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Think For a Long Time Before You Gamble on Keno
Keno is a game of pure randomness and is very similar to Lotto games. The game was brought over to the U.S.A by Chinese newcomers in the nineteenth century. As with lotto games, it is a dead simple to enjoy, and it is enjoyable as large prizes are offered for very tiny bets. Keno is played at saloons, clubs and community centers all over the planet today. Unfortunately it shares another characteristic with lotto games – terrible expectations.
Logically, Keno happen upon its way into casinos on the internet as it was an easy game to create, and online casino software operators wanted to ensnare the big land based Keno players on the internet. What was even more in the favour of internet casinos was that many players were used to gambling on Keno on electronic screens, so the move online was hardly a barrier than say with blackjack.
So here is how you play Keno. You start off by choosing between 4 and ten numbers from a total of 80 numbers. Each choice is called a "spot". In many online keno games, you can purchase different tickets for the same draw, and in a handful games you can even pre-buy for upcoming games.
Once you have submitted your selection, twenty balls with numbers will "enter" into a capsule from a tube. If enough of your numbers are picked, you win. That simple. You will obviously earn more, if more of your numbers hit, like with lotteries.
Most internet keno games allow you to purchase tickets between 5 cents and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your card value. Jackpot winnings of up to $50 000 are not uncommon.
Simple? Absolutely. So there should be a catch? Yes. The gambling casino edge with Keno is thirty percent or higher, the WORST of any online casino game. The chances of hitting a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a big margin the awful game you can possibly gamble on. If you want a game of speculation play slots.