The Pennsylvania Lottery officially launched keno last week at licensed Pennsylvania Lottery retailers.
Using a playslip, players select up to 10 numbers, or spots, from 1 to 80 or opt for computer-selected Quick Picks. Players can spend $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, or $20 per play, and prizes increase as the play amount increases. The number of spots selected does not change the cost of play. Every four minutes, the lottery’s computer randomly draws 20 winning numbers. The more spots players match, the more they can win.
Players may play consecutive drawings. Purchasing the keno multiplier option multiplies prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times. The option triples the cost of a play.
Keno players can watch drawing results on big-screen monitors at hundreds of locations, with many more locations coming in the weeks and months ahead. Players can also watch an animated depiction of the drawing they played by visiting the keno page at palottery.com or by using the lottery’s official mobile app.
“Pennsylvania Lottery Keno players are going to love this exciting, new way to play and win,” said Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko. “Although you can play keno at any lottery retailer, it’s the first game we’ve specifically marketed to businesses where adults gather to have fun—such as bars and restaurants.”
“Keno, along with our upcoming iLottery mobile/online games and Xpress Sports games, will bring the Pennsylvania Lottery into the modern gaming era while generating essential new funds to benefit older Pennsylvanians,” Svitko noted.
Keno kick-off events are planned at many lottery retailers. A list of locations is available at the lottery’s website.
As with all Pennsylvania Lottery games, keno players must be 18 or older.
