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Keno, unlike some other games, has rather uncomplicated rules. Between other games, only Keno rules need only about three seconds to be picked out. Still Keno (as almost all the games in the world) offers a million miles of fun, so those three seconds are really worth your time if you want to get this fun from playing Keno.

Keno variations

What is called standard Keno for casinos these days is the variation sometimes referred to as 'race horse' or Nevada Keno. Many games came from Keno. These games were designed over the years. Overall these games – variations of Keno can be divided into six basic categories:

Straight Tickets

Split Tickets

Way Tickets

Combination Tickets

King Tickets

Special Tickets

How to Play Straight Tickets

This is the and the most common basic ticket between Keno games. You mark your numbers and wait for the draw. First, determine how many spots you want to play. Most casinos allow you to choose 1 to 15 spots, and some even allow you to choose 20, 32 or 40 numbers on a straight ticket. You will normally want to play 4 to 8 numbers. Below 4 spots, your payoff isn't worth the average 30% casino take. At 8 numbers, your odds are about 230,115 to 1. At 9 spots it jumps to 1.38 million to 1, and at 15 spots your odds of hitting all 15 are 428,010,179,098 to 1 (about 428 BILLION to 1).The second and last decision in playing Keno is to determine how much to wager. Common straight tickets are $1.00, although some are 70 cents or lower. You can also play multiples of the base rate. For example, you could play a $1.00 ticket for $5.00, and your winnings will be multiplied by 5 times the $1.00 payout rate.

Notice: There is one thing you must be aware of when playing multiples of the base rate in Keno; the casino will not pay more than the aggregate limit on any one game. So if the aggregate limit is $50,000, your payout will never exceed $50,000, no matter how much you bet playing Keno this time.

How to Play Split Tickets

A split ticket-one more of the Keno Games is 2 or more straight tickets played on the same physical ticket. Each logical ticket consists of a group of numbers that are either circled, or separated by a line. Each game (group of numbers) must have its own unique numbers, and can not share numbers with any other group. Keno Split ticket has no advantage: it simply allows you to play two or more games on the same piece of paper. The disadvantage of split ticket is that you can not use the same number more than in one Keno game.

How to Play Way Tickets

Because Way tickets is one of the most complicated of the Keno games, so there are only two reasons to play a way ticket. The first is convenience: it is more convenient for some Keno players you to mark multiple games on a single ticket; the second reason is fractional rates: some casinos will let you play Keno for as little as 10 cents per way, instead of the usual $1.00 you would have to play Keno on a straight ticket. The payouts on way tickets are the same as playing the same games in multiple tickets. If you find way tickets confusing and you are not interested in fractional rates - there is no reason to tackle way tickets.

How to Play Combination Tickets

Combination tickets allow Keno players to combine groups of straight bets on one ticket in various ways with the player wagering one unit for each possible combination. Keno players can also combine straight bets and way bets on one ticket. The groups bet on a combination ticket should be clearly marked on the right hand side of the ticket.

How to Play King Tickets

A king ticket – one more exciting Keno game - has one number that is circled by itself. This number is referred to as the King and is used in combination with other groups of numbers on a ticket. King tickets are marked similarly to way and split tickets with the number of combinations played and the amount wagered per group displayed on the right hand side of the ticket.

How to Play Special Tickets

Casinos sometimes promote their keno games by offering special tickets. A special ticket must be played in a certain predetermined manner and pays off using a different pay schedule. This payout chart is usually marked on the special ticket itself. Special tickets usually offer slightly better deals than tickets of other Keno games and they are used to entice players.

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