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Keno
A lottery at the casino: big prizes for small stakes.
🎓 The rules in 30 seconds
You pick numbers from 1 to 80 and the game draws 20.
The more of your numbers match, the more you win, according to a pay table.
🧮 What each bet costs
| Video keno (San Diego survey, 2008) | 5–16% |
| Live keno, typical | 25–29% |
✅ Best bet for a beginnerVideo keno with a high-return pay table (up to 95% return in the survey cited).
💸 The most expensive betLive keno: a house edge of 25% to 29% in general.
Source: wizardofodds.com
➕ Pros
- Lottery-style and very simple, with big prizes for small stakes.
- Slow live versions limit how much you can bet per hour.
➖ Cons
- One of the worst-value games in the casino (25% to 29% for live keno).
- Pay tables vary widely and are hard for a beginner to compare.
🛟 Play for fun, never to make money. Set a budget before you start.