Keno Strategy

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Keno is a game of pure luck and is very close to Lotto games. The game was brought over to the US of A by Chinese migrants in the nineteenth century. As with lottery games, it is a very simple to play, and it is enjoyable as large prizes are offered for very small bets. Keno is enjoyed at saloons, clubs and community centers all over the planet today. Unfortunately it shares another characteristic with lotto games – terrible expectations.

Understandably, Keno found its way into internet casinos as it was an easy game to establish, and online casino software owners wanted to benefit from the big land based Keno fan base on the internet. What was even more in the favour of casinos on the internet was that many players were accustomed to gambling on Keno on electronic screens, so the move online was less of a hurdle than say with chemin de fer.

So here is how you enjoy Keno. You begin by choosing between four and 10 numbers from a total of 80 numbers. Each selection is referred to as a "spot". In many internet keno games, you can buy many tickets for the same draw, and in a few games you can even pre-buy for upcoming games.

Once you have submitted your selection, twenty numbered balls will "drop" into a hopper from a barrel. If enough of your numbers are selected, you win. That simple. You will obviously gain more, if more of your spots appear, like with lottos.

Most online keno games allow you to purchase tickets between 5 cents and 5 dollars, and pay out in multiples of your card value. Jackpot prizes of up to $50,000 are not uncommon.

Simple? Yes. So there should be a problem? Yes. The casino edge with Keno is thirty percent or greater, the WORST of any internet casino game. The odds of hitting a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a long margin the awful game you could possibly bet on. If you are wanting a game of randomness wager on slots.