Keno

Keno is next to the Slots and Videoslots also a very fun online casino game. It is not comparable with either of the two, actually Keno is more like bingo. The origin of Keno dates far back to 200 B.C. and it is still very popular. With the online casinos more options became possible and it is played a lot in online casinos.

Facts about Keno

As we said before, keno is a very old game. But the fact that it is still popular proves the success of the game. Nowadays you can find it in almost all online casinos. The game is absolutely easy to play, you do not need any specific skills or strategies.
Keno is played with so called Keno tickets, on these tickets you will find a total of 80 numbers, from 1-80. The online Keno tickets look a lot like the tickets used in a land based casino. The only difference is that with all the internet technologies more options became possible. This means that you can find more variation in the Keno tickets offered by online casinos.
There are also Keno tickets which have a progressive jackpot attached to them. A progressive jackpot is a jackpot that will grow with each bet that is made by a player. So every time a players plays Keno a part of his bet will go into the progressive jackpot. A progressive jackpot can rise to very high amounts, even into the millions! To win that amazing progressive jackpot you often need to unlock a special combination of numbers or symbols. You can find the current amount of the progressive jackpot somewhere on your Keno screen.

How do you play online Keno

A Keno tickets contains a total of 80 numbers. The computer will randomly select 20 numbers and it is up to you to predict which numbers that will be. You cannot mark 20 numbers but in most cased you have the option to mark between the 4 and 10 numbers.
When you enter the Keno game in an online casino you will automatically see your ticket, this can be just one ticket or more. You can choose the numbers you want to mark by yourself or you can have the computer select a random 10 numbers for you. After that you can select the number of rounds you want to play. You can choose to play one round after another or you can select to play multiple rounds after another. With the last option you will keep your marked numbers during the rounds. When you play one round after another you can adjust your marked numbers after each round. When you are ready the computer will randomly select 20 numbers. Depending of the total numbers you have guessed correctly you will be paid out. There is always a pay table which will show you how much you will be paid out, the more numbers you have correct the higher you pay out will be.

Different types of Keno tickets

Online casinos offer you different kinds of Keno tickets. We will discuss the most popular below. Nevertheless you can find a lot more in online casinos, but the basic principle is just to guess the correct numbers so if you know that, you can play any type of Keno. Some online casinos will also offer a free mode. In this mode you can practise Keno first before you start playing with real money. You can try this first to really understand the game and to see which Keno ticket you like best.

Straight tickets; this is the most simple Keno ticket there is, it is just a single ticket with all the 80 numbers.
Split tickets; with this type of Keno you can double your odds. It is a ticket that contains two keno boards with which you can play two separate games of Keno at the same time.
King tickets; with this game you can pick a large group of numbers instead of each number separately. One of the numbers from the group is seen as the King number. This king number can give you a higher pay out but the meaning of the king differs per online casino.
Way tickets; this ticket gives you the opportunity to pick a large group of numbers instead of each of the 10 numbers separately. In the case you do want to pick each number separately you should stick to the straight tickets.
Combination tickets; the combination tickets are a combination of the straight tickets with the grouping tickets. On one ticket you can choose to pick single numbers or you can choose groups of numbers just what you want.