How to Play Keno & More

                                                                       

Keno is an easy and unique game that is very similar, in many respects, to a lottery. In many countries it has become popular thanks to it television broadcasts. Unlike the versions played in casinos, where players are given paper tickets and marker pens, the online version allows you to relax while the computer does all the marking for you. Many people wonder how it has sustained its popularity when its success is largely based on the atmosphere generated from playing the game live, rather like bingo.

If you have already played Keno at a casino, you will doubtless remember the Keno rooms and the frantic atmosphere bubbling within the room. But online Keno gives you the advantage of better precision, for example automatic marking. In front of the computer screen you can take your time and this will allow you to make better, more in-depth decisions, and therefore increase your likelihood of winning.

Each player receives a grid containing 80 numbers. The aim of the game is to guess which numbers will be drawn from a possible 20, of the overall 80, in each round. For the online version it is a software programme that selects the numbers at random, as a player you can choose to wager on a single number up to a maximum of 10.

It is important to realise that Keno gives a fairly large advantage to the casino, similar to those of Roulette or slot machines, because it is a game of chance. However, online casinos have chosen to compensate this risk by offering greater bonuses to winners.

When one of the numbers chosen by the player is drawn the term they use to let you know is ‘hit'. The amount of profit for the player depends on the value of their wager: for example you could have ‘bet $1', ‘bet $3' or ‘bet $5'. For most of the online casinos the highest possible bet is $5. A player's profit is also dependent on the amount of numbers they have selected each round (i.e. 1-10) and the number of correct predictions.

You begin the game by choosing the numbers you desire from the Keno grid. If you want, there is normally the option for the computer to randomly select the numbers you play with. The button normally says ‘automatic deal 10 numbers'. Once you have selected a number it becomes green. If you want to deselect the said number, simply click on it again.

Once you have decide how many numbers to play with, it is time to decide the value of the bet, $1, $2 or $3. Click on the appropriate button and you will see your potential winnings in the corner of your computer screen.

You can then decide how many rounds you wish to play by clicking ‘play one', ‘play five' or ‘play ten'. After each round of Keno, you will see the results to the left of your screen. You can click on the results to view more specific details for that round. You can save and re-use your numbers for the following round by clicking on ‘repeat bet', or you can change your numbers and repeat the process outlined above. After each round of Keno, you will see the results to the left of your screen. You can click on the results to view more specific details for that round. You can save and re-use your numbers for the following round by clicking on ‘repeat bet', or you can change your numbers and repeat the process outlined above.

Select your bets well; even if you have a limited amount of money to spend, it is probably better to wager either $5 or $10, that way you will get greater rewards in comparison to the wager. Select the right amount of numbers, if you want the game to last a while. The more numbers you choose, the greater the probability that they will be drawn. Remember that numbers are drawn at random, it is impossible to speculate on the results.