How to Play Keno

The blank that you fill in and present to the keno writer is called the original or master ticket. This is kept by the writer, and the one returned is the duplicate and is merely a receipt for the original ticket.

Each game is separately numbered and dated, and the number of the game appears on the ticket and also on the electric board which shows the numbers called during the game.

All in all, twenty numbers will be selected by the operator of the game, and if you catch, or match, enough spots on your ticket with those called, you can win up to $250,000 depending on the spots marked and the price of the ticket.

If your selections have caught in sufficient number for a payoff, you must turn in the ticket prior to the calling of the next game or forfeit your win.

Let's now summarize what has been previously discussed with proper illustrations. First of all, you must obtain a keno blank, which appears on the next page.

After you obtain this blank, you take the crayon the casino supplies and mark up to fifteen numbers on this straight ticket. If you decide to play a six spot for 70¢, the completed ticket, together with the price showing.

You then bring the filled-in ticket to the keno lounge area, or to any counter in the casino that has keno writers available.

For instance, in Harrah's Club in Reno, there are keno writers outside the second-floor coffee shop to save both the patrons and keno runners the job of running to the main keno lounge located on the casino floor.

There will always be several keno writers available, and you should have plenty of time to get your ticket copied and paid for before the next game starts. The filled-in blank is handed to the keno writer along with 70¢, and you will receive back a duplicate ticket.

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