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Keno has a high house edge that varies; however, the house has the lowest advantage when players bet only on one number. Playing Online Keno Playing online keno is a very entertaining activity that doesn’t require you to leave your home and put on fancy clothes. . In KENO you always bet on the next draw and betting is possible until the start of the draw. From the start of the draw all bets refer to the next draw. If you are not sure to which draw your ticket refers to, compare the number of the draw from your ticket with the number on the screen. Select your country and experience the thrill when Betting with the Best. Ezugi is proud to be the premier live Keno provider, broadcast from our studio in Latvia, we offer a high-quality user interface to ensure the smoothest action, even with an unlimited number of players that can get in on the action simultaneously.
Introduction
Note: The page addresses the conventional keno game, known as Spot Keno, where the player picks 1 to 20 numbers from 1 to 80 and the game draws 20 balls. There are links to keno variants towards the bottom of the page.
Keno is a simple game of luck, much like most lottery games, where the player chooses numbers and hope as many as possible match those randomly drawn by a hopper or machine. The simple form with no multipliers or extra balls is called Spot Keno and is addressed on this page. See the Internal Links section below for many keno variants.
There are two formats for playing keno: live and video. In live keno, the player uses a crayon and paper to indicate his picks. Every few minutes numbers will be a live draw from a hopper filled with numbered balls. In video keno, the player touches a screen, sometimes using a wand, to pick numbers and the machine does the draw randomly.
Like most games of pure luck, the odds in keno are pretty poor. Keep reading to learn more about the rules and how much you can expect to lose on the game.
Rules
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Following are the rules for basic keno:
- The player makes a wager and indicates which numbers he wishes to pick. The picks are made on a slip of paper in live keno and by touching the screen in video keno. The range of numbers the player may pick from is 1 to 80.
- The number of picks the player may make depends on the game itself. Usually the range is 2 to 10 or 1 to 15.
- The game will randomly choose 20 out of 80 balls.
- If the game chooses a number the player chose that is known as a ‘catch.’ The player is paid according to the number of balls he catchs.
Examples
Following are some common video keno pay tables found mostly on Game Maker machines. Bet365 deposit bonus. The bottom row shows the expected return.
Pay Table 1
CatchPick 2Pick 3Pick 4Pick 5Pick 6Pick 7Pick 8Pick 9Pick 100111111111100000000025210000003115321100440105221054004922105561,00027540402572,50050040012085,0001,00050095,0002,0001010,000Return86.08%84.66%85.97%85.79%84.96%85.33%84.57%84.25%86.43%
Pay Table 2
CatchPick 2Pick 3Pick 4Pick 5Pick 6Pick 7Pick 8Pick 9Pick 10000000000010000000002142200000034032210004100144211058009215123361500348112472877760150035214088000470010009900048001010000Return84.18%83.25%86.14%85.31%85.21%85.31%84.17%84.87%86.72%Hit frequency6.01%15.26%25.89%9.67%16.16%23.66%10.23%15.31%6.47%
Pay Table 3
CatchPick 1Pick 2Pick 3Pick 4Pick 5Pick 6Pick 7Pick 8Pick 9Pick 100 — — — — — 13 — — — — -21522 — — — 3435331 — -477124221–57505521126561,60033598402177,0001,450300142810,0004,7001,00099,0004,0001010,000Return75.00%90.19%87.41%87.74%88.06%88.02%87.68%89.07%87.57%88.80%
Pay Table 4
CatchPick 2Pick 3Pick 4Pick 5Pick 6Pick 7Pick 8Pick 9Pick 1000000000001000000000214220000003455331–00485114221058046820126561,50039098442377,0001,550300132810,0004,7001,000910,0004,5001010,000Return84.18%90.19%90.19%90.33%90.76%90.85%90.67%89.93%89.79%
Pay Table 5
CatchPick 1Pick 2Pick 3Pick 4Pick 5Pick 6Pick 7Pick 8Pick 9Pick 100 — — — — — 13 — — — — -21522 — — — 3465331 — -491124221–58107021126561,60040098442477,0001,652335142810,0004,7001,000910,0004,5001010,000Return75.00%90.19%91.58%92.03%91.93%92.67%92.44%92.31%92.00%92.55%
Pay Table 6
CatchPick 2Pick 3Pick 4Pick 5Pick 6Pick 7Pick 8Pick 9Pick 10000011111110000000002153100000033712311–0046428144111517062333082630017570653673252501781158350325225937530010400Return90.19%92.96%92.77%92.72%92.66%92.64%92.62%92.66%92.69%
Pay Table 7
CatchPick 1Pick 2Pick 3Pick 4Pick 5Pick 6Pick 7Pick 8Pick 9Pick 100 — — — — — 13 — — — — -21522 — — — 3485331 — -4100134221–58387522136561,660422100442477,0001,670362146810,0004,7001,000910,0004,5001010,000Return75.00%90.19%94.35%94.78%94.95%94.99%94.92%94.90%93.60%93.20%
The following Pay Table 8 I saw on a 25¢ Aristocrat video poker game at Binion’s Las Vegas on October 13, 2019.
Pay Table 8
CatchPick 2Pick 3Pick 4Pick 5Pick 6Pick 7Pick 8Pick 9Pick 100 — — — — -1 — — — — -21522 — — — 3455331 — -485114221–58046820126561,50039098442377,0001,550300135810,0004,8001,000910,0004,5001010,000Return90.19%90.19%90.19%90.33%90.76%90.85%90.67%90.26%90.28%
Surveys
In 2001 I did a survey of every live keno casino game in Las Vegas. The returns ranged from 65% to 80%. In other words, the house edge was 20% to 35%, making live keno among the worst bets you can make in Las Vegas.
In 2012 I did a similar survey of live keno in Laughlin, which showed a range of return of 50% to 74%.
In 2008 I did a survey of video keno in San Diego. The returns ranged from 84% to 95%.
In 2017 I redid my Las Vegas video keno survey, which can be found at Wizard of Vegas.
Advice
If you must play keno, the only skill is choosing where to play to play and then how many numbers to choose. It makes no difference which numbers you choose. Contrary to popular myth, legitimate keno games, like those in Las Vegas, are fair and every ball has a 1 in 80 chance of being drawn each game. To determine the odds of any keno game you can use my keno calculator. Just put in the pay table and you will see how much you can expect to get back every bet.
However, I tend to think anybody who would take the trouble to analyze the game is probably not playing it in the first place. The odds in video keno are about as bad as slot machines. If you want to lose a lot less money gambling I would highly recommend converting to video poker. For live keno players, I would suggest converting to bingo.
Practice Game
Get your keno fix right here on my practice game.
Calculators
We have calculators to determine the payback for any pay table for the following keno games:
- Keno.
- Power Keno/Super Keno.
- Cleopatra Keno.
- Caveman Keno.
- Caveman Keno Plus.
- Triple Power Keno.
- Extra Draw.
Scouting Guide
When you’re in the casino it would take a long time to put in every pay table through my many calculators above to determine the best game to play. That is why I created two printer-friendly guides you can print out and take with you:
- My Keno Scouting Guide is a short reference to the best available game for any pay table for all the most popular forms of keno. Each game has a table showing the possible pick-10 pay tables available and the best number of picks for that game and its return. See the last page of the guide for a full explanation how to use it.
- My Full Pay Table Report is a longer guide showing every known pay table for all the major keno games and their associated return. For those who want to know the return for any number of picks, not just the best number (which the Keno Scouting Guide provides).
For a printer-friendly document showing keno pay tables and returns for several major keno games please see my Keno Scouting Guide (PDF). Super sky wheel slot machine app. Perfect for printing and taking to the casino to find the best game and pay table available.
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Popular Keno Variants
- Caveman Keno.
- Triple Trouble Keno.
- Power Keno.
- Super Keno.
- Extra Draw Keno (three extra balls).
- Ultimate X Keno.
- Book of Keno.
- Alien Attack Keno.
Internal Links
- Las Vegas Hilton keno games.
- Atlantic City Tropicana keno.
- Jumbo Keno Progressive/Mega 10 — Progressive keno games found at Station Casinos of Las Vegas.
- Progressive keno games at the Boyd and Station casinos.
- Nevada numbers — a progressive lottery game.
- High/Low/Middle Keno — keno game seen at the Lisboa in Macau.
- Extra Draw Keno (two extra balls).
- Jumbo Keno Progressive — kenogame at the Station Casinos.
- Laughlin keno survey.
- Keno sums — Math behind the sum of all 20 balls drawn
Keno games by U1 Gaming
Following are keno games by U1 Gaming.
External Links
Color Keno Premier Bet
- German translation of this keno page.
Written by:Michael Shackleford
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