Pennsylvania Lottery launches keno

The Pennsylvania Lottery has launched keno, with drawings every four minutes, effective Tuesday, May 1, at Pennsylvania Lottery retailers.

Keno play starts at $1. Players choose up to 10 numbers, or spots, from 1 to 80. A computer randomly draws 20 winning numbers.

Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko said Monday that he was confident the new offering would be popular. “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,” he said, referring to the new legislation.

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, a press statement from the Loittery advised.

“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.

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