Keno

Keno is perhaps the ultimate game of chance. Much like the Keno Atlantic Lottery in Canada, Keno is all about picking numbers and waiting for the casino RNGs to select winners. The game of Keno has been around for eons, but it’s more popular today than ever before. Originally from China, Keno dates back around 2,000 years. It was known as pai-ko p’iao, or white pigeon ticket. Keno debuted in North America in the 1840s with Chinese immigrants, and its popularity soon went mainstream in the 20th century.

We are proud to present you with this stylish, and hugely rewarding gambling game right here at 888casino Canada. The modern-day game of online Keno is played with virtual tickets, with numbers in squares. These numbers typically include selections from 1 – 80. Players are allowed to bet on as many as 10 numbers in Classic Keno games online. Payouts are made according to the number of hits registered. Let it be known that the house edge in Keno is pretty substantial, as much as 25%, but when those big wins come they are huge!

First off, Keno is a game completely determined by chance. There’s no two ways about it. But since you’re here at 888casino Canada, you’ve no doubt got a little gambler in you. Welcome to the ‘How to Play Keno’ guide. We’re thrilled to host you on our Orbit gaming platform, where your lucky Keno numbers will be selected. Keno is similar to lottery-style games where you pick winning numbers from a given set of options. All outcomes of Keno games are governed by Lady Luck alone. There is no effective strategy that you can employ to pick winning numbers – it’s all about riding the wave of good fortune to Keno jackpot central.

We’re here to show you how to play Keno the quick & easy way. Let’s get started. Take a look at the Keno board. There you will find numbers 1 through 80 listed. Your task is to pick 10 numbers from 1 – 80. Simply run your mouse over them, highlight them and you’re golden. Once you’ve selected 10 lucky Keno numbers, from 80 possible selections the RNGs will take care of the rest. Every Keno game at 888 allows you to pick 10 numbers. Once you select a number, it turns green. You can easily deselect numbers if you change your mind, or if you get a good feeling about different numbers. Click the number again to deselect, and then choose the numbers you want.

Betting options in Keno are pretty diverse. You can place small bets for affordable Keno selections, or go big with super-sized bets for more pay to your play. Remember, it’s 10 numbers that you’re chasing down. You can use the automatic Keno number selection option to auto-select options in Keno. It’s a breeze. This lottery-style game plays out beautifully, and anyone can play and win Keno at 888casino. At the bottom of the Keno Board, you’ll notice a full listing of Hit Payouts. These mirror the number of Keno matches in your individual game. Player bet selections range from 1 through 5. Just pick any of the following options when placing bets in Keno: Bet 1 – Bet 3 – Bet 5. It’s your choice.

For every incremental bet increase, your payouts will grow accordingly. At 888casino Canada, you’re well positioned to play multiple games of Keno at the same time. Perhaps you’d like to auto-play 5 or 10 Keno games? It’s definitely worth checking out – the more you play, the more you can win. The Classic Keno random number generator selects numbers for each game, and displays them on the electronic Keno Board. Beneath the Keno Board, you’ll notice the numbers you have matched with the RNG-selected Keno numbers for every round of play. Individual game results, and attendant payouts are readily available too. Info on all of your winnings from the last round of play are also displayed on screen. Once a round of Keno ends, you can simply select your favorite Keno numbers again and draw another round.

KENO TIP: Some players prefer the same numbers on every round of play. It’s easy to play this way; simply click on ‘Repeat Bet’.

The probability of any number coming up in Classic Keno is 1:80. That means your odds are 1.25% for any given number. But the odds of matching any number with the 20 picked Keno numbers are 1/80 X 20/1 = 20/80. For your second Keno number, your odds are 1/79 for that number to come up, but the odds of matching that in the 20 Keno numbers are 19/1. So, the overall odds for your second number are 19/79. To get total odds, multiply the individual odds. The same rationale can be applied to 3, 4, 5… 10 Keno numbers on the board. Overall, your odds of winning Keno with all 10 of your numbers being included in the 20 drawn numbers is 1: 8,911,711 – just like a lottery game!

Some players swear by their Keno strategies, but the best you can do is employ a commonsense approach to betting, with your bankroll. Set a Keno budget and stick to it. Various Keno betting combinations can be employed to spice up your game and keep it really exciting.

Some Keno players use scientific calculators to determine their odds of winning. Truth be told, you’re going to see huge numbers with seemingly improbably odds. With Classic Keno games, there are 80 numbers on the Keno Board. Players must select 10 numbers, and the RNG will only draw 20 random numbers from those 80. As a player, you are only concerned with matching your 10 numbers with the 20 drawn numbers. Keno paydays are determined by 3 primary factors, namely:

• How many of your chosen numbers actually hit?
• How many Keno numbers did you play per game?
• How much did you bet on each Keno game that you played?

888casino Canada makes it really easy for you to use your keyboard to simplify the Keno betting process. You have several options available, including the following:

• Click on ‘1’ to Bet 1.
• Click on ‘3’ to Bet 3.
• Click on ‘5’ to Bet 5.
• If you want to Deal 10 Numbers, then simply click on the Spacebar.
• For a New game of Keno, simply click on ‘N’.
• To repeat your Keno bet, simply click on ‘R’.

To return to the Lobby, click the ‘Backspace’ button on your keyboard.