Keno is a game of pure randomness and is very similar to lottery games. The game was brought to the US of A by Chinese immigrants in the nineteenth century. As with lotto games, it is a dead simple to play, and it is enjoyable as large fortunes are available for very little bets. Keno is enjoyed at taverns, clubs and recreation center all over the world today. Unfortunately it shares another weak point with lotto games – terrible odds.
Logically, Keno found its way into online casinos as it was a simple game to create, and internet casino software operators wanted to entice 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 wagering on Keno on video terminals, so the move online was less of a barrier than say with twenty-one.
So here is how you play Keno. You begin by selecting between four and ten numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each selection is describe as a "spot". In many internet keno games, you can purchase countless tickets for the same draw, and in a few games you can even pre purchase for upcoming games.
Once you have submitted your selection, 20 numbered balls will "drop" into a hopper from a tube. If enough of your numbers are selected, you win. That’s all there is. You will obviously amass more, if more of your spots surface, like with lotteries.
Most internet keno games allow you to buy cards between five cents and $5, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot fortunes of up to fifty thousand dollars are not uncommon.
Simple? Absolutely. So there must be a problem? Absolutely. The casino edge with Keno is thirty percent or more, the WORST of any internet casino game. The odds of landing on a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a wide margin the awful game you might possibly gamble on. If you want a game of randomness bet on slot machines.
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