Keno is a game of pure speculation and is very close to lottery games. The game was brought to the the states by Chinese expatriates in the nineteenth century. As with lotto games, it’s an absolutely easy to enjoy, and it is appealing as large jackpots are available for very little wagers. Keno is played at lounges, clubs and community centers all over the planet today. Unfortunately it shares another characteristic with lotto games – horrendous expectations.
Understandably, Keno happen upon its way into online casinos as it was a simple game to create, and casino operators wanted to capture the big land based Keno fan base online. What was even more in the favour of internet casinos was that many people were accustomed to gambling on Keno on video terminals, so the move on to the internet was less of a problem than say with chemin de fer.
So here is how you play Keno. You begin by selecting between four and 10 numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each selection is called a "spot". In many internet keno games, you can buy many tickets for the same draw, and in a handful games you can even pre-buy for games in the future.
Once you have submitted your selection, twenty numbered balls will "drop" into a hopper from a tube. If enough of your spots are selected, you win. That’s all there is. You will obviously amass more, if more of your spots surface, like with lotteries.
Most internet keno games allow you to buy tickets between five cents and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot prizes of up to $50,000 are not uncommon.
Simple? Yeah. So there must be a catch? Yes. The house edge with Keno is 30% or higher, the WORST of any internet casino game. The odds of landing on a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a big shot the atrocious game you could possibly gamble on. If you are wanting a game of speculation bet on slots.