Keno is basically a type of lottery game. You will pick one of more numbers and hope that these numbers are drawn for a winning ticket. You will find keno played all over the world, but especially in the United States and the United Kingdom.

I would be hard pressed to find a local bar that didn’t offer Keno games. Unlike the lottery, you don’t have to wait for a day or more to get another chance to win. The Keno games at the bar will usually have drawings about every 2 to 5 minutes or so.

Of course, the amount that you can win depends on two factors: How much you bet and How many numbers you bet on.

When you play keno online, the idea is exactly the same. However, instead of waiting for the next Keno drawing, you can play an instant keno game whenever you want. I have provided an instant keno game below that you can practice on.

In most Keno games, you will be required to select at least 2 numbers and as many as 10 numbers on a keno ticket. However, in this Instant Keno game, you will be required to select at least 3 numbers.

When I play Keno, I usually limit the numbers played between 3 and 5 numbers on a ticket. The reason is that I do this is because of the smaller odds of winning with more numbers played.

Let’s say you bet on 10 numbers: You will need to hit on at least 5 numbers to win on your ticket. If you get 5 numbers, you will win 5 times your bet.

Bet on 9 numbers – You will need to hit at least 4 numbers, which will payout 2 to 1

Bet on 8 numbers – You will need to hit at least 4 numbers, which will payout 3 to 1

Bet on 7 numbers – You will need to hit at least 4 numbers, which will payout 5 to 1

Bet on 6 numbers – You will need to hit at least 3 numbers, which will payout 2 to 1

I don’t really like many of these. I would say that if you were going to bet on a higher amount of numbers, either bet on 6 or 9 numbers. Both of these have 2 to 1 payouts that are more likely to hit than 7, 8 or 10 numbers.

Why do I like to bet on 5, 4 and 3 numbers in Keno?

If you bet on 5 numbers, you will win a 5 to 1 payout if you get 3 numbers. You will win 25 to 1 if you hit on 4 numbers. Meanwhile, hitting all 5 numbers still pays out very high at 250 to 1 on your bet.

If you bet on 4 numbers, you will win 2 to 1 if you get 2 numbers. You will also win 5 to 1 if you hit on 3 out of 4. Getting all 4 numbers correct will still pay out a high amount at 100 to 1.

3 numbers is the least that I will ever bet on. This is because you will still receive a nice win if you get 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 3 numbers correct. 2 out of 3 pays out 5 to 1 and all 3 correct pays out 20 to 1.