Keno Games

Keno, the popular version of a lottery, comes in many shapes and forms and they all have their own following. For a long time, you could only play keno in a casino, which involved flights and hotels and time and money. Nonetheless, casino keno is fun and a welcome break from the other types of games you can find in a casino, games that are usually more intense and frenetic. Casino keno is relatively laid back and you even play in a keno "lounge," which sounds as relaxing as it is.

Casino Keno

Casino keno is played with all kinds of accessories that just add to the fun. You mark your keno ticket with a keno crayon and you hand your ticket to the keno writer (a person sitting behind the keno counter). The keno operator is the person who actually presses the button to begin the drawing of the keno balls. The winning numbers are displayed on a keno board and are announced by the keno operator. You can actually play keno all over the casino and not just in the keno lounge because there are keno runners who are paid to take your ticket (and money) and hand them in at the keno counter. All in all, keno is an entertaining way to kill some time between rounds of blackjack, roulette and the slots.

Video Keno

Keno games, Video keno is computerized keno and you may prefer it to casino keno even if you are, indeed, in a casino. Video keno is fast - like online keno - and you play it at terminals in a casino. The odds in video keno are pretty much the same odds as in live casino keno. What's particularly good about video keno, however, is that the minimum bet is usually lower than real casino keno - it's not unusual to find video keno terminals for which a mere 5 cents (yes, a nickel) will buy you a round of keno.

Online Keno

In the last ten years, however, it's no longer necessary to make the trip to a real casino in order to play keno. Now, the keno board is only as far as your own computer. Online keno has made it easier than ever to play this great game, and also way faster. A round of keno in a casino is a bit of a production (as you can imagine from the above description or as you may have witnessed for yourself at some point) but a round of online keno is over in a matter of seconds. Online keno is also a great diversion from the more "serious" gambling games and if Lady Luck is on your side it's also a great way to win some quick pocket change.

Flash Keno

For some people the only thing better than playing online keno is playing flash keno and the best keno of all is free flash keno. Flash keno means not having to download the game onto your computer so that you don't have to spend any time installing the game and waiting. If, for you, the beauty of online keno is its speed, then flash keno is even speedier. Free flash keno is also instantly available and you don't have to pay to play. Free keno is a great way to practice and to try out different games on different sites. It's fast - again, you don't have to download - and it's a no-risk proposition. All you have to do to play free keno is to pick a site, find the demo version, and pick your numbers. The computer will do the rest - in a flash.

Mobile Keno

As modern and current as online keno may seem to you, certainly as compared to conventional casino keno, it is no longer the new kid on the block. That honor now goes to mobile keno. Yes, now you can play keno on your cell phone just in case the keno urge comes over you and your computer is in another place or another time zone. If you have your phone you have your keno; in a matter of minutes you can download the same great software that you can find on the Internet right to your mobile phone. You register online and you play on your phone - nothing is handier than that.