There are 2 parts to a keno game. Your ticket and the 20 random numbers called by the house.
Your ticket consists of a bet and your pick of 1 to 15 numbers (a way).
The idea of the game is to match your numbers to the ones called by the house. The more numbers you
you match the more money you win.
Keno ticket variations exist to create more excitement and offer a little diversity.
Straight Tickets
One of the easiest ways to play keno is by simply playing a straight ticket.
It is straightforward and eliminates any kind of confusion.
To play a straight ticket, you need to mark off the numbers you hope to come up
in the draw.
The maximum number of spots you can mark off depends on the casino,
but the limit will never exceed 20, as that is the number of balls drawn
there are exceptions to the 20 rule. See below.
Way Tickets
Playing a way ticket means that you are using one ticket to mark two or more sets Straight Tickets.
In fact, playing one 3-way ticket is the same as playing three Straight tickets and marking the numbers
on those individually. Both offer the same chances of winning, the same odds and, of course, the same payouts.
The advantage is also that you can bet lower amounts of money.
You will mark each way on you ticket, then place a single bet. This bet would then be
divided by the number of ways you picked.
Combination Tickets
Combination tickets are multi-way tickets that will also play the different combinations as addityional ways.
This ticket requires an example: You select 3 ways on your ticket
Way #1 : 3-14-36
Way #2 : 17-18-44-55
Way #3 : 43-54-66-77
The combination ticket will now play the following combinations:
Way #1 : 3-14-36
Way #2 : 17-18-44-55
Way #3 : 43-54-66-77
Way #1,#2 : 3-14-17-18-36-44-55
Way #2,#3 : 17-18-43-44-54-55-66-77
Way #1,#3 : 3-14-36-43-54-66-77
King Tickets
King tickets are exactly like combination tickets. but 1 of the ways is a single number. The combinations are
played with the single number.
Top or Bottom
When playing a top or bottom ticket, you simply mark off which of the two areas of the keno card
you wish to bet on, the top or the bottom.
If 13 of the 20 numbers drawn fall on your half, you win
Left or Right
The same concept applies to this ticket as to the "top or bottom". In this case, you are selecting either the left or the right half of the ticket. Again, 13 numbers must fall on the side you have chosen for you to win
Edges
When you choose to play the edges, all the edges of the keno card are marked.
This will result in 32 numbers being picked.
