I love me some keno. I normally play 5 numbers with med difficulty, the same group of 9 or so number in alternating sequences. I have to say, it has treated me quite well at times. My brother will only play on HIGH difficulty which I do not quite understand. Do not misunderstand, I do love to change it up from time to time and play a few games with 3 numbers on High bc the odds of hitting all three is rather high and the 84x payout is nice. My brother however will not deviate at all from High difficulty no matter how many numbers he plays.
Starting Balance: 100sc Bet Amount .88
5 numbers MED difficulty payout: 5/5--> 390x, 4/5 -->14x, 3/5--> 4x, 2/5--> 1.4 x1/5-->0..
5 numbers High difficulty payout: 5/5-->450x, 4/5-->48x, 3/5-->4.5x2/5-->0, ..
For me the payout difference with 5/5 & 4/5 is not great enough to offset all of the loses a player playing on high with 5 numbers would give up each time keno hits 2 numbers. In other words I feel as though a player will have a more sustained session playing on difficulty med vs High with 5 numbers.
If you were to play 5 number keno with a balance of $100 and a bet size of .88 would you opt for difficulty Easy, MED, or High & WHY?