Gamdom Casino - Lotteries

Gamdom has no lottery category, so the first job is knowing which corner of the lobby holds the kind of game you have in mind. The lobby does carry a "Lottery" label for game types, but the games themselves are filed by studio and by style.

Think about three things before you open a game: how much control you want, how quickly you want a result, and whether you are really after a national prize. A keno board lets you decide your numbers and your risk. A scratch card gives you an instant answer with nothing to pick. Bingo and lotto-style games sit between the two. If a national prize is the point, that is Lotto NZ and not a casino lobby.

• Keno, for control.

  You choose a set of numbers and hope they match the ones drawn. Gamdom's own Keno has adjustable risk levels, and 12 more keno titles come from other studios.

• Lotto-style draws, for the draw feel.

  Five titles: Lightning Lotto and First Person Lightning Lotto by Evolution, and Atomico Lotto, Football Lotto and Halloween Lotto by Caleta Gaming.

• Bingo, for a slower pace.

  About 49 titles, around 40 of them from Caleta Gaming, with a handful from Games Global and Play'n GO. They live in their own corner, apart from the Originals.

• Scratch cards, for instant results.

  About 35 titles, 20 of them from Hacksaw Gaming, so there is plenty of choice if you like an instant reveal.

The national games are a different category altogether. Lotto, Powerball, Strike, Keno, Bullseye and Instant Kiwi are run by Lotto NZ, drawn on its own schedule and paid in NZ dollars. Gamdom's balance is in US dollars, which is one more reason to keep the two apart in your head. The Gamdom review covers the rest of the lobby, and the deposit guide explains how money gets into a US dollar balance.

Keno is the closest thing Gamdom has to a lottery game, and it is one of the Gamdom Originals, which are the games Gamdom builds itself and describes as provably fair. Gamdom's own words for it are "a number selection game with adjustable risk levels", and it explains the idea as choosing a set of numbers and hoping they match the ones randomly drawn by the house. In the game list it carries the "Lottery" game-type label, and the FAQ places number draws like keno in the quick-play corner of the lobby.

• Provably fair: Keno is an Original, and Gamdom has a provably fair page for its Originals, so a round can be checked rather than taken on trust.

• Adjustable risk: you can change the risk level of a bet. The names of the levels are not published in the sources checked, so read them in the game.

• Dynamic limits: the maximum bet depends on how many tiles you pick and the risk level, and the maximum profit from a single bet is capped. The minimum bet is not published.

• US dollar balance: bets are placed from your Gamdom balance in US$, since Gamdom has no NZ dollar wallet.

Some things are simply not written down anywhere Gamdom publishes. The board size, how many numbers you may pick, the risk level names and the paytable are not in the text of the site, and Gamdom's Keno should not be assumed to work like New Zealand's Keno. The same goes for the return to player: Gamdom does not publish a clear figure for keno, so this page prints none. Open the game, read the paytable on screen, and judge it from there.

Twelve more keno titles come from other studios: Hot Keno, Superb Keno and Keno Universe from Amusnet, Keno Rush from OneTouch, Xmas Keno Cat from Evoplay Entertainment, and seven from Caleta Gaming (Banana Keno, Caipirinha Keno, Jungle Keno, Keno Goal, Keno Halloween, Magical Keno and Rainbow Keno). Together with the Original that makes 13. If you want to try one, open Gamdom and search for keno in the lobby.

When people in New Zealand say "the lottery" they mean Lotto NZ. It is run by the New Zealand Lotteries Commission, an autonomous Crown entity, and its activities are authorised and controlled through the Gambling Act 2003.

The money has a clear destination. Lotto NZ's Statement of Intent for 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2029 says 100% of its profits go to the community through the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, and it counts NZ$5.9 billion of funding over 36 years. The rules for each game are made by the Commission under section 243 of the Gambling Act 2003 after approval by the Minister of Internal Affairs. The standard Lotto and Powerball prices above come from the Lotto Rules 2025, which came into force on 29 September 2025.

Keno, the New Zealand way

Lotto NZ's own Keno is the easiest game to compare with Gamdom's. It uses numbers 1 to 80, you pick 1 to 10, and 20 numbers are drawn. There are four draws a day, with sales closing at 10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm and 6:00pm. A selection costs from NZ$1 (options run NZ$1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100), and an optional multiplier of 1.5, 2, 3, 5 or 10 doubles the cost. The top prize is NZ$250,000 for NZ$1 on 10 of 10, at odds of 1 in 8,911,711.2, and total prizes per game are capped at NZ$2,500,000. There is no jackpot. Those are the figures in Keno Game Design No. 5, effective 23 October 2025.

• Gamdom has a lottery section, like a national lottery site.

  Gamdom has no lottery or lotto category. Keno is a Gamdom Original, and bingo, scratch cards and lotto-style games are studio titles in their own corners of the lobby.

• Keno at Gamdom works exactly like Lotto NZ Keno.

  Lotto NZ Keno is 1 to 80, pick 1 to 10, 20 drawn. Gamdom has not published its board size or pick rules in the sources checked, so the rules on screen are the only guide.

• Lightning Lotto and other lotto-style games are national lottery draws.

  They are casino games made by studios such as Evolution and Caleta Gaming. Lotto NZ draws are run by the New Zealand Lotteries Commission, and its profits go to the Lottery Grants Board.

• 18 is the legal minimum age for every Lotto NZ product.

  Section 301 of the Gambling Act 2003 documents an under-18 ban for Instant Kiwi. Lotto NZ's own papers name Instant Kiwi as the age-restricted game, so check the age rule for any other product at the point of sale. Gamdom asks for 18 or the legal age where you live.

Most problems are small: a round that did not load, a bet that was refused, or a result that looks odd. Work through these steps in order.

1. Look at your game history

   A round that appears in the history was played, and one that does not appear was not. Never place the same bet again until you have looked.

2. Reload once

   If a keno board or a scratch card did not load, refresh the page one time, then reopen the game from the lobby.

3. Check why a bet was refused

   Keno has a dynamic maximum bet that depends on the tiles you picked and the risk level, so a smaller bet or fewer tiles may go through. Also check that your balance is in US$ and covers the bet.

4. Verify an Original

   If a Keno result looks wrong, the Originals are provably fair, so use Gamdom's provably fair page to check that round.

5. Contact live chat

   Live chat runs 24/7. Give the game, the time, the bet amount and what you saw. A screenshot of the screen and the history line helps.

6. National games: use the ticket route

   For Lotto NZ, keep your ticket or your MyLotto record, compare it with the draw you entered, and take it to the retailer or contact Lotto NZ through MyLotto or the App. Claim steps are on Lotto NZ's own pages.