Keno The Odds Of Winning
Dear Mark,
Once a month I go to the casino. I only play keno,
eat at their buffet (they have a great senior discount
for the lunch buffet) and never stay more than two
hours. Last May I hit a solid six spot for $2,200,
and last month I won $280 on a 10-spot ticket. I usually
alternate between a six and 10 spot ticket. What do
you think of my system of play? Marge H.
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know that Yours Truly
has spelled out those long odds and pitfalls of keno
with anguishing regularity.
B U T, without even counting your winnings, Marge,
I still have the latitude to salute your play, for
a few non-mathematical reasons.
For starters, you are obeying money management rule
#1: Betting money you can afford to lose. Bravo!
Also, if you are not winning, at least you are losing
S L O W L Y. With keno games played roughly every
ten minutes, at a dollar a pop you won¹t go bust
in a two-hour keno stint.
And finally, it seems to me that you¹re really
having fun. If it¹s fun risking $1 to win $50,000,
play. That¹s what you¹re there for Marge,
to have fun, right?
Oh yeah, about that cheap buffet at senior prices.
Next time you write me, Marge, don¹t forget to
include place and price. My readers would love to
know. Heck, I¹d like to know.
But, back to business: putting your winnings into
the equation, I figure you to be ahead of the game
for at least the next four years.
So, what¹s Marge doing wrong? That famous trio
Nada, Zilch and Nothing!
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