Keno is a game of pure luck and is very similar to Lotto games. The game was brought over to the U.S. by Chinese migrants in the nineteenth century. As with lottery games, it is an absolutely easy to play, and it is enchanting as substantial jackpots are offered for very little bets. Keno is played at lounges, clubs and civic center all over the world today. Unfortunately it shares another characteristic with lotto games – horrendous odds.
Logically, Keno hit upon its way into internet casinos as it was a simple game to develop, and casino operators wanted to benefit from the large land based Keno fan base online. What was even more in the favor of online casinos was that many gamblers were used to gambling on Keno on electronic screens, so the move on to the internet was less of a encumbrance than say with blackjack.
So here is how you enjoy Keno. You start off by choosing between four and ten numbers from a total of 80 numbers. Each choice is called a "spot". In many online keno games, you can purchase many cards for the same draw, and in many games you can even pre-buy for future games.
After you have submitted your choices, 20 balls with numbers will "drop" into a hopper from a barrel. If enough of your numbers are selected, you win. That simple. You will obviously win more, if more of your spots hit, like with lottos.
Most online keno games allow you to buy tickets between 5c and 5 dollars, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot winnings of up to 50 000 dollars are not uncommon.
Easy? Yeah. So there has to be a catch? Absolutely. The house edge with Keno is thirty percent or higher, the WORST of any internet casino game. The expectation of hitting a number is 0.25percent. Keno is by a wide shot the awful game you could possibly wager on. If you want a game of speculation bet on slot machines.