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Nevada Numbers
Introduction
Nevada Numbers is a game offered at different keno lounges around Nevada. I've been told a few times that Nevada Numbers is a lottery and not keno, but what makes the difference I don't know. Mathematically they are the same.
- For $2 player picks 5 numbers from 1 to 80.
- At 6:00 PM every day 5 numbers are also picked from 1 to 80. These shall serve as the winning numbers at all casinos.
- The ticket pays according to table 1 below.
- The progressive shall reset to $5,000,000 and go up by 25% of money bet.
The following is the pay table.
Table 1
| Catch | Pays |
|---|---|
| 5 | Progressive |
| 4 | $2,000 |
| 3 | $20 |
| 2 | $2 |
| 1 | $1 |
| 0 | 0 |
The next table shows the number of combinations for each number of catches, the probability, and return based on the theoretical average winning jackpot of $17,020,008.
Return Table
| Catch | Combinations | Probability | Pays | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 0.00000004 | 17020008 | 0.353993 |
| 4 | 375 | 0.00001560 | 2000 | 0.015599 |
| 3 | 27750 | 0.00115433 | 20 | 0.011543 |
| 2 | 675250 | 0.02808858 | 2 | 0.028089 |
| 1 | 6077250 | 0.25279725 | 1 | 0.126399 |
| 0 | 17259390 | 0.71794420 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24040016 | 1 | 0 | 0.535623 |
The lower right cell shows an average return of 53.56%, or a house edge of 46.44%. This is a long-term return. At any given moment the return is 18.16% plus 2.08% for each $1,000,000 in the meter. For the odds to switch to the player's favor the jackpot would need to pass $39,347,282.
This game may sound like a terrible bet but it isn't the worst. The Las Vegas Hilton offers a Million Dollar keno game with a return of only 43.05%. However as far as I know the worst bet in Las Vegas in any game is the "Millionaire Keno" game at Harrah's and the Rio, which is a pick-10 with a return of 39.99%.
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