Keno Universe

Keno is a classic instant lottery style game, there isn’t too many ways you can rejig the game to make it a unique title for each casino, that hasn’t stopped companies like NetEnt trying by introducing features such as bonus rounds to produce unusual results like bonus keno, or varying theme in games such as Grand National Keno.

Here we have EGT’s take on the classic Chinese game, with a fairly stock 80 number setup and ten picks, does a straightforward game maintain enough interest against the backdrop of all the flashy video slot games out there in the market or does it feel like they could have done a little more?

Theme & Gameplay

There isn’t too much wrong, or right with the overall game layout, the buttons are clear and easy to use, there is a nice chute style drop for the numbered balls which give it that real lottery feel and there is a little flash and jingle to the effects and music to stop it just being a board game based system.

There are five bet levels to select from, with 1-10 credits, you can also double this up at any time, there is a random select too, so if you don’t have a set of lucky numbers which you like to play regularly, the game can select for you.

Pay-outs start at double your initial bet by matching four numbers, the max win is pretty awesome, being 1800x your initial bet, whilst this may not hit very often, it’s bigger than the top win on many slot titles which are out there and very definitely offers much more than the instant win scratch card equivalents in most cases.

Summary

Keno universe should appeal well enough to fans of the traditional game, it offers tweaks to the usual rather than a real set of innovations but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good game within the genre. The payouts are generous and with the game available at top sites like Best Bet Casino, it should find a decent loyal fan base in the future.