Keno is a game of pure chance and is very close to lottery games. The game was brought to the US of A by Chinese expatriates in the nineteenth century. As with lotto games, it is an absolutely easy to enjoy, and it is endearing as large jackpots are offered for very tiny bets. Keno is played at saloons, clubs and community centers all over the planet today. Unfortunately it shares another similarity with lottery games – horrendous odds.

Logically, Keno found its way into casinos on the internet as it was an easy game to build, and internet casino owners wanted to benefit from the huge land based Keno players online. What was even more in the favor of casinos on the internet was that many gamblers were accustomed to wagering on Keno on video terminals, so the move on to the internet was a insignificant hurdle than say with twenty-one.

So here is how you enjoy Keno. You start off by appointing between four and ten numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each selection is describe as a "spot". In many online keno games, you can purchase many cards for the same draw, and in many games you can even pre-buy for upcoming games.

After you have submitted your selection, twenty numbered balls will "drop" into a hopper from a barrel. If enough of your spots are picked, you win. That simple. You will obviously win more, if more of your numbers appear, like with lotteries.

Most keno online games allow you to purchase cards between 5c and $5, and pay out in multiples of your card value. Jackpot prizes of up to $50,000 are not uncommon.

Simple? Yeah. So there must be a catch? Yeah. The gambling casino edge with Keno is thirty percent or greater, the WORST of any online casino game. The expectation of hitting a number is 0.25percent. Keno is by a long shot the atrocious game you might possibly wager on. If you are looking for a game of luck gamble on slot machines.