Keno is a game of pure chance and is very close to Lotto games. The game was brought over to the U.S. by Chinese expatriates in the 19th century. As with lotto games, it’s a very easy to play, and it is endearing as substantial jackpots are offered for very little bets. Keno is played at saloons, clubs and community centers all over the world today. Unfortunately it shares another characteristic with lottery games – horrible odds.

Rationally, Keno happen upon its way into internet casinos as it was an easy game to create, and internet casino operators wanted to benefit from the big land based Keno fan base online. What was even more in the favor of online casinos was that many people were accustomed to wagering on Keno on video screens, so the move online was less of a encumbrance than say with twenty-one.

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

After you have submitted your selection, 20 balls with numbers will "drop" into a hopper from a barrel. If enough of your numbers are selected, you win. It is that easy. You will obviously gain more, if more of your spots are landed on, like with lotteries.

Most online keno games allow you to buy cards between 5c and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot fortunes of up to 50 000 dollars are not uncommon.

Easy? Absolutely. So there should be a problem? Yeah. The house advantage with Keno is 30 percent or more, the WORST of any internet casino game. The expectation of hitting a number is 0.25percent. Keno is by a wide margin the atrocious game you can possibly bet on. If you are seeking a game of luck wager on slots.