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Keno is a game of pure speculation and is very similar to Lotto games. The game was brought over to the US of A by Chinese expatriates in the nineteenth century. As with lottery games, it’s a very simple to play, and it is endearing as substantial prizes are offered for very tiny wagers. Keno is played at bars, clubs and civic center all over the world today. Unfortunately it shares another weakness with lotto games – horrendous expectations.

Logically, Keno hit upon its way into internet casinos as it was a simple game to create, and internet casino software operators wanted to entice the big brick and mortar Keno fan base online. What was even more in the favour of online casinos was that many people were accustomed to betting on Keno on electronic terminals, so the move online was less of a hurdle than say with twenty-one.

So here is how you play Keno. You start off by selecting between 4 and 10 numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each selection is called a "spot". In many internet keno games, you can purchase multiple tickets for the same draw, and in a few games you can even pre-buy for future games.

After you have submitted your selection, twenty numbered balls will "enter" into a capsule from a barrel. If enough of your spots are picked, you win. That simple. You will obviously gain more, if more of your numbers hit, like with lottos.

Most internet keno games allow you to buy tickets between five cents and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your card value. Jackpot prizes of up to 50,000 dollars are not uncommon.

Easy? Yeah. So there has to be a problem? Absolutely. The casino advantage with Keno is 30% or higher, the WORST of any internet casino game. The chances of hitting a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a wide margin the worst game you might possibly gamble on. If you are wanting a game of speculation wager on slot machines.