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From a player’s point of view, playing keno is one of the most financially damaging types of games out there. The average return percentage for those playing online keno is approximately 84%-95%, with casino’s edge as 2-4% (in normal keno it is even worse, and can reach 20-40%). The odds to win in keno online are much higher, but before you are off betting hard cash on it, there is one thing to consider – keno is played much faster online, which means that you can quickly get to your limit and lose all money quicker.
Keno strategy: picking numbers
Keno is a simple game – the player selects several numbers of his ticket, and if these numbers are rolled, he wins a prize.
The main recommendation in keno is not to select a lot of numbers. Overall strategy suggests selecting five-six numbers at most, as probability of a win gets smaller, the more numbers you select. Often gamblers can’t resist the temptation and pick ten or even more numbers, as they are sure that by doing so they are increasing their chances as at least one of these numbers would be rolled. In reality, though, the maximum probability of a win is around five or six numbers.
It’s also necessary to select maximum of five or six numbers for another reason – in many online casinos the size of payout would depend on the number of numbers selected. For example, in many online casinos the payout is calculated as follows: if the player selected six numbers, the minimal number of matches necessary for payout is three (three numbers matched correctly), while if you selected ten numbers for the game, the minimum number of matches goes up to five. Hence it is easy to see that the probability of a win goes down with each number picked for play.
When playing online, pick a certain sequence of numbers, for example, numbers that follow each other. Always keep an eye on the numbers and see if these are rolled in any sequence: largest casinos guarantee absolute honesty, but not all of the ’second best’ casinos can boast the same.
Strategy for new players
If the only piece of knowledge that you know about keno is the rules of this game, stick to these recommendations when betting real money:
- Play at a casino with maximum payouts. This number is showing the relationship between how much money the player bets, and the amount he wins. It can vary between 95% and 98%, and the higher it is, the more profitable it is to play at this casino. Naturally, it isn’t stated on the casino’s webpage, but can be found out from the reviews and rankings online.
- Practise online before betting real money on the line. In many online casinos there are browser versions of the popular games, which are free and offer a chance to try them out beforehand. You can test your strategy to see if it working using this facility.
- Select the ’multi-draw’ versions of the game. One of the advantages of playing keno online is that you can select your numbers once, and the ticket would then be used for several games (normally five). The best result out of five draws would be paid out: for example, if first draw had 2 numbers matched, while second had 5 numbers matched, the payout would be calculated based on five numbers.
