How to Play Keno

Carolina Keno, or as its commonly referred, NC Keno, was first introduced to the state on October 29, 2017. Keno has arrived in Virginia! Drawings are every 4 minutes., and it's fast-paced fun! Play for a chance to win! × Live Drawing as of 02/07/21. Pick3 Drawing is at 1:59 PM. Winning numbers are drawn approximately every four minutes. Players select from 1 to 12 numbers or “spots” for each game. A computer then randomly chooses 20 winning numbers from 1 to 80 and displays them on a Keno monitor.

Keno is part-lottery, part-bingo, with some unique rules of its own in the mix as well, and this creates a game experience like no other.

With four games per day, it's also one of the most active lottery games in the world, and wagers can range from $1 up to as much as $100 per line.

It's also unusual in that the player decides how many numbers to pick - from just one, up to ten numbers per line, from a pot of 80 balls.

Depending on how many numbers you choose, your odds of matching with the 20 balls drawn from the pot will change - and the prizes paid out change too (see the table below for a full breakdown of how this will affect what you win).

To play Keno, you will need to decide:

• How many numbers to pick.
• How much to wager.

Together, these will determine your odds of a win, and how much you get - it's also important to know when you haven't won too.

For instance, matching three numbers is a win if you only chose six. But choose seven to ten numbers, and you'll get nothing for matching three.

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There is also a kind of 'bad beat' consolation prize if you chose ten numbers and did not match with any of the 20 balls drawn, and you'll get $3 back for a $1 wager.

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Draws take place daily at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., and you can enter right up to the time of the draw, and then immediately start playing the next draw - making Keno a great option if you don't want to wait too long to find out if you've won.