Keno is a game of pure randomness and is very close to lottery games. The game was brought over to the U.S.A by Chinese immigrants in the 19th aeon. As with lotto games, it’s a very simple to enjoy, and it is endearing as big 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 characteristic with lotto games – horrendous odds.
Understandably, Keno found its way into online casinos as it was an easy game to build, and online casino software owners wanted to catch the large land based Keno fan base on the internet. What was even more in the favor of internet casinos was that many people were used to wagering on Keno on video screens, so the move on to the internet was less of a hurdle than say with chemin de fer.
So here is how you enjoy Keno. You start off by choosing between four and ten numbers from a total of 80 numbers. Each selection is referred to as a "spot". In many online keno games, you can buy different cards for the same draw, and in a few games you can even pre-buy for upcoming games.
Once you have submitted your choices, 20 numbered balls will "enter" into a hopper from a tube. If enough of your spots are drawn, you win. That simple. You will obviously win more, if more of your spots come up, like with lotteries.
Most internet keno games allow you to buy tickets between 5c and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot prizes of up to $50 000 are not uncommon.
Easy? Yeah. So there has to be a problem? Yes. The gambling casino advantage with Keno is thirty percent or higher, the WORST of any internet casino game. The odds of landing on a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a wide margin the atrocious game you could possibly wager on. If you want a game of luck wager on slots.