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Keno: Special bets

Last update: March 7, 2006

Following are some keno variations I've seen around Vegas.

Left/Right/Top/Bottom

The Las Vegas Hilton offers a keno game in which the player chooses an entire half of a card. A ticket costs $5 and the player gets something back if at least 11 numbers fall in his half. The following return table shows a return of 67.53%.

Left/Right/Top/Bottom
Catches Probability Pays Return
110.1788061930.10728371
120.1215323350.12153233
130.06345744100.12691488
140.02519634150.07558901
150.00748691500.07486911
160.001624762000.06499055
170.0002479810000.04959533
180.0000250260000.03001823
190.00000149800000.02376612
200.000000041000000.00077983
total10.6753391

Edge

The Las Vegas Hilton offers a keno game in which the player chooses all 32 numbers on the edge of the ticket. A ticket costs $5 and the player gets something back if less 1 to 6 or more than 9 numbers chosen fall in the edge. The following return table shows a return of 55.06%.

Edge
Catches Probability Pays Return
00.00000473385700
10.00010447131720000.04178853
20.0010255600932000.0410224
30.005954865058200.02381946
40.022935534949100.04587107
50.06227345246750.06227345
60.12363111886810.02472622
70.18368051946200
80.20727836397600
90.17926777424900
100.11935459706610.02387092
110.06120748567550.06120749
120.024100447484100.04820089
130.007234655905250.03617328
140.0016364102641000.03272821
150.0002740035798000.04384057
160.00003308281975000.04962423
170.000002767713250000.01383856
180.000000150419500000.00150419
190.000000004716650000.00006131
200.0000000000641000000.00000128
total10.55055207

Wynn Extra Million

At the Wynn for 25-cents the player can make an additional bet based on a 5-spot ticket. The bet pays according to the number of catches in the first five balls called. The following pay table shows the probabilities, pays, and return. The lower left cell shows a return of just under 7 cents. The overall return of the game is just under 7/25, or 27.996%. So the house edge is 72.004%!

Wynn Extra Million
Catch Probability Pays Return
0 0.7179442 0 0
1 0.25279725 0 0
2 0.02808858 0.25 0.00702215
3 0.00115433 5 0.00577163
4 0.0000156 1000 0.01559899
5 0.00000004 1000000 0.04159731
Total 1 0.06999007


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