Can a restaurant be lucky? More specifically, can the “lucky” numbers you get when you open a fortune cookie at a Chinese restaurant actually put cash in your pocket? Before the other night, I would say probably not. However, I was told an interesting story and it made me wonder if there was some sort of aura surrounding a particular restaurant in Las Vegas.

Let’s talk about the different Keno tickets. Most of them are simple, but one particularly can be a little complex for new Keno players. The Keno tickets we will discuss will be straight tickets, the 20 spot ticket, multi-game tickets, specialty tickets, and the way ticket. By the end of this article, you should be well versed in the art of playing Keno.

If you’ve never played a game of Keno before, this guide will get you caught up quickly. I’m not going to go into great specific detail—I’ll leave that for other articles. I happen to find Keno to be a very relaxing game. In a way it’s kind of like bingo, but with bigger payoff possibilities. Let’s get started.

The second I turned 21, I got a job in the Keno department of a local casino. It was the only job I could get—having no training. Soon after, I completed my training and moved in the pit (Craps, Blackjack, Pai Gow, Roulette, etc). Anyway, Keno was a fun game to play and operate. It’s basically the lotto. Good Keno places will run games pretty fast—every five minutes. Online keno allows you to play at whatever speed you desire and if you’re in a casino without a Keno area, there’s usually Keno machines. I am going to run down the basics of Keno and in minutes you’ll be ready to play.