Keno is a game of pure speculation and is very similar to lottery games. The game was brought over to the US of A by Chinese immigrants in the 19th century. As with lotto games, it’s a dead simple to enjoy, and it is endearing as substantial jackpots are available for very tiny wagers. Keno is played at lounges, clubs and civic center all over the planet today. Unfortunately it shares another similarity with lottery games – horrible odds.
Logically, Keno found its way into casinos on the internet as it was an easy game to create, and online casino owners wanted to entice the giant land based Keno fan base on the internet. What was even more in the favour of internet casinos was that many gamblers were accustomed to playing Keno on electronic screens, so the move on to the internet was a insignificant barrier than say with 21.
So here is how you play Keno. You start off by selecting between 4 and ten numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each choice is describe as a "spot". In many online keno games, you can purchase many tickets for the same draw, and in some games you can even pre-buy for upcoming games.
Once you have submitted your selection, twenty numbered balls will "enter" into a hopper from a barrel. If enough of your numbers are drawn, you win. It is that easy. You will obviously earn more, if more of your spots come up, like with lottos.
Most internet keno games allow you to buy tickets between five cents and $5, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot fortunes of up to 50 000 dollars are not uncommon.
Easy? Yes. So there must be a catch? Yes. The casino edge with Keno is 30% or higher, the WORST of any online casino game. The odds of hitting a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a wide margin the worst game you might possibly bet on. If you are seeking a game of chance wager on slots.