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Think Carefully Before You Wager on Keno
Keno is a game of pure randomness and is very close to Lotto games. The game was brought over to the America by Chinese immigrants in the nineteenth century. As with lotto games, it is a very easy to enjoy, and it is attractive as big prizes are available for very small wagers. Keno is played at lounges, clubs and community centers all over the world today. Unfortunately it shares another similarity with lotto games – horrendous odds.
Logically, Keno found its way into casinos on the internet as it was a simple game to establish, and casino operators wanted to entice the giant land based Keno players on the internet. What was even more in the favour of online casinos was that many gamblers were used to betting on Keno on electronic screens, so the move on to the internet was less of a barrier than say with twenty-one.
So here is how you enjoy Keno. You start off by appointing between 4 and 10 numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each selection is called a "spot". In many internet keno games, you can purchase multiple cards for the same draw, and in a handful games you can even pre-buy for upcoming games.
After you have submitted your choices, twenty numbered balls will "enter" into a hopper from a tube. If enough of your spots are picked, you win. It is that easy. You will obviously earn more, if more of your spots hit, like with lotteries.
Most keno internet games allow you to purchase tickets between five cents and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your ticket value. Jackpot prizes of up to $50 000 are not uncommon.
Simple? Yes. So there has to be a problem? Yeah. The gambling casino advantage with Keno is 30% or greater, the WORST of any internet casino game. The chances of hitting a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a big margin the worst game you might possibly bet on. If you are wanting a game of speculation bet on slot machines.