Let's say straight away.Keno is, like any lottery, basically a guessing game. Winning keno numbers are selected completely at random. So the bottom line is that no keno strategy is ever going to be really successful at predicting what will come out. Having said that, there are some things you can do to edge the odds in your favour.
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for the best payout schedules If you're playing keno online the pay schedule is determined largely by what type of gaming software the casino runs on. And we've worked out the expected payouts on all the main software brands and listed for you which casinos run on each type.
Most keno games allow you to choose 1 to 15 spots (numbers). You might also find special games that allow a lot more numbers to be chosen. The numbers of spots you pick doesn't affect the cost of your bet. The more you pick the better your chances that at least some of them will be drawn out. But, that doesn't necessarily mean you have a better chance of winning because you will need to catch more of them before you win anything. For instance, if you pick a 6-spot, in most casinos you wouldn't win anything unless at least 3 of them were drawn. So it's a balancing act between selecting enough numbers to give you a reasonable chance of catching a few, but not so many that you have to catch lots before you get a payout. Regular players tend to opt for between 4 and 8 numbers. If
you choose less than 4 spots, the payout schedules mean that it
isn't worth it - the payouts are relatively low and the house has
too large an advantage. More on keno payout schedules If
you're a Jackpot hunter: On any pay schedule the BIGGEST
jackpot is on maximum spots. But sadly, the more
spots you pick, the more remote your chan ces of winning. But we've found one site where you can bet several ways on the same keno draw: You can increase your chances of some kind of win from the set of numbers you have selected by betting on a variety of 'ways'. If,
for instance, you have selected 8 numbers as an 8-spot, you could
at the same time group them as two 4-spots. You would then have
3 separate wagers on the same set of numbers. If all 8 came up you
would collect 3 lots of winnings (But of course if none of them
came up you would lose all three stakes!) See
our tips on keno wagering
Keno Odds and Payout Percentages
The results of the draw are also displayed on video screens that located throughout the casino and in the keno lounge pay off depending on various modes of play. The object of the keno game is to choose numbers that are direct hits. These twenty numbers are on balls which are drawn randomly from a hopper. The balls are mixed together and then read by a casino dealer. If you are playing online, then the numbers will more than likely be selected by a RNG, which is simply an acronym for a computerized program known as a random number generator. Usually players use special black markers or crayons for marking the ticket and then you take it to a teller, called a keno writer in the United Kingdom, where it is verified and replicated as a computerized ticket. Best Odds Keno Bets
Most casinos do include some betting bonuses in their pay out schedule, but in general (and keep in mind that this is just a guideline) most keno payout schedules look something like this: Play
6 numbers (spots) "Play 6 numbers" refers to the payoffs won when you mark the winning 6 numbers on your keno ticket. "Numbers" are also sometimes called "spots". For instance, if you play five numbers you are said to be "playing a five-spot". If you play six numbers you are playing a “six spot.” You can play as many or as few numbers – the above payout schedule is just an example of what a keno payout schedule might look at. The term $1 means you can bet $1 on your ticket. From looking at the above payout table you can see why Keno is so popular. It is actually possible to make $1500 by placing a $1 bet. There is no strategic advantage to betting more than the minimum recommended in the casino’s keno payout schedule; the payoffs simply mirror the scale of your bet. If you "only" catch 5 numbers your payoff will always be substantially less, and so on, down to a $1 payoff for catching any 3 of the 6 you selected. However, if you catch fewer than 3 numbers, your ticket is pretty much worthless. As the payoff table shows, if you play 6 numbers and catch all 6, a $1 ticket will return $1500. However the odds of this happening are about 7500 to 1. How to Increase Your Odds of Winning
However, one drawback of playing as many numbers as possible is that the more numbers you mark the more you have to get exactly dead on in order for you to score anything. The biggest mistake made by beginning players is playing too many numbers at first – this is one way that the casinos can suck your money away from you. When it comes to keno there is only one universal truth – the odds are the same no matter what you play. The payoffs are set such that in dollar terms the house percentage is pretty much the same regardless of how many numbers are won. In addition your true odds of winning at keno – striking ten out ten numbers are in keno the odds against picking 10 out of 10 numbers are 8,911,702-1. Payouts in lotteries, bingo and keno vary depending on the number of tickets sold in each game, but the keno pay out is $2 million-less than a quarter of the odds against the house. Odds
of Winning the Top Prize Sometimes there is bonus for making off a lot of numbers (such as 15) if you hit a certain number. In most casinos, that winning bonus number is the number 0. If you happen to be in a casino and there are keno games offering a bonus, then your best winning strategy is to play the bonus number (or numbers) as often as you can.
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