The game of keno is basic, this is how you play keno. You choose your numbers with a maximum of 10, based on the numbers between 1 and 80. Each number that you select is called a keno spot, so however many numbers you play is how many keno spots you have. Then 20 numbers are chosen, either they are balls, or numbers from a computer. If you are playing a live version of keno then the ball draw will occur from a keno booth. There are a few methods for ball selection a rabbit ear blower, a spinning hand cage operated by a person, or an akv that sends the encoded ball numbers to a computer system. If you are playing a video version a random number generator will make the selections. RNG's are inspected and approved for use by governing authority.

Then you determine if your keno spots match the numbers selected, if you have matching numbers then you may win. You can select a maximum of 10 numbers but having a larger selection doesn't always make it easier to match the numbers selected. Playing a more numbers may not necessarily payout as much as just selecting a few numbers either. It is important to know how your winnings will payout.

Keno is a game of chance so there is no real strategy to playing. You may come up with a system for selecting your numbers etc, but the numbers are all chose randomly. So it is hard to know if a number will come up or not, even if you haven't seen a particular number for several games doesn't mean it will come up.

The same number may also be selected repeatedly there is no real logic that can be applied to increase your odds of winning. Some players like to chose half of their numbers low and half of their selection higher numbers, sometimes this works but the numbers are all randomly selected so it is more chance than method. Keno is a fun game to play and should be just that, a game for entertainment an wager.