How to play Keno
Keno is one of the easiest gambling games there is. In fact, if you know how to play in the state lottery you practically know how to play keno. When you enter any casino, you will see dozens of keno tickets spread all over the place. If you don’t see any keno cards you can always approach the keno desk and ask for several tickets and even a brochure about the keno house rules.
A keno ticket is divided into 8 rows with 10 numbers in each which means it has 80 different numbers on it. Inside the casino there is also a transparent sphere in which 80 small balls are placed, each ball is numbered according to the numbers on the card. In order to play you need to mark a specific amount of numbers, according to the house rules. Different casinos have different limitations but generally the top limitation is 20 balls, as only 20 balls are drawn. There also additional fields that you need to fill in order to play, such as the number of times you want to play the card or the way you want to play it. Let's say that in a specific casino a card costs 2 dollars and you want to play it for 5 games then the total price of the ticket is 10 dollars.
As soon as you finished filling your ticket you need to head over to the keno desk and hand the teller your ticket and your wager. He in turn will hand you a copy of your ticket so you can follow the results. The numbers that came up from the sphere are being transmitted on electronic boards throughout the casino. It is impossible to miss them!
The most important part of playing keno is collecting the prize. As soon as you see the results and find out you have won there is no time to spend. The cash prizes must be collected before the next game begins or else they are forfeited. In most big casinos a keno game takes place every 10 to 20 minutes, so you definitely don't have a moment to spare. Rush to the keno desk and present the winning ticket right away.
It is important to remember that keno serves an entertaining part in most. Keno has fixed odds that can not be changed. There is no element of skill that will help you increase your chances or reduce the house edge. So the most important thing to remember while playing bingo is to have fun!
Thomas Rollins, Editor 26/10/05
