Keno is a game of pure chance and is very similar to Lotto games. The game was brought over to the USA by Chinese migrants in the nineteenth century. As with lottery games, it’s a very simple to play, and it is enjoyable as big jackpots are offered for very tiny wagers. Keno is played at saloons, clubs and community centers all over the world today. Unfortunately it shares another weakness with lotto games – terrible expectations.
Understandably, Keno happen upon its way into internet casinos as it was an easy game to establish, and online casino software operators wanted to entice the big land based Keno players online. What was even more in the favor of internet casinos was that many gamblers were accustomed to gambling on Keno on electronic screens, so the move on to the internet was less of a barrier than say with vingt-et-un.
So here is how you play Keno. You begin by appointing between four and 10 numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each choice is referred to as a "spot". In many online keno games, you can purchase different cards for the same draw, and in a few games you can even pre-order for future games.
Once you have submitted your choices, twenty numbered balls will "drop" into a capsule from a tube. If enough of your numbers are selected, you win. That is all there is. You will obviously gain more, if more of your spots hit, like with lotteries.
Most online keno games allow you to buy tickets between 5 cents and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot winnings of up to fifty thousand dollars are not uncommon.
Simple? Yes. So there should be a problem? Yes. The gambling casino edge with Keno is 30% or more, the WORST of any online casino game. The expectation of landing on a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a long shot the worst game you might possibly gamble on. If you are seeking a game of randomness bet on slot machines.