Keno Rules
Keno is a thrilling game that was first introduced in China around
200B.C. It came to the United States with the immigrants and over
time evolved into the game you now see before you. The Keno game
is played with a traditional 80-numbered ticket and 20 balls whose
function is the same as in a standard lottery. The player marks
from 1 to 15 spots on the ticket and is paid according to the
numbers that roll out on the balls and the bet he or she chose.
The five different ways to bet on a Keno ticket are discussed
below. After each game you may choose to stay with the same spots
you played (by clicking on REPEAT button) or pick new spots on
the ticket. Different betting options are enabled as you place
your marks, however you may not mark more than 15 spots on any
one game.
"Bet"
Option is enabled once you mark at least one spot on the
Keno ticket. You are paid if one or more of the numbers you chose
roll out on the balls. The following is a sample payoff tables
for a $1.00 bet.
| Mark |
1 |
| Catch |
1 |
| Payoff ($) |
2.75 |
| Mark |
2 |
| Catch |
1 2 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.00 5.00 |
| Mark |
3 |
| Catch |
2 3 |
| Payoff ($) |
2.50 25.00 |
| Mark |
4 |
| Catch |
2 3 4 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.00 5.00 80.00 |
| Mark |
5 |
| Catch |
3 4 5 |
| Payoff ($) |
2.00 10.00 600.00 |
| Mark |
6 |
| Catch |
3 4 5 6 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.00 8.00 50.00 1,499.00 |
| Mark |
7 |
| Catch |
4 5 6 7 |
| Payoff ($) |
5.00 15.00 250.00 5,000.00 |
| Mark |
8 |
| Catch |
4 5 6 7 8 |
| Payoff ($) |
4.00 8.00 40.00 400.00 10,000.00 |
| Mark |
9 |
| Catch |
4 5 6 7 8 9 |
| Payoff ($) |
2.00 5.00 20.00 80.00 2,500.00 15,000.00 |
| Mark |
10 |
| Catch |
5 6 7 8 9 10 |
| Payoff ($) |
2.00 30.00 100.00 500.00 3,000.00 17,500.00 |
| Mark |
11 |
| Catch |
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
| Payoff ($) |
2.00 15.00 50.00 80.00 800.00 8,000.00 27,500.00 |
| Mark |
12 |
| Catch |
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.00 5.00 30.00 90.00 500.00 2,500.00 15,000.00 30,000.00
|
| Mark |
13 |
| Catch |
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.00 2.00 10.00 50.00 500.00 1,000.00 10,000.00 15,000.00
30,000.00 |
| Mark |
14 |
| Catch |
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 |
| Payoff ($) |
2.00 8.00 32.00 300.00 800.00 2,500.00 12,000.00 18,000.00
30,000.00 |
| Mark |
15 |
| Catch |
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.00 7.00 21.00 100.00 400.00 2,000.00 8,000.00 12,000.00
25,000.00 30,000.00 |
"Bet Against"
This option is enabled once you have marked at least 8 spots
on the tickets. You are betting that none of the numbers you select
show up on the balls. You are paid only if none of the
numbers come up. The following is a sample payoff table for a $1.00
bet.
| Spots marked |
Payoff ($) |
| 8 |
6.00 |
| 9 |
10.00 |
| 10 |
14.00 |
| 11 |
20.00 |
| 12 |
27.00 |
| 13 |
39.00 |
| 14 |
56.00 |
| 15 |
80.00 |
"Catch All"
This option can be played with 2 to 7 spots marked on the
ticket. You are betting that you will catch all the numbers that
you selected. You will be paid only if all the numbers
you chose show up. The following is a sample payoff for a $1.00
bet.
| Spots marked |
Payoff ($) |
| 2 |
12.00 |
| 3 |
48.00 |
| 4 |
240.00 |
| 5 |
1,150.00 |
| 6 |
5,600.00 |
| 7 |
28,000.00 |
"High Roller"
Option is enabled once you mark at least one spot on the Keno
ticket. This option is played almost like the "Straight Bet" but
the payoff is on a different schedule where you have to catch more
spots in order to get paid, but the payoff is greater.
| Mark |
1 |
| Catch |
1 |
| Payoff ($) |
2.80 |
| Mark |
2 |
| Catch |
2 |
| Payoff ($) |
11.20 |
| Mark |
3 |
| Catch |
2 3 |
| Payoff ($) |
.80 40.00 |
| Mark |
4 |
| Catch |
3 4 |
| Payoff ($) |
4.00 160.00 |
| Mark |
5 |
| Catch |
3 4 5 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.00 10.00 680.00 |
| Mark |
6 |
| Catch |
4 5 6 |
| Payoff ($) |
6.40 72.00 2,000.00 |
| Mark |
7 |
| Catch |
4 5 6 7 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.60 24.00 280.00 6,000.00 |
| Mark |
8 |
| Catch |
4 5 6 7 8 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.00 12.00 80.00 720.00 12,000.00 |
| Mark |
9 |
| Catch |
5 6 7 8 9 |
| Payoff ($) |
7.20 32.00 240.00 3,200.00 16,000.00 |
| Mark |
10 |
| Catch |
5 6 7 8 9 10 |
| Payoff ($) |
.80 32.00 104.00 600.00 3,200.00 20,000.00 |
| Mark |
11 |
| Catch |
6 7 8 9 10 11 |
| Payoff ($) |
17.60 60.00 100.00 1,000.00 12,000.00 24,000.00 |
| Mark |
12 |
| Catch |
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 |
| Payoff ($) |
6.40 32.00 120.00 800.00 4,000.00 16,000.00 28,000.00 |
| Mark |
13 |
| Catch |
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 |
| Payoff ($) |
1.60 16.00 80.00 600.00 2,000.00 12,000.00 20,000.00 28,000.00
|
| Mark |
14 |
| Catch |
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 |
| Payoff ($) |
9.60 40.00 400.00 960.00 3,200.00 12,000.00 20,000.00 28,000.00
|
| Mark |
15 |
| Catch |
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| Payoff ($) |
7.20 28.00 120.00 440.00 2,400.00 20,000.00 24,000.00 28,000.00
32,000.00 |
"Top or Bottom"
This is the only option that is enabled as soon as you start
the game before you mark the ticket. You only need to place
your bet to be able to use this option. You are betting that top
or bottom part of the ticket will have fewer spots than the opposite
part. The payoff depends on how great that difference is. The following
is a sample payoff for a $1.00 bet.
| Catch on Top or Bottom |
Payoff ($) |
| 7 |
1.00 |
| 6 |
4.00 |
| 5 |
10.00 |
| 4 |
40.00 |
| 3 |
200.00 |
| 2 |
600.00 |
| 1 |
4,000.00 |
| 0 |
10,000.00 |
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