Keno Strategy

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Keno is a game of pure luck 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 attractive as substantial fortunes are offered for very small bets. Keno is played at lounges, clubs and recreation center all over the world today. Unfortunately it shares another characteristic with lottery games – terrible odds.

Logically, Keno found its way into online casinos as it was an easy game to develop, and internet casino software owners wanted to entice the large 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 video terminals, so the move online was less of a problem than say with chemin de fer.

So here is how you play Keno. You start off by appointing between four and ten numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each selection is called a "spot". In many internet keno games, you can buy different cards for the same draw, and in some games you can even pre-buy for future games.

Once you have submitted your choices, 20 balls with numbers will "drop" into a capsule from a tube. If enough of your numbers are drawn, you win. It’s that easy. You will obviously win more, if more of your spots come up, like with lotteries.

Most internet keno games allow you to purchase cards between 5c and $5, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot winnings of up to 50,000 dollars are not uncommon.

Simple? Yes. So there has to be a catch? Absolutely. The house edge with Keno is 30 percent or more, the WORST of any online casino game. The odds of landing on a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a big margin the worst game you might possibly bet on. If you want a game of chance wager on slots.