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Reason #5 why the Wizard likes Bovada:
Intelligent Bonuses
Many online casinos offer huge signup bonuses, but there’s a catch. Buried in the fine print is that play on the most popular games doesn’t count towards earning the bonus. It’s common for play on blackjack, baccarat, roulette, craps, and video poker to be excluded. In many cases, only slots count.
And that’s if you can even find the terms and conditions. Many casinos put their 100% bonus in big flaming letters but make you hunt all over their site to find the rules.
Bovada allows play on all games to count towards the wagering requirement. It’s that simple. Just no opposite betting. All casinos ought to be as easy as Bovada about this. The bonus offer itself is simple too: on your first deposit, they’ll give you an extra 10%. If you deposit $100, you’ll wind up with $110 in chips or tokens.
Finally, in the unlikely event that Bovada feels you’ve been abusing their bonuses they won’t seize your winnings like most other casinos will. In the worst case scenario they will politely tell you that they will not be offering you any future bonuses, but you are welcome to keep playing and keep everything you have made already.
Keno
Last Update: Jan 27, 2012
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Introduction
Keno is a simple game of luck involving picking numbers, like the lottery. In keno the player usually picks 1 to 15 numbers from 1 to 80. Then 20 numbers will be drawn from the same range. The more numbers the player picked that match the drawn numbers, the more the player wins.
There are two formats for playing keno: live and video. In live keno the player uses a crayon and paper to indicate his picks. Every few minutes numbers will be drawn live from a hopper filled with numbered ping pong balls. In video keno the player uses a wand to pick numbers on a screen and the machine picks the draw randomly. Live keno plays much slower, but the house edge is much higher than video keno.
Calculator
Click the image below for my keno calculator. Then choose your number of picks, put in the pay table, and you'll have all the odds instantly.
9-Spot Survey
In 2001 I did a comparitive study of pick-9 keno games in Las Vegas. The following table presents my results in order or return, from highest to lowest. Since I did this survey, keno has been on the decline, and many of these casinos took out their live keno games.
| Las Vegas Live Keno Survey | |
|---|---|
| Casino | Return |
| Silverton | 79.85% |
| Arizona Charlie's | 75.13% |
| Frontier | 74.83% |
| Jerry's Nugget | 74.78% |
| Nevada Palace | 74.62% |
| Orleans | 74.39% |
| Gold Coast | 74.39% |
| Sam's Town | 74.28% |
| Las Vegas Club | 72.82% |
| Rio | 72.76% |
| Mirage | 71.87% |
| Bellagio | 71.87% |
| Eldorado (Henderson) | 71.38% |
| Golden Nugget | 71.38% |
| MGM Grand | 71.13% |
| New York New York | 71.13% |
| Primm Valley Resorts | 70.86% |
| Hilton | 70.80% |
| Fitzgeralds | 70.80% |
| Western | 70.80% |
| Sahara | 70.80% |
| Western | 70.35% |
| Luxor | 70.23% |
| Circus Circus | 70.23% |
| Main Street Station | 70.12% |
| California | 70.12% |
| Riviera | 69.66% |
| Stardust | 69.44% |
| Plaza | 69.18% |
| San Remo | 69.08% |
| Aladdin | 68.52% |
| Fremont | 68.52% |
| Four Queens | 68.52% |
| Bally's | 68.17% |
| Treasure Island | 67.54% |
| Caesars Palace | 67.54% |
| Station Casinos | 66.54% |
| Palms | 66.24% |
| Monte Carlo | 65.26% |
San Diego Video Keno Survey
Between November 30 and December 1, 2008, I sampled the pay table for 25-cent and $1 video keno pay tables at 11 casinos in San Diego County. Following are the results, sorted first from highest to lowest, and second by alphabetical order.
| San Diego Video Keno Survey 25-Cents | |
| Barona | 94.90% |
|---|---|
| La Posta | 94.90% |
| Golden Acorn | 92.62% |
| Santa Ysabel | 92.62% |
| Viejas | 92.62% |
| Pechanga | 92.31% |
| Pauma | 92.31% |
| Sycuan | 92.31% |
| Valley View | 92.31% |
| Harrah's | 84.17% |
| Pala | 84.17% |
| San Diego Video Keno Survey — $1 | |
|---|---|
| Casino | Return |
| Barona | 94.90% |
| Viejas | 94.90% |
| Sycuan | 94.90% |
| Golden Acorn | 92.62% |
| Pechanga | 92.62% |
| Pauma | 92.62% |
| Harrah's | 88.29% |
| Pala | 84.17% |
The La Posta, Santa Ysabel, and Valley View are omitted from the $1 survey, because I couldn't find ordinary keno in that denomination.
Disclaimer: The Barona Casino hired me to perform surveys of San Diego casinos for blackjack, roulette, and craps. Research on other games, including video keno, I did at my own initiative.
Other Games Surveyed in San Diego
Internal Links
- Keno appendix 1. An analysis of the top/bottom/left/right as as well as edge tickets as played at the Las Vegas Hilton.
- Keno appendix 2. An analysis of Caveman Keno as played on IGT's Game King.
- Keno appendix 3. Probabilities and returns for basic keno at the Atlantic CityTropicana.
- Keno appendix 4. Progressive keno at the Orleans. Learn when the meter is high enough to have a positive expectation.
- Keno appendix 5. Nevada numbers, a progressive lottery game at some of the NevadaPark Place casinos.
- Keno appendix 6. Power Keno.
- Keno appendix 7 Super Keno.
- Keno appendix 8. Top Bottom Keno.
- Keno appendix 9. High/Low/Middle Keno: Keno game seen at the Lisboa in Macau.
- Keno appendix 10. Extra Draw Keno.
- Keno appendix 11Jumbo Keno Progressive game at the Station Casinos.
- Keno appendix 12. Triple Trouble Keno.
- Keno appendix 13. Fremont "Super Eight."
- Keno appendix 14. Laughlin keno survey.
- Keno props Miscellaneous keno bets.
- Probabilities in Keno
. A lesson in how to calculate keno probabilities. - Cleopatra Keno
- Triple Power Keno
- Jackpot Party Keno
- Keno Calculator
External Links
- German translation of this keno page.
- Online casino comparison of keno pay tables.
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