The original Nevada Numbers was discontinued in 2009, after eight years of play. It had been introduced in 2001 at three Park Place Entertainment properties: the Las Vegas Hilton, Bally’s Las Vegas and Paris-Las Vegas, subsequently being adopted elsewhere. It was a keno game played in wide-area progressive fashion, giving it some of the aspects of a lottery. The biggest jackpot was recorded at Sam’s Town in 2007 – a $6,376,452 score.
After a two-year hiatus, the game returned as Nevada Numbers Lite. As of this writing, the jackpot stands in excess of $218,000. (Smaller prize amounts are awarded to those to who don’t get nine numbers out of nine.) Tickets must be purchased and redeemed in person and cost $1 apiece. Opportunities to play are rather rare, though. Treasure Island is the only casino on the Strip to offer Nevada Numbers Lite. In North Las Vegas, Jerry’s Nugget Hotel & Casino is also a participant and, if you fancy a drive to Laughlin, you can buy in at Aquarius Casino Resort. With such poor market penetration, we wonder if Nevada Numbers Lite can match its predecessor’s eight-year run.
