Keno is like Bingo without the letters. You have a board in front of you with 80 numbers on it. You pick however many numbers you want up to a maximum set by the casino, paying the casino for each number you choose. The more numbers, the greater the chance of winning, but the expense increases as well. The casino draws 20 balls with numbers on them at random. You win based on how many matches you made with the casino. It's a simple game, but you can give yourself more of an edge with a few basic facts.
The odds in the particular game of Keno change with the type of gambling house you use. There are three; state run games found in restaurants or bars, gambling houses specializing in Keno with no other games offered and video Keno games found on machines in big casinos or on the internet. Gambling houses with nothing other than Keno have widely varying payoff percentages. Internet Keno pays back 90 percent, almost double the 50 percent of state run games.
One way to make the odds work for you is to compare the payoff and cost for the amount of numbers you buy. It's isn't always an even progression. Some games will charge no more for seven numbers than they do for six.
Remember, casinos don't like games which make them pay out more than they take in. Keno odds range from returning 25 cents on each dollar wagered to 90 cents. Playing Keno, or any other form of organized gambling, is like using a dollar bill changer that returns less than a dollar in change. In the very short run, a gambler might take away more than he bets. But, the more they play, the more they lose.
