Sales from all lottery games in Michigan declined slightly from $2.34 billion to $2.33 billion. However, Keno sales for the Michigan Lottery were up 7 percent to $527 million for the fiscal year that ended Sept. Ohio is behind where Michigan was four months into offering the game, largely because of the economy, Dolan said. Ohio modeled its Keno game after the one in Michigan, which began in late 2003. “It’s actually brought in some business for lunch which has helped out.” Pat McGinty, owner of a downtown Cleveland bar, said Keno has helped with traffic, but he hasn’t noticed much revenue from the game itself. A $1 ticket has the potential to turn into $300,000 in winnings. Players use video terminals connected to the game online, and new numbers are drawn every four minutes between 11:04 a.m. Keno resembles bingo, with winnings based on how many correct numbers a player has out of 20 numbers picked.
