Keno has been a classic gambling game for hundreds of years and it can still be played in most land-based casinos as well as on the internet. In Keno, players select numbers between one and eighty. Once Keno tickets are submitted, the drawing occurs – where twenty random numbers are drawn. Players are rewarded when numbers they selected on their Keno tickets match that which was drawn in the respective Keno game.
Keno History
The game Keno originated in China hundreds of years ago and it is said that the people in China played the game using sheets with printed symbols. The printed symbols were the first 80 characters out of the Thousand Character Classic, which is a poem. The Chinese then taught the game to other people in other parts of the world and it has since become a popular casino game in many countries. Over the years, there have not been many changes to the actual game. The only changes made to the game consist of different payout tables. Many casinos offer their own payout tables for Keno so always ask about the payouts before playing and do not assume they are the same as the last time you played.
Keno Payouts
Since almost every casino uses their own unique payout table for Keno, it is hard to determine the exact payouts you will receive for winning, because it’s really dependant on where you are playing Keno, as well as how many numbers a Keno player has selected. In order to win when you are paying Keno, you will need to have a certain amount of numbers matched up on your ticket with the numbers being called out. The amount of numbers you need is based on the payout table of the casino you are playing with as well as the amount of numbers you have picked on your ticket.
The more numbers you have matched on your ticket the more money you will win. Some casinos will also payout if you pick a full card of 20 numbers and you do not match any one of the numbers during the game. Many casinos will cap each game of Keno so that a round cannot pay out more then the predetermine amount. For instance, in some casinos, they will payout a maximum $50K per game of Keno played. If there are more winnings during the round then $50K, winning players will only receive a percentage of what they won.
Though payouts vary based on the Keno venue, Keno players can expect to see payouts around the following ranges when making a full selection of fifteen numbers:
Players matching five numbers are paid even money,
Keno players hitting six numbers are paid out two to one,
Seven hits in Keno pays five to one,
Keno players getting eight numbers right scores a 15 to 1 win,
9 numbers correct awards 50 to 1 in Keno,
10 correct numbers hit has a 150 to 1 payday in Keno,
Keno players hitting 11 numbers are paid 300 to 1,
12 Keno numbers gives 600 to 1,
13 numbers in Keno pays 1200 to one
14 Keno numbers hit pays 2500 to 1,
15 numbers hit in Keno results in a 10,000 to 1 payday.
