08.07
Think Long And Hard Before You Wager on Keno
Keno is a game of pure chance and is very similar to Lotto games. The game was brought over to the America by Chinese migrants in the nineteenth century. As with lotto games, it’s a dead simple to play, and it is endearing as substantial fortunes are offered for very little wagers. Keno is played at lounges, clubs and rec center all over the planet today. Unfortunately it shares another similarity with lotto games – horrendous expectations.
Logically, Keno found its way into casinos on the internet as it was a simple game to build, and casino operators wanted to benefit from the big land based Keno players online. What was even more in the favour of internet casinos was that many gamblers were used to gambling on Keno on electronic screens, so the move on to the internet was hardly a problem than say with 21.
So here is how you play Keno. You start off by choosing between 4 and ten numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each selection is called a "spot". In many internet keno games, you can buy countless cards for the same draw, and in quite a few games you can even pre purchase for upcoming games.
After you have submitted your choices, 20 numbered balls will "enter" into a hopper from a tube. If enough of your numbers are drawn, you win. That simple. You will obviously come away with more, if more of your spots come up, like with lottos.
Most internet keno games allow you to buy tickets between 5 cents and $5, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot winnings of up to $50 000 are not uncommon.
Simple? Absolutely. So there should be a catch? Yeah. The gambling casino edge with Keno is 30% or greater, the WORST of any internet casino game. The odds of hitting a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a long shot the awful game you might possibly wager on. If you want a game of luck gamble on slot machines.