The first thing to do when playing Keno is to choose your numbers. You must always make at least the minimum number of choices specified by the game, but can choose as many as you like, up to the maximum limit for the version of the game that you are playing. The table below shows the details for each game.
To choose a number, simply click the desired number on the Keno Board. To deselect it, click it again. Once you have reached the maximum number of choices, you must either deselect some, or click the Clear button before you can choose different ones.
While choosing, you can see how many numbers you have currently chosen, and what the payout will be for different numbers of Hits will be, in the Pay Table on the left of the Keno Board.
Remember: The payout will vary depending on the number of choices you make and the version of Keno you are playing.
Game Name |
Choice of Numbers |
Numbers Drawn |
Classic Keno |
1 to 15 |
20 |
Powerball Keno |
2 to 10 |
20 |
Super Keno |
1 to 10 |
20 |
Captain Keno |
1 to 10 |
20 |
Once you have chosen the numbers you want to bet on, all you have to do is select the denomination of coin you wish to use, (i.e. how much you want to bet) using the Coin Selector, and then click the Play button.
The game will then 'Draw' and generate twenty numbers at random, which will be displayed on the Winning Number Line. Any of them which match numbers you choose will be counted as Hits, and highlighted both on the Keno Board, and on the Winning Number Line. The total number of Hits will be recorded in the Recent Games Table, and the number of coins you have won will be highlighted in the Pay Table.
The amount you have won in Credits will be shown in the Win Display.
If you want to play multiple games with the same numbers and the same coin value, you can use the Auto Play facility.
Every time you play a game of Keno, you bet one coin of the value shown on the Coin Selector. The amount you win depends on two things:
How many numbers you chose
How many Hits you got
If you get a low number of Hits, the payout might be 0.5, meaning that you win back half your stake (this is an example, not all games have this size of payout). After each game, the Pay Table will show you both how many Hits you got and how many coins you have won; the Recent Results Table will tell you how many Hits you got, and the Win Display on the Toolbar will show how much your win is worth in Credits.
When you win, the Payout table will highlight to show the size of your win. Wins are calculated by multiplying the bet size by the highlighted number in the Payout table. For example, a bet of 2 credits with a payout of 4 would return a win of 8 credits (2 x 4).
As well as the basic game of Keno, Classic Keno, some versions have special features which allow you to win a bonus that is not part of the normal game. Different versions of Keno can also have different maximum and minimum numbers of choices, and different payouts for the number of Hits.
Some versions of Keno have unique features that can increase the value of your wins.
Powerball Keno – The 20th number drawn becomes a Powerball if it matches one of the players chosen numbers. When this happens; the total win amount is multiplied by 4, the Powerball is shown in red on the Winning Number Line and a ‘4x’ indicator is added to the Payout and Recent Results table.
Super Keno – The 1st number drawn becomes a Super Keno ball if it matches one of the players chosen numbers. When this happens; the total win amount is multiplied by 4, the Super Keno ball is highlighted on the Winning Number Line and a ‘4x’ indicator is added to the Payout and Recent Results table.
Captain Keno – After you have chosen your numbers, the Captain will pick 3 others. Then the draw takes place. If any of the Captain’s picks are drawn, you receive a multiplier on your win, either x1, x3 or x9 depending on how many of the Captain’s picks were drawn. The size of the multiplier will be shown under the Winning Number Line, if the multiplier applies to a win it will also be shown on the Payout and Recent Results table.