Prizes, chances of winning and game rules are also at Pennsylvania Lottery has launched its first new game under the state’s gaming expansion approved in 2017 with a live Keno game offered in bars and restaurants. Players may watch drawing results on a monitor, or visit the Keno page at or use the Lottery’s mobile app to watch an animated depiction of the drawing they played.

Every four minutes, the Lottery’s computer randomly generates 20 winning numbers.

Purchasing the Keno Multiplier option multiplies prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10 times.

The number of spots selected does not change the cost of play.

Players can spend $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, or $20 per play, and prizes increase as the play amount increases.

Using a play slip, players select up to 10 numbers, or spots, from 1 to 80, or opt for computer-selected Quick Picks.

If you don’t see Keno monitors in your favorite bar or restaurant, the Lottery suggests you ask the business to sign up to sell the game.Īs with all Lottery games, Keno players must be 18 or older.

By month’s end, more than 1,000 locations will have Keno monitors with even more to come in the future.

Players can also scan their Keno ticket at any Lottery retailer to see if it is a winner.Īlthough Keno is sold at all Lottery retailers, Keno players can also watch drawing results on big-screen monitors found at hundreds of locations. Players can watch an animated depiction of the drawing they played by visiting the Keno page at or by using the Lottery’s official mobile app. “By lunchtime, Keno was selling at a clip of about 8,200 tickets per hour and still rising.” “We watched sales rise steadily through the morning, which shows that our players are excited to try this new game,” said Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko in the release. The first drawing took place at 5:49 a.m. The first Keno ticket was sold at Crazy Mare’s in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. The more spots players match, the more they can win. A computer randomly draws 20 winning numbers. Players choose up to 10 numbers, or spots, from 1 to 80.

MIDDLETOWN - Keno, a new game with drawings every four minutes, is selling briskly at Pennsylvania Lottery retailers statewide, officials said in a press release. Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience.

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