Updated On: July 11, 2011, 1:55 am

  • An Introduction to the Game of Keno

    If you haven't heard of a game of Keno before then this short piece of introduction will be helpful to you. New players need not be intimidated by this game since it is really very easy. We'll also go over how simple it is to play this game and see what exciting opportunities it offers to the would be Keno player.

    Keno is much like bingo or lottery, which means that this is a numbers game. Though Keno may have similarities with both games, it surely has some very unique features that attracts a lot of players from all walks of life. Where players use bingo cards or lottery tickets, Keno players will use of course use Keno tickets. Such Keno tickets are really a whole lot different than a bingo card or a lottery ticket.

    A Keno ticket will have a total of 80 numbers on it, which sometimes is quite overwhelming when a player lays eyes on it for the first time. You don't have to fret or be annoyed by the large number of options right in front of you on your ticket. All you have to do is to pick only a maximum of 20 numbers out of the 80 you see on your Keno ticket. Usually you put an 'X' over the numbers you would like to bet on. How many numbers you choose is all up to you in the game of Keno.

    From here on the game is pretty much on its own. Since all you have to do is submit your Keno ticket to the booth, pay for each number you wagered on, and get a computer print out of your chosen numbers and wait for the winning numbers to be drawn.

    The traditional Keno game will go about with the selection of winning numbers like a lottery or bingo where ping pong like balls will be picked out and the 20 winning numbers will be printed on each of the selected balls. If this is the case then you have a caller, the casino employee that announces the chosen numbers. Some casinos will have a computer doing the selection of the numbers and have them displayed on a screen for all to see.

    The next step would be to check your ticket and compare them to numbers announced or otherwise displayed. Then you go over to the booth and collect your winnings. You'll notice that this game is like a fast-paced lottery where you can immediately see get the results. The way the numbers are chosen and announced does seem like bingo or lottery.

    You can be sure that Keno adds zest into just picking numbers out on a ticket. In fact, there are more ways than one to pick numbers and improve your winning chances in this game. You might like to learn more of the types of Keno tickets, but all we have here in this introduction is enough for you to try the game out for the first time.