Casino & Keno Glossary – Third Part
Here we present you the third part of all the terms and words you need to know to play casino games and to understand the online casino world. Feel free to move on to the fourth part of the glossary, namely the casino glossary 4.
Entrance Ticket
It’s a complete keno ticket that allows you to get into the casino.
Jackpot
It’s the prize that is paid off in a Stud. Basically, it’s the higher amount than the usual pay off. For example, if you get a Stud pay off of $35,000 and $10,000 is the usual pay off, then the jackpot is $25,000. Nowadays, lots of people use this word to denote the sum of all the pay offs that is not correct at all.
Jackpot Meter
It’s a kind of electronic display that shows the correct jackpot amount.
Keno
It’s the up to date version of an ancient Chinese lottery. In this game there are 80 numbers. Within these 80 numbers 20 numbers get drawn. If you want to win the game, you have to guess the number that will be drawn. State lotteries are nothing but the modification of the Keno.
Keno Board
Electronic symbols that exhibit the drawn numbers for a draw. Nowadays, LED are widely instead of colorful light bulbs.
Keno Balls
It’s almost like the ping pong balls or the bingo balls numbered from 1 to 80.
Keno Computer
It’s the computers that are used by the casino to judge the winners, print out the tickets, verify the wages, generate the management reports and so on.
Keno Counter
It’s the counter where the players set their bets and collect their pay offs.
Keno Lounge
It’s the area where the players are allowed to take a seat to mark their keno tickets and enjoy the game as well. In general, there are lots of rows of seats with small desktops.
Keno Punch
It’s the appliance that punches the holes inside a draw page.
Keno Runner
An employee of the casino who’s duty is to go through the seating areas and restaurants to collect the bets and pay out the winners.
Keno Writer
An employee of the casino who’s duty is to collect the bets, generate the tickets from the computer and give the pay offs to the winners.
King
It’s a number that is circled by the others to create a bet.
King Ticket
It’s a way ticket which comprises of one or more than one kings as well.
Left-Right Ticket
It’s a kind of ticket that perpendicularly marked down to the center. The purpose of the ticket is only to hold the numbers at the one-half of it.
Limit
It’s the sum of the liabilities of the casino during a game.
Live Keno
It’s the regular keno games that are played on the tickets, not the video keno.
Lounge
It’s the area where all the players are allowed to take a seat to mark their keno tickets and enjoy the game as well. In general, there are lots of rows of seats with small desktops.





