| Aggregate Limit
| Highest payout legally permitted for a casino during any one game.
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| All or Nothingz | A keno ticket that only pays if all picked numbers are drawn, or no picked numbers are drawn. |
| Ball Game | A keno game where the numbers are written on plastic balls. |
| Balls | Keno balls Numbered 1 - 80. |
| Bank | The casino's money obtainable for keno operations. |
| Bingo | The original name for keno. Although keno and bingo are very different today, both use similar balls to represent numbers drawn. |
| Blank | An unused keno ticket. |
| Blower | Part of the machine used to dole out keno balls. The blower uses air to force the balls into a tube where they can be seen and/or removed by the keno operator. |
| Bowl | The part of the ball machine that holds the balls before being pulled by the blower. |
| Buy-In Tournament | A keno tournament where players pay a set fee up front, and play a predetermined number of games and/or tickets. Players get to keep any winnings. |
| Cage
| An old type of wire cage that held keno balls. Also used to refer to the area where keno workers operate.
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| Call
| The actual act of calling the keno numbers, usually over an intercom. Performed by a member of casino staff.
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| Caller
| The casino employee who calls out the numbers during the keno game.
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| Catch
| A number marked on a ticket and is called during the keno game.
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| Catch-All
| A keno game that requires you to catch all of the numbers you have marked on your ticket.
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| Catch-Zero
| A keno game that requires you to catch none of the numbers you have marked on your ticket.
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| Close
| The time just before the draw until just after the draw, when the casino will write no more keno tickets.
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| Combination Ticket
| A single ticket with several different keno bets on it.
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| Computer Ticket
| A keno ticket generated by a computer.
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| Conditioning
| The "terms" of the wager. Normally written on the ticket. Generally refers to wagers other than straight ticket plays.
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| Crayon
| Used by a keno player to mark numbers on a ticket. Usually black.
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| Deuce
| Two keno spots grouped together.
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| Draw
| The 20 numbers drawn for each keno game are collectively called "the draw".
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| Draw Sheet
| A sheet available from the keno counter that shows the numbers drawn from the previous game. Has holes punched in it to smooth the progress of checking your tickets.
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| Edge Ticket
| A ticket with the 32 numbers marked that make up the outer edge of the ticket.
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| Enhanced Payoff
| A larger payoff received by playing a combination of games on a single ticket. Pays more than would have been received if the games had been played on individual tickets.
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| Entry Fee Tournament
| Players pay a fee up front in order to compete with each other for cash or prizes. Players do not keep winnings from individual games in the tournament.
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| Exacta
| A ticket played for two games, with a special payoff rate.
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| Expected Value
| The rate at which an outcome is expected to occur.
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| Field
| A group of marked spots that is not circled.
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| Flashboard
| The electronic signs that display the numbers drawn for a keno draw.
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| Fractional Rate Ticket
| A ticket played for some fraction of the normal rate.
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| Free Play
| A keno win that pays no money, but enables you to play your bet again.
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| Goose
| The machine that blows the keno balls up into two long tubes.
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| Group
| Spots that are circled or separated from the other spots marked on a keno ticket.
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| Handle
| The total of all money taken in for a game, shift, day or some other period of time.
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| High End Ticket
| A keno ticket that pays more for catching a high number of spots, but less (or nothing) for catching fewer spots (as compared to a regular ticket).
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| High Roller Ticket
| A ticket that has a high minimum ticket price.
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| Hit
| When a drawn number matches the spot on your ticket.
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| Hold
| Handle minus payoffs, or the total admission money after paying out all winning tickets.
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| House Edge
| Also known as PC (percent casino). The percent of all wagers the house can expect to win, over a period of time. Can differ extensively, but normally is about 30%.
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| Inside Ticket
| A keno ticket that is completed and turned in to the casino.
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| Jackpot
| The prize paid in a progressive. Technically, the jackpot is the amount above the regular payoff for the game. For instance, if the progressive payoff is $25,453 but the regular payoff is $10,000, the jackpot is $15,453. However the term is regularly misused to indicate the total payoff amount.
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| Jackpot Meter
| An electronic display of some type that displays the current jackpot mount.
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| Keno Computer
| Used by casinos to enter bets, determine winners, print keno tickets, prepare management reports, etc.
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| Keno Counter
| The counter where players place their wagers and collect their winnings.
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| Keno Lounge
| The area where keno players can sit to mark their tickets and watch the game
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| Keno Punch
| The machine that punches holes in a draw sheet.
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| King
| A single circled number that works with other numbers to make a bet or way.
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| King Ticket
| A way ticket that contains one or more kings.
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| Left-Right Ticket
| A ticket marked vertically down the center. The aim is to catch only numbers on one half of the ticket or none on that side.
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| Live Keno
| Differs regular keno played on tickets from video keno.
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| Mark
| A mark made on a keno ticket number, either by hand or by the keno computer.
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| Multi Game Keno Ticket
| A ticket played for several keno games.
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| Net Win
| The actual player winnings, after subtracting the cost of the ticket.
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| Nevada Gaming Commission
| The body governing gambling in the state of Nevada.
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| Odds
| The mathematical probability of an outcome.
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| Open
| Any time the counter is open for taking bets.
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| Outside Ticket
| The official game ticket returned to the player in exchange for his hand marked ticket and the appropriate wager.
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| Pattern
| The shape made by the collective marks on a keno ticket or lights on a keno flashboard.
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| Pay Any Catch Ticket
| A keno ticket that pays something, no matter how many spots are caught or not caught.
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| Paybook
| The literature that details the casino's pay tables, instructions, rates, etc.
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| Payoff
| The amount paid to a player for his played ticket. Not necessarily a net profit.
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| Pay Table
| The chart that shows what each win pays.
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| Percentage
| Also known as PC (percent casino). The percent of all wagers the house can expect to win, over a period of time. Can vary widely, but normally is about 30%.
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| Prize
| The amount paid to a player for his winning ticket. May not be a net profit.
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| Progressive
| A keno game where the top prize increases until it is won. The increase is done in any method determined by the casino. For instance, a percent of wagers, a set amount per time period (hour, day, etc.) r
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| Push
| A win equal to the amount wagered.
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| Quick Pick
| A ticket with numbers chosen by the keno computer for the player, at the players request.
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| Quit Race
| Cashing in a multi game ticket before all games have been played.
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| Race
| A single keno game. This name has two reasons for it. One is dated back to when the game was called Horse Race Keno. The other may be a reference to the "race" to the keno counter to cash in a winning ticket before the next game starts which normally cancel all previous tickets.
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| Rack
| The tray that holds the keno balls when they are not in play.
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| Random Number Generator
| A computer program used to randomly select numbers for a keno game.
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| Rate
| The price for a ticket or way.
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| Rate Card
| Provided by the casino. Shows payoffs for various bets.
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| Replayed Ticket
| Giving a played ticket to the counter to replay the numbers.
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| RNG Game
| When a computer program is used to randomly select numbers for a keno game.
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| Runner
| A casino employee, usually a woman who goes through the casino restaurants and seating areas collecting keno wagers, and paying winners.
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| Shift Boss
| The shift supervisor.
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| Sleeper
| A winning ticket that is not turned in for payoff.
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| Special Rate
| A rate different than the regular ticket rate. Does not necessarily indicate a better deal for the player.
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| Split Ticket
| Two or more groups of numbers played individually on the same ticket.
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| Spot
| The numbers marked on a keno ticket.
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| Straight Ticket
| The standard or basic ticket sold by a casino.
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| Ticket
| The keno ticket. Marked with 80 numbers, used by a player to mark the spots. Generally made from low quality paper. (after all you only pay a dollar)
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| Top-Bottom Ticket
| A ticket marked horizontally in the center. The object is to either catch only numbers on one half of the ticket or no numbers on one half of the ticket.
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| Tournament
| A series of keno games organized by the casino into a contest between players.
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| Video Keno
| Keno played on a computerized machine similar to video poker. Uses a random number generator to pick the numbers.
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| Way
| A separate bet on a ticket with more than one bet.
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| Way Ticket
| A ticket with two or more bets.
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| Winning Numbers
| The 20 numbers drawn in the keno game.
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| Wire Cage
| An older type game using a cage to mix keno balls.
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| Writer
| The employee at the counter who takes your bet, produces the computer-generated ticket, and pays the winners.
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Casino Games - Keno - Terms
