Below is a list of keno terms that are good to know if you are planning on playing keno either at a land based casino in Las Vegas, Atlantic City or other similar gaming desitnation or whether you decide to play online.

Keno Balls: They are similar to bingo balls or ping pong balls. They are used to make the draw and are numbered from 1-80.

Keno Board: Is is the electronic board that shows the numbers as they are drawn.

Keno Counter: It is a counter where players place their bets and collect their winning amount.

Keno Lounge: The area in a Casino where Keno is played.

Keno Runners: The staff of the casino who go throughout the casino collecting wagers and paying winners.

Keno Writers: The staff at the Keno counter who accept bets, produce tickets and pay the winners.

Limit: A maximum amount a person can win during one game.

Live Keno: Keno with live draws played by multiple players, i.e not video Keno

Net win: The amount of money a player is given after winning after reducing the cost of the ticket.

Odds: The mathematical probability of an outcome.

Progressive: A Keno game where the winning amount for jackpot keeps on increasing until it is won.

Pay out Table or Schedule: The chart which shows, what each type of win pays.

Quick Pick: A ticket with numbers chosen for the player at Random by the Keno computer.

Race: A single Keno game.

Rate: The price paid for each separate wager on a ticket.

Wager: The amount of money bet.

Spots : The numbers chosen by a player .

Random number Generator: A computer program designed to select numbers randomly for a Keno game.

Way: One of the bets on the Keno tickets that shows more than one bet.

Way Ticket: A Keno ticket with more than one bet on the same game.

Winning Numbers: The 20 numbers drawn in the Keno game.

Straight Ticket: The basic ticket sold by a casino.

Split Ticket: Two or more group of numbers played as separate wagers on the same ticket.

Ticket: The keno ticket with a grid of 80 numbers on which the players mark their selections.

Video Keno: A Keno game played on a computerised machine by an individual player.

Bet: The amount of money wagered by any one player in a single game.

Call: T he actual act of calling the Keno numbers as they are drawn, usually over an intercom.

Catch: W hen one of your number is drawn. 'Catch 3' means 3 of your numbers have been drawn.

Draw: When the 20 winning numbers are drawn out at random.

Cage : It hold the Keno balls before they are drawn.

Hit: When a drawn number matches the number you had selected.

Caller: The casino employee who calls the numbers as they are drawn.

House: The casino, or whoever else is running the game.

Jackpot: The amount of money paid in a progressive game.

House Edge: The percentage amount of all wagers the house expects to win over time.

Group: Set of numbers that the player has circled to show that they are to be seen as an individual way on the ticket.

Draw Sheet : A sheet produced by the casino showing the numbers drawn from the previous games. It also has holes punched on it to make it easy to make it easy to check your ticket.

Computer ticket: A Keno ticket generated from the player's handwritten ticket by a computer.

Combination Ticket: A single ticket with several different Keno wagers on it.