Keno Tickets: Straight, Way, and Combination

There are different ways you can mark your keno tickets. The result of course are different keno games to play, which are just different patterns you make on your ticket. The basic idea is to be able to cover more numbers using less money thus being able to get more chances of hitting winning numbers.

What we have below are three different ways you can mark and play your keno tickets. There are other ways to play your keno tickets but these three of the easiest. Take note that the payout will vary for each way you play and how many numbers you cover and hit. The different variants in marking keno tickets add excitement and creates diversity in the game. Having different options in keno means making it more interesting.

The first and simplest way to play is to make a straight ticket. This is by far the easiest and most obvious way to play the game. To mark this keno ticket, all you need to do is to mark off any number you would like to place wagers on. The number of actual spots you can mark on your ticket will depend on the casino or gaming hall you're playing on. The usual total number of spots that can be marked is 20 spots.

The second way to play keno is to make a way ticket. This keno ticket banks on sets of numbers wagered on. You are actually making wagers on the sets of number and not on the numbers themselves. A set or way can have different numbers on them. As an example, if you are playing a three-way ticket, you may mark nine different numbers on your keno ticket. Then you make three groups or set with three spots each by encircling them on your keno ticket. You then write "3/3" on the box at the upper left to signify that you have marked 3 ways with three spots in each way.

Another way to play keno is to make a combination ticket. This is like the way ticket but you are not only wagering on the ways that you have made, you are also combining the groups of spots you've made. Following the previous example, three groups of three can also become three ways of making a group with six spots thus getting a "3/6". You can also make a whole group out of all nine spots on your keno ticket thus you have a "1/9" or one group consisting of nine spots, which is combining all three ways you previously made.

These are your straight, way, and combination tickets. They add to the diversity and your chances of winning in the game.