Keno Rules and Keno Odds Tables

Keno Rules

Keno is a numbers game like bingo and the lottery. A computer will draw 20 out of 80 numbers in a keno draw and your goal is to guess which numbers they will be. You can guess as many numbers as you like. Naturally, the fewer numbers you wager on, the more likely you will get them all right; but the payoff will be proportionally smaller.

There are many types of keno tickets that let you bet pick numbers in different ways. To give an example, a split ticket lets you bet on more than one series of numbers on the same ticket; each series must have its own individual set of numbers which mustn't be duplicated in another series on that same ticket.

Playing keno online is easy, and in fact easier than if you play it in a live casino. With online keno, you can let the computer pick random numbers for you. When you select numbers, you will see them highlighted along with the payout for that particular number of bets. You can bet on the same series of numbers as often as you like.

Keno Odds

Here are some tables of keno odds based on how many numbers you bet on and how many you hit.

Keno Odds for 20/80 Draws

Odds of Hitting w/ Number Bet On: 1

Number Hit Odds 1 1 in 4 0 1 in 3.3

Odds of Hitting w/ Number Bet On: 2

Number Hit Odds 2 1 in 16.6 1 1 in 2.6 0 1 in 1.8

Odds of Hitting w/ Number Bet On: 3

Number Hit Odds 3 1 in 72 2 1 in 7.2 1 1 in 2.3 0 1 in 2.4

Odds of Hitting w/ Number Bet On: 4

Number Hit Odds

4 1 in 326.4 3 1 in 23.1 2 1 in 4.7 1 1 in 2.3 0 1 in 3.2

Odds of Hitting w/ Number Bet On: 5

Number Hit Odds

5 1 in 1,5 4 1 in 82.7 3 1 in 12 2 1 in 3.7 1 1 in 2.5 0 1 in 4.4

Odds of Hitting w/ Number Bet On: 6

Number Hit Odds

6 1 in 7,753 5 1 in 323 4 1 in 35 3 1 in 7.7 2 1 in 3.2 1 1 in 2.7 0 1 in 6

Odds of Hitting w/ Number Bet On: 12

Number Hit Odds

12 1 in 478,261,833 11 1 in 5,978,273 10 1 in 184,230 9 1 in 10,482 8 1 in 980.7 7 1 in 142.3 6 1 in 31 5 1 in 10 4 1 in 4.8 3 1 in 3.6 2 1 in 4.2 1 1 in 8.8 0 1 in 43