortunes are offered for very small bets. Keno is played at lounges, clubs and rec center all over the planet today. Unfortunately it shares another similarity with lottery games – horrible odds.
Understandably, Keno found its way into online casinos as it was an easy game to develop, and internet casino owners wanted to entice the huge land based Keno players online. What was even more in the favour of casinos on the internet was that many players were accustomed to betting on Keno on electronic screens, so the move on to the internet was a insignificant problem than say with twenty-one.
So here is how you play Keno. You start off by selecting between 4 and 10 numbers from a total of 80 numbers. Each choice is referred to as a "spot". In many online keno games, you can buy multiple tickets for the same draw, and in a handful games you can even pre purchase for future games.
After you have submitted your selection, twenty balls with numbers will "enter" into a hopper from a tube. If enough of your spots are drawn, you win. That’s all there is. You will obviously gain more, if more of your spots hit, like with lotteries.
Most internet keno games allow you to buy cards between five cents and $5, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot prizes of up to fifty thousand dollars are not uncommon.
Easy? Absolutely. So there has to be a catch? Absolutely. The house advantage with Keno is 30% or more, the WORST of any online casino game. The chances of hitting a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a big margin the awful game you can possibly gamble on. If you are seeking a game of randomness gamble on slot machines.