Keno Ticket Types
One big feature of online keno, as in the original game – is the chance to play with different quantities of numbers (spots) on each ticket. Check out the key features low, mid and high spot tickets………
Low bet keno tickets
Many keno games on the web have a minimum ticket number of 'three spots', such as the example below:
3 spot keno ticket example: 2, 5, 6
The probability of getting zero numbers is 1.40009-1, 1.3209-1 for 1 number, 6.2070-1 for 2 numbers and 71-1 for a clean sweep over all 3 spots. However, to illustrate the potential for different number combinations with just 3 spot keno cards – there are 82,160 different 3 numbered combos to use! The benefit of gaming with 3 spot tickets is that you start getting rewards in online casinos for matching 2 numbers, while many gamers who play regularly are likely to eventually scoop 3 numbers and win payouts worth around. 2 spots payouts are often 2 coins for 2 spots and 25 coins for 3 spots. Note that some online keno games can also be played with 1 or 2 numbers, making the payout threshold even easier to attain (albeit with lower rewards).
Mid-level keno tickets
The progression from gaming with a low keno spot number is to select mid-range tickets, such as 6 numbers – check the example below:
6 spot keno ticket: 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12
With a 6 spot keno card, the following odds are present for each spot number; 0 spots = 5-1, 1 = 1.75-1, 2 = 2.24-1, 3 = 6.7-1, 4 = 34-1, 5 = 322-1 and 6 = 7751-1. There are a whopping 300,500,200 different number variations available. Now, the potential advantage of gaming with a mid number range is that matching 5 or 6 numbers delivers a very nice reward; with 6 spots you can expect to win about x2000 coins! What's more – matching 6 numbers is relatively easy compared to a jackpot 10 spot for example. Now, the downside? Well, essentially the minimum threshold of numbers needed to win rises to 3 spots (which covers your keno bet for the round) – 2 spots or lower gets nothing!
High level keno tickets
At the highest level (which is 10 spots in many keno parlours, but can go as high as 15-20), the reward potential can be potentially huge; check out the example of a keno 10 spot ticket below:
10 spot keno ticket: 55, 32, 11, 13, 9, 4, 1, 80, 70, 60
Firstly, the odds of hitting zero numbers is low, at 20.8-1; however it needs to be low because the threshold for winning is 5 (note: you also win for zero numbers!). The odds for all 10 spots is a huge 8,911,700-1, but not surprisingly the rewards can be potentially amazing and comparable with lottery jackpots!
Ultimately – each type of spot number has advantages and disadvantages – so the chances are you'll want to play with a different range of tickets in each session.
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