Introduction To Keno

Keno is a game of chance based on the random selection of numbered balls,  similar to state lotteries that you may have played.

If you know how to play a state lottery, then you already know the basics of playing Keno. Like the lottery, Keno involves betting on a single number or a set of numbers which you can choose as you wish, in the hope that your number or numbers will be selected in a  random drawing. The main difference between lottery and Keno is the variety of ways you can play it. This offers much more enjoyment, and often many more wins, than any lottery.

The game of Keno uses 80 balls numbered 1 thru 80. In every game, the house draws 20 balls at random and displays their numbers on screens, called Keno boards, located throughout the casino. The object of the game is for you the player, to guess some or all of the numbers the house will draw.

You make your guesses by marking a Keno ticket, a piece of paper with the numbers 1 thru 80 printed on it. The Keno ticket is about 5 inches square, and on the face of it, is a printed grid of 80 numbers, divided into what is called the "top", containing 40 numbers, and the "bottom", containing the other 40 numbers. Keno tickets are located at tables throughout the casino and in the casino's Keno lounge. Usually crayons are provided for marking the ticket along with the house's Keno brochures.  The lounge is a room or area with chairs to sit in and mark your tickets. Keno writer windows are normally located in front of the lounge and you'll see the hopper filled with 80 numbered balls, several dealers, video cameras and a large Keno board.

Let's say you decide to play a $1.00 7-spot. Grab a blank Keno ticket, a crayon and cross out your 7 choices with a plain X. On the right of the ticket write "$1" and beneath that the number "7" to indicate you are playing a 7-spot. Since you've already crossed out 7 numbers, it's kind of redundant to write "7" but this is used for cross checking by the dealer, as well as being important when playing fancy combination tickets.

Before you mark a ticket, you need to decide how much money you want to gamble on the ticket. Near any stash of tickets you are likely to find several copies of the house's Keno brochure, which tells you what the standard bets and pay outs are. At any point in time all casinos tend to have similar betting/payoff scales, but sometimes there are various "house specials" available. For the sake of simplicity, let's assume for right now you avoid "specials".

The house's Keno brochure tells you what the standard bets and pay outs are.

Here is what a section from a Keno brochure might look like.

Play 7 numbers

Catch	Bet $1.00	Bet $5.00	Bet $10.00

7	$6,400.00	$32,000.00	$64,000.00

6	$325.00	$1,625.00	$3,250.00

5	$22.00	$110.00	$220.00

4	$1.50	$7.50	$15.00

3	$.50	$2.50	$5.00

The top line, "Play 7 numbers" means this section of the brochure pertains to the payoffs you would be paid if you marked 7 numbers, also referred to as "spots".  If you play 7 numbers you are said to be "playing a 7-spot".

The term catch refers to how many of your chosen numbers match what the house draws. The term "Bet $1" means you bet $1 on your ticket.  As the table shows, you can bet $1, $5, $10 but in actuality you are allowed to play as much as you like.  Payoffs are scaled by the amount you bet.  In some cases your payoff actually decreases when you increase your bet because the house has an upper limit of how much money per game they will pay off.

As the payoff table shows, if you play 7 numbers and catch all 7, a $1 ticket will return $6,400.00.  If you "only" catch 6 numbers the payoff is substantially less, and so on, down to a $.50 payoff for catching any 3 of the 7 you selected. If you catch fewer than 3, your ticket is worthless.

Note that this payoff is on a "for" basis rather than a "to" basis, which means if you collect $1.50 for matching 3 numbers, you've already paid $1 for the ticket so you're only "winning" $.50. Nevertheless it is standard Keno terminology to say you "won $2".

On a regular ticket you can mark from 1 to 15 numbers, just take a look at the brochure for other payoffs. The more numbers you mark the more you have to catch to win. The payoffs are set so that in dollar terms it doesn't make much difference how many numbers you mark. You will find some variety in the minimum payoff so you can to some extent choose if you want many small wins or fewer larger wins.


Playing Tickets


Regular Tickets

Each game, twenty of the eighty numbered balls are randomly selected. The amount you win depends on the type of ticket played and how many of the numbers marked were selected in the random drawing.

•	Mark the lucky numbers you wish to play by clicking on the numbers.  You may mark from 1 to 15 numbers.  The amount of numbers marked will be displayed in the Number Of Spots Or Ways Played box.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Price Per Way box, you can change your wager ($0.10 to $10.00). The price per game will be displayed in the Price Per Game box.   The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Number Of Games box, you can change the number of consecutive games you wish to play (1 to 1000).  The total price of the ticket will be displayed in the Total Price box.   The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	To play your ticket, click the Play Button.


Bet Against Tickets

Numbers Running Bad?  Bet Against Them!

•	Mark the unlucky numbers by clicking on them. You must choose between 8 and 15 numbers.  Click Special and click Bet Against.  The amount of numbers marked and the  letters BA will be displayed in the Number Of Spots Or Ways Played box.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Price Per Way box, you can change your wager ($0.10 to $10.00).  The price per game will be displayed in the Price Per Game   box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Number Of Games box, you can change the number of consecutive games you wish to play (1 to 1000).  The total price of the ticket will be displayed in the Total Price box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	To play your ticket, click the Play Button.


Catch All Tickets

Feeling lucky?  This ticket pays big if you Catch All of them!

•	Mark the lucky numbers by clicking on them. You must choose between 2 and 7 numbers.  Click Special and click Catch All.  The amount of numbers marked and the  letters CA will be displayed in Number Of Spots Or Ways Played box.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Price Per Way box, you can change your wager ($0.10 to $10.00). The price per game will be displayed in the Price Per Game box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Number Of Games box, you can change the number of consecutive games you wish to play (1 to 1000).  The total price of the ticket will be displayed in the Total Price box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	To play your ticket, click the Play Button.


Multi Race Tickets

Play up to 1000 consecutive games using one ticket.

Keno also allows for multi race tickets. With this option you can play the same ticket up to 1000 consecutive games. You must play the same numbers for each game

and, of course, the cost of your bet will increase proportionately to the number of games you play. With multi race tickets you cannot claim any winnings at the end

of each game, but must wait until the final game in your series has been called.

•	By changing the number in the Number Of Games box, you can play up to 1000 consecutive games.  This option only available in the registered version.

•	You can then either watch the numbers pop up during the games or go ahead and get to work on that office memo that should of been turned in yesterday.

•	You can listen to the games in progress.  By clicking Game and making sure that Sounds is checked.


Quick Pick Tickets

Let Keno Casino pick the numbers for you...

•	Click Special and click Quick Pick.  The  letters QP will be displayed in the Number Of Spots Or Ways Played box.  You will also see 1 Spot, using the Scroll Bar Button, choose between 1 and 15 Spot or 20 Spot.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Price Per Way box, you can change your wager ($0.10 to $10.00).  The price per game will be displayed in the Price Per Game box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Number Of Games box, you can change the number of consecutive games you wish to play (1 to 1000).  The total price of the ticket will be displayed in the Total Price box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	To play your ticket, click the Play Button.


Super Special Tickets

Interested In Better Payoffs?

•	Mark the lucky numbers by clicking on them. You must choose between 3 and 5 numbers.  Click Special and click Super Special.  The amount of numbers marked and the  letters SS will be displayed in the Number Of Spots Or Ways Played box.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Price Per Way box, you can change your wager ($0.10 to $10.00). The price per game will be displayed in the Price Per Game box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Number Of Games box, you can change the number of consecutive games you wish to play (1 to 1000).  The total price of the ticket will be displayed in the Total Price box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	To play your ticket, click the Play Button.


Top Or Bottom Tickets

Play against the board.  Hit either on top or bottom or, bottom or top.

•	Click Special and click Top Or Bottom.  The  letters TB will be displayed in the Number Of Spots Or Ways Played box.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Price Per Way box, you can change your wager ($0.10 to $10.00). The price per game will be displayed in the Price Per Game box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Number Of Games box, you can change the number of consecutive games you wish to play (1 to 1000).  The total price of the ticket will be displayed in the Total Price box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	To play your ticket, click the Play Button.


Twenty Spot Tickets

18 different ways to win!

•	Mark 20 lucky numbers you wish to play by clicking on the numbers.  The amount of numbers marked will be displayed in the Number Of Spots Or Ways Played box.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Price Per Way box, you can change your wager ($0.10 to $10.00). The price per game will be displayed in the Price Per Game box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Number Of Games box, you can change the number of consecutive games you wish to play (1 to 1000).  The total price of the ticket will be displayed in the Total Price box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	To play your ticket, click the Play Button.


Way Tickets


Introduction To Way Tickets

Betting a Way Ticket lets you play several games in one, and gives the player more variety and excitement.

•	Mark from 2 to 7 numbers, click Special and click Way and your first group of numbers will have color boxes around them.  Then mark another group of numbers and they will also have different color boxes around them. You may mark as many groups as you like, without repeating the same numbers twice.  As you complete a group, the ways possible will be displayed in then Number Of Spots Or Ways Played box.  After you pick the groups you wish to play, click on the ways that you want to wager.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Price Per Way box, you can change your wager per way ($0.10 to $10.00).  The price per game will be displayed in the Price Per Game box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	Using the Scroll Bar Button in the Number Of Games box, you can change the number of consecutive games you wish to play (1 to 1000).  The total price of the ticket will be displayed in the Total Price box.  The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.

•	To play your ticket, click the Play Button.


Sample - 3/2's and 1/6 Ticket

Mark any three groups of two numbers

Ways played are 3/2's (each group), 1/6 (all groups)

This ticket gives 3 ways to make Two Spots and 1 way to make Six Spots

$1.00 for each way


Sample - 3/2's and 3/4's and 1/6 Ticket

Mark any three groups of two numbers

Ways played are 3/2's (each group), 3/4's (2 groups make one 4), 1/6 (all groups)

This ticket gives 3 ways to make 2 spots, 3 different ways to make 4 spots, 1 way to make 6 spots

$1.00 for each way


Sample - 2/4's and 1/8 Ticket

Mark any two groups of four numbers

Ways played are 2/4's (each group), 1/8 (all groups)

This ticket gives 2 ways to make 4 spots, 1 way to make 8 spots

$1.00 for each way


Sample - 4/9's Ticket

Mark any four groups of three numbers

Ways played are 4/9's (3 groups make one 9)

This ticket gives 4 different ways to make 9 spots

$1.00 for each way


Sample - 120/10's Ticket

Play all 80 numbers

Ways played are 120/10's (2 groups make one 10)

This ticket gives 120 different ways to make 10 spots

$1.00 for each way


Sample - 190/8's Ticket

Play all 80 numbers

Ways Played are 190/8's (2 groups make one 8)

This ticket gives 190 different ways to make 8 spots

$1.00 for each way


Keno Board


Total Price

This amount is the total cost of the ticket.  It varies by number of games, price per way, and price per game.


Number Of Games

Using the Scroll Bar Button, this number can be set from 1 to 1000 and determines how many consecutive games will be played with this ticket.  This also changes the Total Price of the ticket and is known as a Multi Race Ticket.   The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.


Price Per Way

Using the Scroll Bar Button, this amount can be changed from $0.10 to $10.00, in increments of nickels.  This also changes the Total Price of the ticket.   The scroll bar button is only available in the registered version.


Price Per Game

This amount is the total cost per game.  It varies by the Price Per Way and the total Ways played. The Price Per Game cannot exceed $100,000.00, you will be reminded if you try to exceed this amount. The reminder screen will disappear after 10 seconds or when you click on it.


Number Of Spots Or Ways Played

This box includes;

•	Number of spots except when playing Way or, Top Or Bottom.

•	Ways possible or played for Way tickets.

•	BA for Bet Against ticket.

•	CA for Catch All ticket.

•	QP for Quick Pick ticket.

•	SS for Super Special ticket.

•	TB for Top Or Bottom ticket.


Play Button

The Play Button plays the ticket as you presently have it marked.

GOOD LUCK!!!


Open Button

The Open Button clears the board of the numbers randomly picked during the last game.  During multi race tickets the Open Button will not show until all games are played.  You can then play the same ticket again by clicking the Play Button or start a new ticket by Discarding The Ticket.


Game Number

This box has the number of the current game.  The game number goes to 999 and starts over again at 000.


Center Of Board

When the game is over the banner $100,000 Keno Casino is replaced with your payoff, showing you how much you won.  This reverts back when game is open.

Maximum aggregate payout to all players participating in each game is $100,000.00


Game Status

•	Game Open tells you that the game is open for wagers.

•	Game Closed tells you that the game is closed for wagers or in progress.


Numbered Buttons

These are the 80 buttons numbered 1 thru 80.

Click on the number that you wish to pick.  If you change your mind, click on the number once again.  If you are playing a way ticket you cannot change a completed group of numbers unless you discard the ticket and start over.


Scroll Bar Buttons

The Scroll Bar Buttons consists of a pair of left and right arrow buttons, with a slider and thumb button in between. By clicking on the left or right buttons the number above is incremented or decremented by one.  By sliding the thumb button you can make wide changes in the number.  By clicking the slider, the number above is incremented or decremented in larger amounts.


Your Total Winnings

Here you will find a running account of your winnings. This number is reset to $0.00 when you first start Keno Casino or can be reset by clicking Reset.


Help


Help For Keno

When clicked, this menu item starts you out with the contents tab of this help file.


Keno History

The game of Keno is one of the oldest and most fascinating games of chance ever to exist.  The first known public lottery is said to have been sponsored by Augustus Caesar to raise funds for repairing the city of Rome.

In 1530, a game resembling Keno, “La Lotto de Firenze,” began in Florence and spread like wildfire throughout Renaissance, Italy.  Popularity continued throughout the centuries and evolved into the Italian National Lottery in 1870.  Except for a few interruptions during war, the game has been played ever since.

Although Keno originated from lotto, it is identical in form with the Chinese lottery which had its start over 2000 years ago.  In China, a version of Keno was called “White Pigeon Ticket.”  The tickets were so named because of their illegal use.  Professional gamblers, rather than risk arrest themselves, used carrier pigeons to send tickets and winnings between office and customer.

The game was introduced in America in the Mid-19th century by the Chinese who worked the silver mines and helped build our railroads.

In 1931 when gaming was legalized in Nevada, one of the first games was Race Horse Keno.  The balls not only had a number on them but also featured a horses’ name.

Today’s Keno lounges have the most modern equipment and feature various special types of tickets to entice more players.  Keno is now one of the most popular and enjoyable games in the gaming world.


About

This menu item displays program information for Keno Casino 32 Bit. This screen will disappear after 10 seconds or when you click on it.


Payoffs & Odds


Introduction To Payoffs & Odds

This menu item will start Payoffs & Odds giving you information about payoffs for different types of tickets, and the odds of winning the ticket.

•	The Catch column list the number of winning spots.

•	The Win column list the payoff  if you catch that number of spots.

•	The Odds column list the odds for that number of spots.

•	Type Of Ticket shows the ticket you wish to play.

•	Chance Of Winning shows the odds of winning the ticket.

•	Expected Return shows what you could expect to win from the ticket.

•	Wager shows the amount you wish to wager.

•	Spot shows the number of spots you wish to play.


Odds Buttons

Click the '%' button to see Percentages and the '1 in' button to see the ratios.

•	'Percentages' show the probability of catching a particular number of spots as a percentage.  For example, the odds of catching 1 out of  1 would be 25%, and you have a 25% chance of winning the ticket.

•	'1 in' shows the probability of catching a particular number of spots as a ratio.  For example, the odds of catching 1 out of 1 would be 1 in 4, and if you were to play the same 1 spot ticket four times chances are you will win one time.


Type Of Ticket

Shows the type of ticket that you wish to play.

By using the Scroll Bar Button you will change between, Regular, Twenty Spot, Bet Against, Catch All, Super Special, and Top Or Bottom tickets.


Chance Of Winning

Shows your chance of winning on that particular ticket as a whole.

The probability of having a winning ticket will be shown either as a percentage or a ratio depending on the position of the Odds Buttons.


Expected Return

Shows the expected return of your money.

The expected return will vary depending on the total number of spots, the payoff schedule, and the amount of the wager. Keno games typically have a 70 to 78 cents return on a $1.00 ticket.


Wager

Shows the wager you wish to make.

By using the Scroll Bar Button your wager will change in 5 cent increments.  You can wager from 10 cents to ten dollars.  At the same time the amounts for  Expected Return and in the Win column will change accordingly.


Spot

Shows the number of spots you wish to play.

By using the Scroll Bar Button the number of spots will change.


Special


Bet Against

Numbers Running Bad?  Bet Against Them!

This game available when you have chosen between 8 and 15 spots.  Click on the underlined Bet Against above for more information.


Catch All

Feeling lucky?  This ticket pays big if you Catch All of them!

This game available when you have chosen between 2 and 7 spots.  Click on the underlined Catch All above for more information.


Quick Pick

Let Keno Casino's Quick Pick the numbers for you...

This game available when you have not  chosen any spots yet.  Click on the underlined Quick Pick above for more information.


Super Special

Interested In Better Payoffs?  Try The Super Specials.

This game available when you have chosen between 3 and 5 spots.  Click on the underlined Super Specials above for more information.


Top Or Bottom

Play against the board.  Hit either on Top Or Bottom or, bottom or top.

This game available before you have chosen any spots.  Click on the underlined Top Or Bottom above for more information.


Way

Betting a Way Ticket lets you play several games in one, and gives the player more variety and excitement.

This game available when you have chosen between 2 and 7 spots.  Click on the underlined Way Ticket  above for more information.


Game


Discard Ticket

Changing your mind about betting this ticket?

Well, before you click Play, click Game and click Discard Ticket (or hit Control-D.)  You will then be presented with a brand new board to mark your numbers, change price per way and number of games.


Open Game

Clears the board of the numbers randomly picked during the last game.  You can then play the same ticket again by clicking the Play Button or start a new ticket by discarding the ticket.


Play Ticket

The Play Button plays the ticket as you presently have it marked.

GOOD LUCK!!!


Print Ticket

Would you like a copy of the Keno Ticket you're playing?

Just click Game and make sure that Print Ticket  is checked, then the next time you click the Play Button you will have the option to print your Keno ticket.  This option only available in the registered version.


Sounds

Enjoy hearing the numbers picked?

Click Game and make sure that there is a check mark next to Sounds.  Also, when the sounds are not being used, the game will pick the numbers considerably faster.


Exit

This menu item ends Keno Casino 32 Bit immediately.


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