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Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 Time: 12:54 AM
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Keno is a simple and easy to play lottery type game that is very popular in casinos and can be found in many video poker spots as well. The name Keno comes from China and means “Chinese lottery”. The Chinese used Keno as a way of fundraising for their army many centuries ago. There is even a legend that says the Keno-type lottery game was used to raise funds to build The Great Wall of China!

Let’s talk about the rules

Keno is now offered in many online casinos. The rules to Keno are very easy to follow:

* First, you pick any amount of numbers, up to fifteen, from a choice of 80 numbers and mark them off of your Keno card that is on your computer screen.

* After you have chosen your numbers, random numbers are drawn which are the winning numbers.

* If you match all fifteen numbers, you win the jackpot; however if you just get a lesser number of picks right, you will win a smaller prize depending on the number of correct picks you had.

Keno is a major money-maker for casinos as the house advantage is very great in comparison to your winning odds. Being so popular and easy to throw money away on, Keno is much like the lottery.

Although your odds are low, you can always figure out exactly what they are

With the use of online tools available at many online casino websites, you can determine your odds of winning with your current Keno card. You simply enter in the numbers that you have selected and this tool will calculate your odds of winning the jackpot as well as odds of winning other prizes. Be careful using this tool though as some online casinos prohibit the use of these tools and will ban you from their sites if they detect their use.

Still, it’s all really just based on luck

A winning Keno card is mostly a strike of luck as it is difficult to assume which numbers will be selected and there are no strategies for choosing these numbers as they are chosen by random generator software. In the 1980s, however, the integrity of this software was questioned as there was a breach and patterns formed. A player on a particular American game show had remembered the software’s pattern and knew when to stop the reels from spinning. Advances in technology have taken this problem out of the online casino community.

Keno, the big moneymaker

Keno is a very popular game played in brick and mortar casinos as well as online poker and casinos. With roots beginning in China, Keno has a strong history which reflects its moneymaking capabilities. Knowing that these lottery tickets produce enough revenue to support an army is enough reason to believe that the house advantage is much more than what you have implying that the casinos use this game as a moneymaker.

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