You Can't Play Keno without One!
A Keno game is only as good as its ticket. The Keno ticket is an important part of the entire Keno experience as it is (obviously) where the player makes their selections in order to play a round of the game.
The Keno ticket has a selection of numbers printed on it, ranging from the number “1” to the number “80”. As per the rules of Keno, players can choose any assortment of the numbers, reaching a maximum of twenty choices (depending on the venue). Using a specialized Keno Crayon (which is just a standard crayon, but designed for use in Keno play), players make their selections of numbers across the ticket.
Here’s a typical Keno Ticket (showing number layout):
Players can also list the amount of wager in one of the corners to show how much that the player is willing to spend during the particular round of play. In most venues, they can also list how many games (or “races”, as they are sometimes called) they want to play – in other words, you can select five numbers on one ticket, and play those five numbers for, say, the next ten games. This helps you enjoy yourself, as you don’t have to turn in a ticket before each and every game.
Also present on the Keno ticket (sometimes on the other side) is that very important “odds” part – this lets you know the various payouts you can expect. In other words, it will let you know the payouts for picking three numbers, four numbers, five numbers, and so on. The higher the number of numbers (say that three times fast!), the more payout combinations. In other words, picking ten numbers might pay if you hit 6, 7, 8, 9, or all ten of them (it might even pay if you hit none of them). The odds / combinations vary wildly by venue – seven out of ten might win in some places, and be worthless in others.
It’s also interesting to note that once you fill out your ticket and give it to the cashier (and pay them for your wagers), you will, in all likelihood, get a receipt, and also get your ticket back as a reference. This is because Keno tickets, even those correctly filled out, are worthless (because think about it – someone could just fill out the ticket after the fact.) It’s the receipt you get that acts as the “cash in” item.
So if you hit big, save that Keno ticket you filled out as a happy souvenir.
