28 Jan 08

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Keno is a casino game of pure chance and is extremely close to Lotto games. Keno was imported to america by Chinese migrants in the 1800’s. As with lottery games, it is a very simple to play, and it is attractive as huge jackpots are offered for astonishingly minute wagers. Keno is played at pubs, clubs and rec centers all around the world today. Regrettably it shares other characteristics with lotto games – terrible odds.

Rationally, Keno found its way into online betting houses as it was an easy game to develop, and betting house operators wanted to capture the big land based Keno players on the web. What helped even more for internet betting houses was that a lot of players were used to gambling on Keno on electronic terminals, so the move on the web was less of a problem than say with twenty-one.

So here is how you wager on Keno. You begin by picking between 4 and ten numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each selection is referred to as a "spot". In most internet keno games, you can purchase numerous tickets for the same game, and in certain games you can even pre buy for up-coming games.

Once you have submitted your picks, twenty numbered balls will "drop" into a tube from a bucket. If sufficient of your numbers are picked, you succeed. It’s that easy. You’ll obviously earn more if more of your selected spots come up, like with lottos. Most internet keno games permit you to buy tickets between five cents and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. JackpotGrand prizes of up to 50,000 dollars are not uncommon.

A breeze? Yes. So there has to be a hook? Yes. The house advantage with Keno is 30 percent or more, the absolute worst of any internet casino game. The odds of hitting a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a big margin the most dreadful game you could probably play. If you are looking for a game of chance wager on slots. If you like to throw cash away, gamble on Keno. Very few players really make any real returns.