Keno is a simple number game that is highly popular among casino goers. This is because just for a dollar it gives you the chance to win a million dollars. You can choose your numbers for a keno ticket from one to twenty. The ticket has space for eighty numbers arranged in the form of a grid. The player has to mark these numbers as the keno writer calls them out during a game. Before the game begins, you must specify the betting amount in the given column.
Next, you enter the total numbers you have selected. Remember that you must claim the winnings of one round within five minutes before the next round begins; else you lose the entire amount. You can use the same ticket for twenty games in the multi-race version of keno. In this variation, you get your prize at the end of the twentieth round and you must retain the same numbers for all the rounds. A new version of this game permits players to play almost a thousand games and gives them a huge period of a year to claim their winnings.
You must keep the receipt issued by the keno writer so that you can claim the prize. The computer randomly picks twenty numbers and the winner is the player with the maximum number of matches. You cannot predict the outcome of the computer as it is a random selection and every number has an equal chance of occurrence. So do not fall for keno winning systems that help you predict the numbers.
Before you learn the tips and tricks to win at keno, familiarize yourself with the basic rules and terms associated with it. The first type of bet is the straight up bet where you select six numbers. The machine them selects any twenty numbers and you get your prize depending on the payoffs. You get back your bet only if you get three out of six numbers, three times the bet for four numbers, more than eighty times for five numbers and hit the jackpot of three thousand dollars for getting all six numbers.
Your payoffs increase if you bet larger amounts. The smallest permissible bet is of two dollars and the largest one is of seventy dollars. You can select up to fifteen numbers with some casinos permitting even twenty numbers for this bet. However, your chances of winning reduce when you choose more numbers. For variety, you can play with a pair of numbers on a ticket, but this has no effect on your chances of winning.
Keno games are heavily biased in the casino’s favor; however, the chance of hitting the jackpot is what lures players to the game. Hence, the idea is to play fewer numbers and never more than six or seven at the maximum. First, choose your six numbers and write them in the provided space on the keno ticket. The idea is to choose more numbers and then shorten your list to the chosen six numbers.
Do not mark the numbers and then move the four numbers on every row to a standard keno form. You will then have three tickets with twelve numbers in all. If you put three dollars for three tickets, it gives you three attempts at wagering on the four numbers on one ticket. A single win will net you more than a hundred dollars while a full six jackpot will net you three hundred and fifty dollars.
Besides a straight bet, you can make a way bet by placing several wagers on the same ticket without paying any money for these extra wagers. For this, you must choose three groups of three numbers and make three bets instead of one. You may combine way bet by placing six bets on a single ticket.
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7:29 am on October 8th, 2009
Keno is one of my favorite games too. I prefer the keno offered at Playtech casinos. A listing of Playtech casinos with awesome keno can be found at http://www.ranked-online-casinos.com/keno-online-casinos.html
I play keno any time I get the chance. In fact, I hit 8 out of 10 numbers while eating in the cafe at The Bellagio once.
7:29 am on October 8th, 2009
Obviously, like everyone has said, 21 to gamble in Vegas… But, when you turn 21, don't play Keno.. you have the worst odds and payouts in that game, the house can have over 25% edge…
7:29 am on October 8th, 2009
I was just surfing around the net earlier today and I found a good keno site that I bookmarked. I'll share it with you now since it looks like you are hoping to find the same thing I was looking for earlier. http://www.keno-rules-tips-strategy.com is the site. They have some neat pay table info for keno and there are several online casinos on the site with good keno pay tables as well. Good luck if you go play some keno tonight! I'll be pulling for you.
7:29 am on October 8th, 2009
A.Select six numbers between one and eighty and place them in the selections boxes at the top of the chart. As an example we'll say that you've chosen numbers: 13, 27, 28, 33, 41 and 79.
B. Copy your six selections vertically down the chart into the light colored boxes. You are only permitted to place your numbers in the light colored boxes in each plan.
C. Transfer the four numbers on each ticket line to a standard keno entry form. You'll end up with three tickets of four numbers each.
7:29 am on October 8th, 2009
I play Caveman Keno it pays pretty well. I have played all different versions of keno. Including 20 card keno which you play 4 coins per hand max pennies to nickels. I usually do well with a box patern on that. I have one hand that I play on 1 card keno I seem to do well with on a ten number hand. I play a checkerboard style which i won $1,000 the playing 4 quarters on the first 20 dollars. Its all experimental and luck from inside you. You just have to find some numbers that work for you and once you win with them stick with them. Although I have hit 850 dollars one time radomly picking rows of numbers with in the first two plays that I picked it. But Thats about it. I personally think that playing 4-4,5-5,6-6 numbers are a waste of time. You have a better chance at a 7 of 10 or 8 of 10 or even 6-10 to keep you playing. Thats my advice.
7:29 am on October 8th, 2009
There's a sucker born every minute. Don't be so gullible.
7:29 am on October 8th, 2009
Dude. I want your church.
7:29 am on October 8th, 2009
Spots…Probability
00.08826623772003
10.26646411387178
20.32814562171247
30.21478622512089
40.08150370149677
50.01830258559927
60.00236671365508
70.00016045516306
80.00000434566067
7:29 am on October 8th, 2009
I won $10, but my buddy…he made $500, I think he paid $1 for his keno card at Excalibur. It was one of those pick 20, and of his 20 picks…none of his picks actually showed up..so he actually made $500 that way. It was on the last 10 minutes of our trip (lucky bastard). Anyway the odds of winning Keno are pretty bad, just like every other game. But the cool thing about Keno is there is no real strategy, and it's a game where you can just sit, bet small amounts at a time, and keep getting free drinks.
You'll lose more faster on slots and especially at tables, but again slot machines and tables tend to be more exciting to play and make money faster (if you're lucky). it's kind of up to you, and what you're willing to gamble.
~G