Keno is similar to Lotto. It was first introduced in China many years ago. The game was brought to the USA in the mid 1800's by the Chinese immigrants who came to work in the mines and on the railroad. It is a very popular game and very easy to play. It is an exciting pastime and, most importantly, it offers the possibility of winning large payouts on relatively small wagers.

Keno is easy to learn and fun to play. It is one of the oldest games played in modern casinos and almost certainly the one that has undergone the least change. Keno is played in much the same fashion as most national and state lotteries around the world.

The concept is very simple. There is a large Keno board with numbers from one (1) to eighty (80). In a basket, wire cage or plastic bubble there are balls numbered from one (1) to eighty (80). Twenty of the balls are drawn randomly and it is up to the player to predict which numbers will be drawn and to place a bet on as many as fifteen of those numbers. You may choose to bet on any number of ‘spots’ (up to 15) for the price of one ticket. The price of the ticket is not dependent on the number of spots chosen. The more spots that you correctly predict the higher the payout.

In a game of Keno, a person tries to correctly predict a certain amount of numbers pulled from the eighty keno numbers. The amount of numbers that is needed varies from casino to casino. Payoffs are also different depending on the casino. Generally, you can select between one to ten numbers. The more numbers you correctly guess, the more you win.

To play, one must fill out a Keno card. The first step is to put an "X" through all the numbers on the card that you wish to play. Next, mark off how many games you"d like to play in the "number of games" box.

Finally, in the "#Spots/Way Rate" space, fill in how many numbers you"ve selected. Now give the card to the Keno writer who will in return give you a ticket with the numbers you have selected on it.

Payout Schedule
The Payout Schedule for Keno is dependent on the number of ‘spots’ which you choose.

Below is the table showing the payout schedules for the various numbers of 'spots' chosen:

Numbers of Spots selected (1 to 8)

# ofcatches	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	3	1	1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
2	-	9	2	2	1	1	0.5	0.5
3	-	-	16	6	3	2	1	1
4	-	-	-	12	15	3	6	3
5	-	-	-	-	50	30	12	6
6	-	-	-	-	-	75	36	19
7	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	90
8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	720

# ofcatches	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0
3	1	1	1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
4	2	2	1	1	0.5	0.5	0.5
5	4	3	2	2	3	2	1
6	8	5	6	4	4	3	2
7	20	10	15	24	5	5	5
8	80	30	25	72	20	12	15
9	1200	600	180	250	80	50	50
10	-	1800	1000	500	240	150	150
11	-	-	3000	2000	500	500	300
12	-	-	-	4000	3000	1000	600
13	-	-	-	-	6000	2000	1200
14	-	-	-	-	-	7500	2500
15	-	-	-	-	-	-	10000

The first column indicates the number of catches. This is cross-referenced to the number of spots selected that is indicated by the other fifteen columns.

To use the table, look across the top for the number of 'spots' you chose, then follow that column down to the row where it crosses the number of catches you made. The number at the intersection of the row and column is the payout ratio you will receive. The presence of a ‘-’ indicates no pay out as does a 0.

For example:
6 catches off eleven spots will pay out six times your initial bet.
2 catches off eleven spots will pay out half your initial bet.
5 catches off six spots will pay out thirty times your initial bet.