Lottery, Bingo & Number Games
Club keno
Club Keno is a lottery-style game offered by the Michigan Lottery in social venues such as bars, restaurants, and bowling centres. Players pick numbers and win prizes based on how many of their selections match numbers drawn by the lottery.
- Numbers to pick
- Up to 10 out of 80
- Numbers drawn
- 20
- Draw frequency
- Every 3.5 minutes
- Wager range
- $1 to $20
- Top prize
- $100,000 on a $1 bet
Key points
- Club Keno is the Michigan Lottery’s venue-based version of keno, introduced in 2003 and expanded to all retailers by 2010.1
- Players choose up to 10 numbers from 1 to 80; the lottery draws 20 numbers every 3.5 minutes on a televised cycle.1
- Wagers range from $1 to $20, and the top prize is $100,000 for a $1 bet.1
- Unlike casino keno, Club Keno uses a fixed paytable set by the state lottery, not by individual venues.1
How to play Club Keno
- Buy a Club Keno ticket from a Michigan Lottery retailer in a bar, restaurant, or bowling centre. Mark up to 10 numbers from 1 to 80 on a playslip.
- Decide your wager — between $1 and $20 per draw. The higher the bet, the larger the potential prize.
- The lottery draws 20 numbers every 3.5 minutes on a televised monitor. Check your ticket against the drawn numbers.
- Prizes are awarded based on how many of your chosen numbers match the draw. Match all 10 for the $100,000 top prize on a $1 bet.
Club Keno vs casino keno
Club Keno is a state-run lottery game with fixed rules and paytables set by the Michigan Lottery. Casino keno, by contrast, is offered by individual casinos, which set their own paytables and may use different draw counts or rules.2
Both games involve picking numbers from 1 to 80 and having 20 drawn, but Club Keno draws occur on a fixed 3.5-minute cycle, while casino keno may draw less frequently or on demand.
Common questions
How does club keno work?
Club Keno is a lottery game where you pick up to 10 numbers from 1 to 80. The Michigan Lottery draws 20 numbers every 3.5 minutes, and you win prizes based on how many of your numbers match the draw. Wagers range from $1 to $20, with a top prize of $100,000 on a $1 bet.1
How do you play club keno?
To play Club Keno, buy a ticket from a Michigan Lottery retailer in a bar, restaurant, or bowling centre. Mark up to 10 numbers on a playslip, choose your wager ($1–$20), and wait for the next televised draw. Prizes depend on how many of your numbers match the 20 drawn numbers.
Where this term is used
Not the same as
- Keno — the general casino or lottery game, while Club Keno is a specific version run by the Michigan Lottery in social venues
Related terms
Sources
- Michigan Lottery en.wikipedia.org Provides the definition, numbers, draw frequency, wager range, top prize, and history of Club Keno in Michigan.
- Keno en.wikipedia.org Used to distinguish Club Keno from general casino keno, noting that casinos set their own paytables and rules.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.