They are actually two different games, but Bingo and Keno have begun to seem more and more like each other over the years. Here we go into the similarities between both games.
Of all the familiar types of casino games, it is Keno and Bingo that best fit the description of "casual gaming". Interestingly enough, while the games are actually quite different form each other, most people nowadays tend to confuse them with each other. It is true however that the two games do have a lot in common.
What is perhaps the most obvious similarity between both games is that they are based on the same principle that governs lotteries. In both Keno and Bingo, numbers are drawn randomly and called out, and the players look through their tickets to see if any of the numbers called out are present. If they have enough of the numbers to get the winning combination, and they are the first to mark them out and call them, they win the prize.
Another thing that both games have in common is the number generation and the way the numbers are announced. Both games utilize a device that spins the ball with a blower device that sends the balls in motion. A single ball is then pushed out through a tube, and the number imprinted on it called out. The players then mark the number of the ball in their cards.
Bingo and Keno are also similar in that they are meant to be social games just as much they are games of chance, and they are just as likely to be played casinos as they are at church function or community centers. Both games also do not rely so much on the fast paced action that characterize so many other casino games, and a game can be made up of several tables, a lot more than typical casino games can have at any one time. This lends both games a social atmosphere that other types of casinos simply do not have. Generally speaking, keno and bingo tend to be more relaxed, and players can even converse freely and even eat while a game is going on, and there is a more relaxed atmosphere.
Finally, Bingo and Keno have both been played in various setting for a number of years now, and the excitement that results from the use of random number generators, the players' anticipation of each number as it is called out, and finally the rush of marking the number down on the ticket have a great deal to do with the players' enjoyment of the game.
Of course casinos are so often about games other than Keno and Bingo, and they will always have a place in casino gaming whether online or offline. Nevertheless, both Bingo and Keno serve as more than worthy distractions for those times when you simply want to take a break from the fast-paced, high stakes action, and they can stand as highly enjoyable games in their own right as well.
