Place a Keno Bet

Many people avoid playing keno because the play slip looks a bit complicated. This is just not necessary. Placing a keno bet is actually a simple matter.

To place keno bets, all you have to do is pick your own winning numbers and then mark them on tickets called pay slips. Then you take the slip to a teller, who provides you with a printed verified receipt for your choices (after you pay for it of course).

Keno cards have eighty numbers. As a keno player, you can pick as many or as few numbers as you wish. These numbers are marked on a piece of paper, which is typically called a keno slip.

Keno Bets - In a live casino, you pick a wager by circling or checking the 80 numbers printed on the slip with an indelible marker. Once your numbers are picked you take your marked up ticket to a teller who hands you back an authorized copy or computerized receipt that replicates your number selection. Note that this teller is called a writer if you are playing in a UK casino.

In both American and UK casinos, the number of numbers that you select on a keno ticket is often referred to as a spot. For example, a player who marks a keno ticket and picks 8 spots on a $4 ticket would be playing a $4 - 8 spot ticket. If you choose 30 numbers at $5 each, you would be playing a $5 - 30 spot ticket and so on.