 This article lists Keno games administered by lottery
organizations only. Some casinos in Australia, as well as other locations (such as registered clubs in New South Wales) also play some form of Keno.
These Keno games share the same basic characteristics: 20 numbers drawn from a set of 80. Entries can vary in the number of selections made (known as 'Spots' - for example, selecting four numbers would be called a 'Spot 4'). The more numbers selected, the more numbers are required to win prizes, but the prizes for matching all numbers are higher. Small consolation prizes may also be won for matching no numbers on the higher Spot games.
Tatts Keno
Tatts Keno is administered by Tattersalls and played in most areas that offer their lottery products (Victoria, Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory) - Tatts Keno cannot be played in the Northern Territory. Tatts Keno is a nightly game, and entries can vary from 3 to 10 spots.
Tatts Keno offers one jackpot prize, for matching all numbers from a Spot 10 ticket. The minimum jackpot prize is $250,000, however this often increases to over $1 million as it takes a large number of draws for the jackpot to be won. A consolation prize for matching zero numbers is offered on the Spot 10 game only.
South Australia
In South Australia, Keno is conducted by South Australian Lotteries on a continuous basis: draws are conducted on an automated basis every 3.5 minutes, with sales closing approximately 40 seconds before the draw. Results appear on monitors located at most lotteries sales outlets.
South Australian Keno can be played using all Spot entries from 1 to 10 numbers. It offers one jackpot prize, for matching all numbers from a Spot 10 ticket, with a minimum prize of $1 million (which was changed from a $1 million fixed prize to a jackpotting prize in February 2001). There are no consolation prizes for matching zero numbers in any games.
SA Lotteries's Keno is also played in the Australian Capital Territory, where it has been syndicated through the ACTTAB since November 1997, and promoted as ACTTAB Keno. In the ACT, only the last four digits of the draw number are used.
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory. It is an inland enclave in New South Wales, situated in
Bushland.
The ACT was conceived during the federation conventions of the late 1800s as neutral location for a new National Capital. The Australian Constitution provided that following Federation in 1901, land would be ceded to the new Federal Government. The Territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by the state of New South Wales in 1911, and construction of the capital, Canberra, began in 1913.
The floral emblem of the ACT is the Royal Bluebell and the faunal emblem is the Gang-gang cockatoo.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia. The capital city is Darwin; the other two sizable settlements are Alice Springs (in the desert interior, 1,500
kilometers (930 mi) to the south) and Katherine (near the base of the Top End). As of the end of September 2007, the population of the Northern Territory was 209,000. Residents of the Northern Territory are often known simply as 'Territorians'.
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