What's KENO like in Your Country?

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Because here it's kinda meh...

Participating in a KENO draw (which is possible three times a day) is as easy as filling a lottery ticket.

You can play on ten basic levels and choose 2 to 10 numbers out of 70. One game costs 0.50 EUR minimum but you can buy bonus features by paying 50 cents more. Top bet is 5 EUR and adding bonus features to that makes it 10 EUR. Bonus feature mainly milks the players in my opinion.

Is it enticing? Nope 😈

In each game 20 numbers out of 70 are drawn which sounds a lot but really isn't.

For example, trying the simple way - meaning choosing only 2 numbers out of 70 and getting them right will pay out only seven times your bet. So the cheapest option pays 0.50x7=3.50.

If you are incredibly lucky, you choose 10 numbers and get them all correct, your multiplier is 200 000 - meaning 0.50 EUR bet will pay you 100k.

Also the combined winnings are capped on each level so it is not necessarily certain that you get what your multiplier implies.
 
I never played it but I know it exists here. Ukrainian KENO is a government lottery played daily. You pick 2–10 numbers out of 80 on a ticket; then, 20 numbers are drawn. The more matches you get, the bigger the prize—up to €375,000 with 10 guesses and highest x10 multiplier. odds are low for big wins, most play for fun, not investment. Taxes (19.5%) are deducted from winnings by the operator.
 
I thought it was just a regional lottery we had here, but it turns out other countries use the same name too.
But from what I can see, your version is very different from the Ukrainian KENO.
 
This is a pretty popular type of lottery in Ukraine. Although I've never taken part in it, I know a few people who've won $300-$500.
 
I believe its the 2nd worst odds after the lottery in the USA.

I think it usually has the highest house edge in casinos at around 20-40%. The house edge is often lower at online casinos.
 
TeUnit said:
I believe its the 2nd worst odds after the lottery in the USA.

I think it usually has the highest house edge in Casinos at around 20-40%. The house edge is often lower at online casinos.
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Here the odds of having ten numbers correct is about 1 in 2.15 million. Our lottery is much worse.

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Okay, how about other countries? What say you all?
 
Keno is a popular game in Ukraine. However, I think that there is some manipulation on the part of the operators of this lottery in Ukraine. I definitely don't trust them.
 
userX said:
Keno is a popular game in Ukraine. However, I think that there is some manipulation on the part of the operators of this lottery in Ukraine. I definitely don't trust them.
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When this game was introduced to the public years back the draw with an actual machine was televised once a day. Nowadays they no longer do that which rose suspicions among players.
 
In Ukraine, many people play this game. I even know several families for whom it can be considered a family game.
Previously, once a week, on Sundays, the draw was broadcast on television, but I don't know if they still do that now.
 
I have no idea what this game mentioned by you is in my country of residence. I never heard about it here in Mexico so really no clue.
 
So Keno is only known in Ukraine and in Finland? That doesn't sound right 🙄
Keno is supposed to be one of the topics we will explore in our guides to casino world. We just haven't done it yet.
 
Well I think Keno is kinda fun... has terrible odds but fun lol,

... there is a Keno lottery in the US but it's only in about 15 or 16 states, none in the west where I live,

there is Keno at casinos everywhere though but yeah it's hard to hit those numbers... but fun 👍
 
Here, you pick a minimum of 3 numbers out of 49. They draw 20 numbers; you get paid if your numbers happen to be in those 20. The more you pick (Max 10 I think), the more money you can win and the more difficult you can hit ofc.
For 3 numbers, you make 4 times your money if I remember correctly. When you fill up the ticket, you can choose to play a multiplier that costs double. After each draw, they spin a wheel to determine the multiplier (From 2 to 10) and it's the 2 that comes up most of the time obviously.
 
najisami said:
Here, you pick a minimum of 3 numbers out of 49. They draw 20 numbers; you get paid if your numbers happen to be in those 20. The more you pick (Max 10 I think), the more money you can win and the more difficult you can hit ofc.
For 3 numbers, you make 4 times your money if I remember correctly. When you fill up the ticket, you can choose to play a multiplier that costs double. After each draw, they spin a wheel to determine the multiplier (From 2 to 10) and it's the 2 that comes up most of the time obviously.
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Damn, you get better odds than the rest of us 🤣
10 out of 49 vs 😉
10 out of 70 vs 😢
10 out of 80 🙄
 
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Tero said:
Damn, you get better odds than the rest of us 🤣
10 out of 49 vs 😉
10 out of 70 vs 😢
10 out of 80 🙄
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It's still not easy to hit. And the payouts are not that great, let's say you bet $1 on 3 numbers, you only win $3 ($4 for your $1) and that's if you hit. Moreover, most people put in $2 lured by the possible x10.
 
I've no idea why we don't have this game in Great Britain. Sounds like more fun than Lotto!
 
This is one casino game I have never had much interest in. They should put them where food is - I would potentially play a bit while eating lol.
 
I've never heard of such a game, I don't even know if it could catch my attention
 
In our country, keno is played with 80 numbers. Of these, 20 are drawn daily. You can choose to select 1 or 10 numbers out of 80. Of course, the prize is different when you play with 1 number and when you draw 10 out of 80 (here, for example, there is already a prize for 5 hits). The basic bet is about 1 €.
 
Tero said:
Because here it's kinda meh...

Participating in a KENO draw (which is possible three times a day) is as easy as filling a lottery ticket.

You can play on ten basic levels and choose 2 to 10 numbers out of 70. One game costs 0.50 EUR minimum but you can buy bonus features by paying 50 cents more. Top bet is 5 EUR and adding bonus features to that makes it 10 EUR. Bonus feature mainly milks the players in my opinion.
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It is played roughly every 3 minutes here in Australia.

20 numbers are drawn from a possible 80.


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I’ve never played KENO myself. Tero, after comparing all these versions, which country’s KENO would you actually want to try?
 
Das991992 said:
I’ve never played KENO myself. Tero, after comparing all these versions, which country’s KENO would you actually want to try?
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I can't really choose. Many countries only accept domestic players so I'm stuck with this one.
 
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thought it was a place to relax, lots of seating but few people lol.
It's a shot at hitting big bucks if you just want to gamble.
I play the lotto but don't invest much.
 
Keno is popular in Ukraine. Although, in my opinion, there are far better ways to spend money.
 
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