Keno is a casino game of chance that closely resembles lottery games today, where the players rely on luck in winning. This game originated from China and was introduced to the Western nations in the 19th Century.

Keno Equipments

Modern manual keno games are characterized by a large container that houses 80 balls, with numbers imprinted on them from 1 to 80, and a ticket that contains a grid with numbers from 1 to 80. In online keno, these features can be seen through graphical representations.

Live casinos use two types of container, the Bubble and the Hand Cage. The Bubble is a transparent circular glass container that has two protruding tubes that are arranged in a V-shaped position and forms a rabbit-like appearance (known as the Rabbit Ears). One tube acts as an inlet for the air blower to mix the balls inside, while the second tube serves as the exit for a ball when it is time to draw a number. The Hand Cage on the other hand is a circular container that is mounted on an axle and is rolled in order to mix the balls. A small opening is opened to let a ball out in order to draw (or 'Call') a number.

Keno Equipments

Modern manual keno games are characterized by a large container that houses 80 balls, with numbers imprinted on them from 1 to 80, and a ticket that contains a grid with numbers from 1 to 80. In online keno, these features can be seen through graphical representations.

Live casinos use two types of container, the Bubble and the Hand Cage. The Bubble is a transparent circular glass container that has two protruding tubes that are arranged in a V-shaped position and forms a rabbit-like appearance (known as the Rabbit Ears). One tube acts as an inlet for the air blower to mix the balls inside, while the second tube serves as the exit for a ball when it is time to draw a number. The Hand Cage on the other hand is a circular container that is mounted on an axle and is rolled in order to mix the balls. A small opening is opened to let a ball out in order to draw (or 'Call') a number.

Online keno games use Random Number Generation technology in calling the winning numbers in place of the mentioned equipments.

How to Play Keno

Keno is very simple to play. On a keno lounge in live casinos, as well as in online keno games, the players are given their ticket, in which they select from 1 to 15 numbers, which are called 'Spots', by marking them on the keno ticket. After selecting spots, the game progresses by drawing 20 winning numbers, one number from time to time. If a number drawn matches one of your selected spots in the keno ticket, it is considered as a 'Catch' or a 'Hit'.

Keno Payouts

Players are paid out according to how many spots they have selected and how many hits they have obtained. Each casino offers their own schedule of payout, known as the paytables. There can be a wide variations of payout odds depending on which casino or online casino the player plays keno at. Typically, the more spots the player chooses and the more hits he obtained, the higher is the payout. Also, most casinos pay out a player who has no hits at all. Thus, it is not strange to see a player being paid $500 for having a catch of 0 out of 20 on a 20-spot keno ticket.