Connecticut Lottery makes its pitch for keno

Comment #10

Stack47 — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 22:34:37 GMT

We had been playing for a while when all of a sudden my friend gets excited and says to me that all of his numbers are coming out

Most people would say came out because it's known after the numbers were drawn.

At first the numbers come out one at a time, then after that, they show all 20 on the screen together.

That's a common procedure in just about every Keno game including live ball drawings I saw. Some will show the 20 numbers in the order they were drawn then switch to numerical... [ More ]

Comment #9

JoeCanWin — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 06:00:51 GMT

The sad part is you are basically correct. I will tell you of an experience my friend and I had while I was with him about 15 years ago. We were playing Keno in a mall dining area. We had been playing for a while when all of a sudden my friend gets excited and says to me that all of his numbers are coming out ( I think he played a 6 or 7 spot). At first the numbers come out one at a time, then after that, they show all 20 on the screen together. The problem was that now with all 20 numbers shown... [ More ]

Comment #8

eddessaknight — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 01:16:26 GMT

Recently, at a lodge meeting I was engaged in conversation with a trusted gent who works for a major Vegas based slot machine mfg, so on ostensibly good authority, he privately revealed this covert piece of VK info: Each machine employs standard telephone dialing technology for memory redialing and remembers the big hits that's why very, very rarely after the big payout, will it repeat that number!

This all I have on the subject, so via Ripley Believe It or Not you consider judge

When yo... [ More ]

Comment #7

Stack47 — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:02:11 GMT

And some businesses created very Keno friendly environments; was at a sports bar in Michigan that had Keno runners.

Comment #6

casino crawler — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:36:36 GMT

There are a lot of avid keno players so I think this would be a great move for the state. If you go to the casino, there are definitely keno regulars that have won using pattern recognition. I know many who have gotten multiple jackpots on electronic or video keno machines. There are keno books out there and these folks have verified so many wins.

I guess anything is subject to fraud without the right regulation and hopefully the gaming commissions are going to do their job. I guess we all ha... [ More ]

Comment #5

SilverLion — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 06:23:58 GMT

Keno is too difficult!! To many numbers!!! No discernible patterns. Electronic gaming keno is prone to fraud

Comment #4

Stack47 — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 06:08:17 GMT

The game operates like a slot machine game, programmed to calculate all of the bets made each game and control the payout to a percentage favoring the state by locking out numbers that would result in a big payout.

If you could prove that is actually happening, it would be the biggest lottery scandal ever. The odds and payoffs give the lottery enough edge making cheating pretty stupid.

Comment #3

lottobrain — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:54:19 GMT

It will certainly be a money maker for the state, but not for the players. It will most likely be the same computerized keno game that we now have in Delaware and that Maryland has had for years. The first year they had it in Maryland, the state lottery income soared. The game operates like a slot machine game, programmed to calculate all of the bets made each game and control the payout to a percentage favoring the state by locking out numbers that would result in a big payout. Anyone who has t... [ More ]

Comment #2

music* — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:28:22 GMT

I believe that Power Ball will experience a come back

Comment #1

CTNY — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:50:27 GMT

Cool

Connecticut Lottery makes its pitch for keno

Lottery Post — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:37:45 GMT

Proponents told members of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee on Wednesday that bringing keno to Connecticut is essential to keeping the state's lottery competitive with other states', while opponents decried the game as a short-sighted and ill-advised way to generate revenue.

The bill would allow the Connecticut Lottery Corp. to offer keno throughout the state and is projected to generate $5 million in its first year after startup expenses. After that, proponents say keno will genera... [ More ]