Keno
Keno Payouts Compared: Return by Province and Spot
The heatmap shows what share of each dollar bet keno pays back in prizes over many draws, by province and by number of spots picked.
Québec (Loto-Québec Banco + Turbo) with 2 spots gives back the most: 64.7% of every dollar on average. The lowest on this map is 42.0% (Ontario (OLG Daily Keno), 5 spots).
| Spots | OntarioOLG Daily Keno | Prairies and NorthWCLC KENO | QuébecLoto-Québec Banco | QuébecLoto-Québec Banco + Turbo |
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| 1 | not offered | not offered | not offered | |
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* The per-ticket cap cuts the top prize at this bet, so the return is lower than the paytable alone would give.
Only games whose rules we have saved from the operator are shown. The return is the share of every dollar played that comes back as prizes over many plays.
Prairies and North (WCLC KENO), 6 spots, $1
Each $1 play returns $0.62 on average (62.1%).
The $100,000 limit per ticket per draw does not touch this bet: no prize here is above it.
| Catch | Prize | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 6 of 6 | $1,50031% of the return | 1 in 7,753printed: 7,753 |
| 5 of 6 | $5025% of the return | 1 in 323printed: 324 (rounded up) |
| 4 of 6 | $523% of the return | 1 in 35printed: 36 (rounded up) |
| 3 of 6 | $121% of the return | 1 in 7.7printed: 8 |
How the return is counted
Return per $1 = sum over every catch of (chance of that catch times prize) / price.
Expected prize = $0.62; price = $1; 62.08%
Every chance is an exact fraction (whole-number counts of tickets), rounded only for display.
Source: WCLC – KENO Game Conditions and Prize Structure Statement (2016), WCLC – KENO page · checked 2026-10-29
Return by province and spot
| Spots picked | Ontario – Daily Keno | Western – WCLC Keno | Québec – Banco |
|---|---|---|---|
| One spot | Not offered | 50.0% | Not offered |
| Two spots | 55.1% | 60.1% | 55.1% |
| Three spots | 52.1% | 55.5% | 52.1% |
| Four spots | 52.8% | 58.2% | 52.8% |
| Five spots | 42.0% | 60.7% | 42.0% |
| Six spots | 44.3% | 62.1% | 44.3% |
| Seven spots | 48.3% | 60.4% | 48.3% |
| Eight spots | 46.6% | 57.2% | 46.6% |
| Nine spots | 43.0% | 60.5% | 43.0% |
| Ten spots | 44.8% | 59.7% | 53.7% |
Return = average prize paid back per dollar bet over many draws. WCLC figures are at the smallest bet; larger bets can hit the ticket cap.
Highest and lowest return
| Game | Highest return | Lowest return |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Keno (Ontario) | 55.1% – 2 spots | 42.0% – 5 spots |
| WCLC Keno (Western) | 62.1% – six spots | 50.0% – one spot |
| Banco (Québec) | 55.1% – two spots | 42.0% – five spots |
Banco and Daily Keno use the same paytable except for ten spots. Compare with lottery return by game and keno vs lottery.
What changes the return
Ticket cap – WCLC Keno
$100,000 per ticket per drawThe cap holds whatever the bet. At the largest bet, ten-spot return falls from 59.7% to 58.6%; nine spots drop slightly too.
Turbo – Banco
2.35 average multiplierTurbo doubles the wager and multiplies the prize by a randomly drawn multiplier. Its average exceeds the doubled cost, so return per dollar rises but stays below cost.
Category limits
Daily Keno and Banco limit the total paid in each prize category per draw. If winners exceed the limit, prizes in that category are reduced.
Bet size – Ontario, Québec
Prizes grow in step with the bet, so the return per dollar is the same at every bet size.
Odds per prize tier
Each prize tier's odds feed into the return. The odds calculator lists them for every spot count.
How return is calculated
Return = sum of (prize × chance of that prize) ÷ bet
Example: For example, Daily Keno with two spots pays only for 2 of 2; prize × chance gives 55.1% of the bet back on average.
Terms on this page
- Spot
- One number you pick on a keno ticket. Each game allows a set range of spots.
- Return per dollar
- The average share of each dollar bet paid back as prizes over many draws. Also called return to player (RTP).
- Paytable
- The official list of prizes for each number of matches, per dollar bet.
- Expected loss
- The part of each dollar bet not paid back on average: the cost minus the return.
Sources
- Loto-Québec – Lottery rules · checked Oct 29, 2026
- OLG – Daily Keno past results and odds · checked Oct 29, 2026
- WCLC – KENO page · checked Oct 29, 2026
- WCLC – KENO Game Conditions and Prize Structure Statement (2016) · checked Oct 29, 2026
- OLG – Daily Keno Game Conditions · checked Oct 29, 2026
- OLG – About Daily Keno · checked Oct 29, 2026
- Loto-Québec – Règles des loteries · checked Oct 29, 2026
Questions
How much does keno pay out in Canada?
Across the official paytables here, keno pays back from 42.0% to 62.1% of each dollar bet on average, depending on the game and the number of spots. The rest is the expected loss.
Which keno has the highest payout percentage in Canada?
By published paytables, WCLC Keno returns the most: 62.1% with six spots. Daily Keno and Banco top out at 55.1%. A higher return does not change the odds of any single draw.
Does a bigger bet change the keno payout percent?
Not in Daily Keno or Banco: prizes scale with the bet. In WCLC Keno, the $100,000 ticket cap lowers return at higher bets for nine and ten spots – ten spots at the largest bet return 58.6%.
What does a ten-spot keno ticket pay back?
Per dollar bet, ten spots return 44.8% in Daily Keno, 59.7% in WCLC Keno at the smallest bet and 53.7% in Banco. The odds calculator lists each prize tier.