Here are some basic keno terms that most people would hear while playing keno game. They are also known as the online keno language.

 

 

All or Nothing - A keno ticket that only pays if all picked numbers are drawn, or no picked numbers are drawn.

 

Buy-In Tournament - A keno tournament where players pay a set fee up front, and play a predetermined number of games.

 

Caller - The casino employee who calls out the numbers during the keno game.

 

Catch - A number marked on a ticket is said to be a catch when it is called during the keno game.

 

Catch-All - A keno game that requires you to catch all of the numbers you have marked on your ticket.

 

Catch-Zero - A keno game that requires you to catch none of the numbers you have marked on your ticket.

 

Deuce - Two keno spots grouped together.

 

Edge Ticket - A ticket with the 32 numbers marked that make up the outer edge of the ticket.

 

Free Play - A keno win that pays no money, but lets you to bet again.

 

High End Ticket - A keno ticket that pays more for catching a high number of spots, but less for catching fewer spots

 

King - A single circled number that works with other numbers to make a bet or way.

 

King Ticket - A way ticket that contains one or more kings.

 

Pay Table - The chart that shows what each win pays.

 

Race - A single keno game. A term used when the game was called Horse

 

Random Number Generator - A computer program used to randomly select numbers for a keno game

 

Sleeper - A winning ticket that is not presented for payoff

 

Split Ticket - Two or more groups of numbers played separately on the same ticket

 

Tournament - A series of keno games organized by the casino into a contest between players.

 

Way - A separate bet on a ticket with more than one bet.

 

Way Ticket - A ticket with two or more bets