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Video keno
Video keno is keno on a machine: you mark your numbers on a screen, press a button, and 20 of the 80 numbers are drawn right away, just for you. The game is the same as live keno, only instant. Our Quick Keno plays this way for free.
How video keno works
- Choose your bet.
- Mark your spots on the screen, or use Quick Pick.
- Press to draw. 20 numbers are drawn at once.
- The machine counts your catches and pays from its pay table.
- Keep the same numbers and draw again, or change them.
Video keno and live keno
| Video keno | Live keno | |
|---|---|---|
| The draw | Instant, when you press | On a schedule, every few minutes |
| Who plays it | Just you | Everyone shares one draw |
| Games per hour | As many as you like | Set by the schedule |
| Pay tables | Set by each machine | Set by each lounge or lottery |
The math is identical: 80 numbers, 20 drawn, the same chance for every number. Only the pace and the pay table change. Live keno.
Video keno odds
A 2008 survey of video keno in San Diego by the Wizard of Odds found returns of 84% to 95%, compared with 65% to 80% in its 2001 survey of Las Vegas live keno. But video keno plays far more games an hour, so a lower edge on each game can still cost more per hour.
Our Quick Keno uses the same standard live keno pay table as our Live Keno, returning 71.96% to 75.00% depending on spot count. Keno odds.
Four card keno
Four card keno is a video keno game where you mark up to four tickets, or cards, at once. One draw of 20 numbers is checked against all four, and each card is paid on its own. Some machines go further: 20 card keno works the same way with up to 20 cards.
- Cost: each card is a separate bet. Four cards cost four times one card.
- Odds: each card keeps its own odds. More cards means more chances to hit something on each draw, and more money bet on each draw.
- House edge: the same on every card, so more cards means more cost per draw.
Our Quick Keno plays one ticket a draw.
Four card keno strategy
People overlap numbers across the four cards so one lucky cluster pays several cards at once. That makes the cards win and lose together. It changes how wins bunch up, not the house edge. The same goes for spreading the cards apart. No layout beats the pay table. Keno strategy.
Video keno strategy
- Read the pay table on the machine. Tables vary.
- Pick a spot count for the ride you want: few spots win often and small; many spots win rarely and big.
- Watch your pace. Instant draws add up fast. The edge applies to every one.
- Ignore streaks. Each draw is independent of the last. Hot and cold numbers.
Our Quick Keno
- High Score: 50 draws from a $10,000 bankroll. Your bankroll at the end is your score, and the best go on the Top 25 with initials and a flag. You get a set number of High Score games a day.
- Practice: endless draws, no score.
- Spots and bets: 1 to 10 spots, $10 to $500 a draw, Quick Pick for random spots.
A High Score run: you play 51833476072 for $100 a draw. Most draws catch 0 to 2 and pay nothing. A 4-of-6 catch pays $400, and one 5-of-6 catch pays $9,500, enough to finish well ahead. Every run of 50 draws is different.
Free video keno
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Questions
What is video keno?
Keno on a machine or screen: you mark your numbers, press a button, and 20 of 80 numbers are drawn instantly, just for you.
How does four card keno work?
You mark up to four cards. One draw of 20 numbers is checked against all four, and each card is paid on its own. Four cards cost four bets.
Is video keno better odds than live keno?
Surveys found higher returns on video keno (84% to 95% in San Diego, 2008) than on Las Vegas live keno (65% to 80%, 2001). Video keno plays more games an hour, though.
Is there a strategy for video keno?
Only choosing your spot count, bet and pace. Every draw is random and independent, and no pattern or number choice beats the pay table.
Can I play video keno for free?
Yes. Our Quick Keno is free video-style keno with play money: High Score for the Top 25, or endless Practice.
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