Real Money Lottery Games Online: Keno and Live Draws at US Casinos

Offshore casinos don’t sell Powerball or state lottery tickets. What they call lottery games are keno, where 20 numbers are drawn from 80, and a handful of live draw games streamed from a studio. We read the keno and specialty pages of the casinos we review for the formats, stakes and top prizes they publish.

By Otto Bergstrom, editor. Sources: keno and specialty game pages and bonus terms on each casino’s own site.

The Short Answer

For keno, Bovada publishes the clearest rules: pick 1 to 15 numbers from 80, 20 are drawn, and its newest keno offers a top payout of $250,000. Ignition has Keno Draw and Super Keno plus four live lottery games in its live lobby, and paid our $2,400 Ethereum withdrawal in 41 minutes 20 seconds.

BetOnline carries seven keno titles from $0.01 a round and says its keno has a house edge of around 5%. Whatever you play, the long-shot prizes are very long: matching all 10 of 10 numbers in standard keno happens about once in 8.9 million games.

The Best Casinos for Lottery-Style Games

Three casinos with keno and draw games, ordered by our scorecard.

1

Ignition

94/100 on our scorecard
Lowest cashout
$10Litecoin or Lightning
Ways to get paid
  • Crypto
  • Other
Published payout time
Bitcoin approval: about 24 hours
Limits
$9,500 per Bitcoin or Litecoin payout

Keno plus live lottery draws. Ignition’s specialty page lists Keno Draw and Super Keno, and its live lobby showed four lottery games alongside its blackjack and roulette tables.

Getting paid: Ignition paid our $2,400 Ethereum withdrawal in 41 minutes 20 seconds and a Bitcoin withdrawal in 38 minutes.

Watch for: Ignition doesn’t publish keno paytables or prize caps on its pages, and VIP Keno is on its list of games bonus money can’t be used on. Live games can’t be played with bonus money either.

Welcome offer150% up to $1,50025× on deposit plus bonus

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2

BetOnline

89/100 on our scorecard
Lowest cashout
$20Bitcoin, Litecoin and most coins
Ways to get paid
  • Crypto
  • Wire
  • Check
Published payout time
Crypto: within 24 hours
Limits
Litecoin $25,000 a week

Seven keno games from a penny. BetOnline’s keno guide lists Keno Megapays, Across the Universe Keno, Amaterasu Keno, The Candy Keno, Keno Party, Keno Draw and an in-house game where you pick 1 to 10 numbers from a 40-number grid and 10 are drawn. It says rounds start at $0.01, multipliers reach 450×, and the maximum payout is $500,000.

House edge: BetOnline’s guide says its keno games carry “a house edge of around 5%,” without giving figures per game.

Watch for: These figures come from an undated guide page, not the games’ own rules; check the paytable in the game. BetOnline says it doesn’t offer live dealer keno. We haven’t timed a BetOnline withdrawal.

Welcome offer100 free spins10 a day for 10 days after a first deposit of $10 or more, spin winnings capped at $100

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3

Bovada

86/100 on our scorecard
Lowest cashout
$10Litecoin, BCH, BSV or Lightning
Ways to get paid
  • Crypto
  • Wire
  • Check
  • Other
Published payout time
Bitcoin approval: about 24 hours
Limits
Bitcoin $90,000 a week; Litecoin $180,000

The clearest keno rules. Bovada’s specialty page explains its keno: pick 1 to 15 numbers from a card of 80, press Go, and 20 numbers are drawn. It lists Keno Draw, Super Keno and Keno POP, and says the newest version pays up to $250,000. Its live lobby showed five lottery games.

More draws: Bovada also lists seven video bingo games and over 60 specialty games in all.

Watch for: Bovada doesn’t say which keno title pays the $250,000. Its bonus chart counts a “Numbers Game” at 0%, so check before playing draw games with a bonus. We haven’t timed a Bovada withdrawal.

Welcome offer100% up to $1,00025× on deposit plus bonus
Bonus code

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Keno and Draw Games at Eight Casinos

CasinoKeno gamesLive draw gamesStakes or top prize it publishes
IgnitionKeno Draw, Super Keno4 live lottery gamesNot stated
BetOnline7 keno titles, incl. a 40-number in-house gameNo live kenoFrom $0.01; up to $500,000 (its guide)
BovadaKeno Draw, Super Keno, Keno POP5 live lottery gamesUp to $250,000 on its newest keno
Slots.lvKeno DrawNot listedFrom a penny a round
BUSR9 keno titles, incl. Keno Jackpot and American KenoNot listedNot stated
Wild Casino, Super SlotsVegas Keno, Traditional Keno, 40 Ball KenoNot listedNot stated
BetWhaleKeno, Vegas Jackpot KenoNot listed$1 to $10

From each casino’s own pages; live lottery counts are game tiles in the live lobby. Wild Casino’s and Super Slots’ keno names come from help articles dated August 2024. MyBookie’s site didn’t load for our checks.

Keno Odds: What Hitting Every Number Takes

In standard keno, 20 of 80 numbers are drawn. The more numbers you pick, the bigger the top prize and the longer the odds of hitting them all:

Numbers pickedChance of hitting all of themAs a percentage
1 number1 in 425%
4 numbers, all 4 hit1 in 326about 0.31%
6 numbers, all 6 hit1 in 7,753about 0.013%
10 numbers, all 10 hit1 in 8,911,711about 0.00001%

Calculated by us for a standard 20-from-80 draw. BetOnline’s in-house game draws 10 from 40, which changes these odds.

Keno pays for partial matches too, and the paytable decides the real cost. Two games with the same draw can pay very differently for, say, 5 of 8, so open the paytable before you pick your numbers.

Live Lotto Draws

Some casinos also stream number draws, where balls are drawn on camera on a fixed schedule and you bet on the result. On an earlier visit, MyBookie offered two of them:

MyBookie desktop keno-style draw interface
A number draw game at MyBookie on desktop, from an earlier visit.
MyBookie live lotto draw on mobile
A live lotto draw at MyBookie on a phone, from an earlier visit.

MyBookie’s site didn’t load for our checks, so we couldn’t confirm the current draw schedule or prizes. Ignition and Bovada list live lottery games in their live lobbies, and those can’t be played with bonus money.

Keno, Draws and Bonuses

CasinoHow keno and draw games count
Red Dog, BetWhaleKeno counts 100%
Sloto’CashKeno counts toward the welcome bonus, with a reduced rollover on some offers
Slots.lv, Cafe Casino, Bovada, IgnitionSpecialty games count 100%, but Bovada counts a “Numbers Game” 0% and Ignition bars VIP Keno; live games 0%
BUSRAll forms of keno count 5%

Where keno counts 100%, it can clear a bonus as fast as slots, but check the maximum bet and the exclusion list first. At 5%, as at BUSR, a $1,000 rollover takes $20,000 of keno.

Real Money Lottery Questions

Can I buy lottery tickets at an online casino?

Not state lottery tickets. Offshore casinos offer keno and live draw games instead; Ignition and Bovada showed four and five live lottery games in their live lobbies.

What are the odds in online keno?

In standard 20-from-80 keno, a single number hits 1 time in 4, and all 10 of 10 numbers about once in 8.9 million games.

What is the biggest keno prize?

BetOnline’s keno guide gives a maximum payout of $500,000, and Bovada says its newest keno pays up to $250,000.

How much does a keno round cost?

BetOnline and Slots.lv say rounds start at a penny. BetWhale lists $1 to $10 for its keno games.

Does keno count toward a casino bonus?

At Red Dog and BetWhale it counts 100%; at BUSR only 5%. Sloto’Cash counts keno toward its welcome bonus.

Play Within a Limit

Draw games run back to back, and a near miss makes it tempting to play the next one. Set a budget before the first draw, and don’t chase the long-shot prizes. Support: call or text 1-800-MY-RESET for free, confidential help through the National Problem Gambling Helpline, or visit NCPGambling.org.