Keno Guide

Keno is similar to lotto, so by being familiar with any lotto, you already know a lot of what you need to play keno. The only difference between lotto and keno is that keno offers better odds and more frequent games. The drawback - an enormous house advantage of around 30%!

The game contains 3 main components; the keno ticket, the ball hopper or cage and a display board. In its easiest version, the game works like this:

1. Players mark from 1 to 20 spots on a ticket.
   
   
2. A machine of some type selects 20 balls at random, out of 80. Each ball is marked with a number from 1 to 80.
   
   
3. The 20 selected numbers are displayed on the display board.
   
   
4. Players can win if enough of the spots selected on their ticket match the balls drawn.
   
   
5. Almost every winning combination for keno has odds of greater than 10:1 and most are in the 100:1 range or beyond

Keno is basically one of the mathematically worst bets in a casino. Keno is a fun game, and has as many different systems as there are stars in the sky.  They are all usefull if they work for the player and add to the fun of the game.