Keno Payout Odds

The prize tables in keno can look a bit complicated. Here’s our quick tips on what to look out for in keno pay schedules.

1. Keno Payout Odds
2. Keno Payout Chart

Each casino has its own system of payouts, which you will find set out in the Keno brochures or payout schedules around the casino or, if you’re playing Video keno you’ll find a payout table on each machine. An example is shown below.

The term ‘spot’ refers to how many numbers you have marked on your ticket. The term ‘catch’ refers to how many of your chosen numbers match what the house draws.

For the odds to be perfect, the house should pay $4 for every $1 bet. But in reality, the house pays $3 for $1 bet. That 25 percent difference is the “edge” the house possesses. Once you figure out the odds of actually winning keno and the payoffs the casino gives, you will realize that the house does not pay what the actual odds are. To play KENO BONUS, mark the “Y” box on your bet slip. The cost of your wager will double. If you purchase the additional BONUS play for a drawing and win, you may multiply your winnings if a multiplier number (3, 4, 5 or 10) is drawn. The overall odds of having a multiplier number (3, 4, 5 or 10) are 1:2.3. Play GO Keno at all retail locations that have a Touch & Win terminal. You can wager $.25, $.50, $1, $2, $3 or $5. Choose from 2 to 10 numbers (spots) out of a pool of 80 numbers. You may also use the Auto Pick feature to select all or some of your numbers.

The table shows what you will win for a 1 coin stake. You need to multiply these amounts by the amount you are wagering. So in the example below, if you make a $2 bet, pick 4 spots and catch 3 of them you will win $12 (that is, $2 x 6).

This schedule does not pay out if you don’t match any numbers. But in some cases if you mark a lot of numbers the casino pays off if you catch 0.

Note that in Keno you do not get your stake back if you win.

Another Example of a Keno Paytable

This is the payout schedule for online casinos running on Microgaming software. If you like the look of it, here’s where to find Microgaming casinos.

In a live casino keno game, where lots of players are gambling on the same draw, the most the house can pay out for any one draw is generally $50,000. If there are too many winners they will each get a proportionate share of this sum.

Keno Odds

Our chart showing all possible Keno outcomes and the odds of hitting each one. For example, the odds of hitting 3 out of 4 numbers is roughly 23 to 1. As you can clearly see, when you get down to the 9 numbers picked range, your odds of getting all 9 are astronomical at over 1 million to 1! You can find out more about keno odds on this great website.

Keno Payout Odds

Keno Payout Chart

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