As with most gambling, it is always important to know  how to play the game. Read up on the basic rules and variations. Then find a place to play for free to get the hang of the game before you start betting money. You will benefit from a little preparation and practice play.  Keno pays out based on percentages, so the ultimate goal is to get all of the numbers you chose, although this is an unlikely outcome. Keno is a fast paced game, and typically new games start every few minutes. Part of winning is staying in the game for multiple rounds and not giving up if you don’t win right at the start. The game uses the numbers 1-80. You choose up to 20 of the numbers and mark them on your card. Many games will require you to choose at least four numbers. Some games may also have a specific minimum bet you must place.  On a video machine, you’ll select these numbers and they will be locked in. For live games, you may need to submit the card to the Keno writer for the card to be officially in play. There is a person who randomly chooses the “spot” numbers, which are the ones that will payout each round of the game. These are usually balls with numbers on them, possibly drawn from a tumbler cage. Keno pays on a percentage table, so the more numbers you get out of what you chose, the more you win. In video Keno, your payout will register automatically, and in live games you’ll need to show your card to the game administrator.  For example, you might pick five numbers in a game. In most cases, to win money, you’d need to hit on three of those numbers. Then you would get more money for four out of five hits and a large payout for five out of five hits. Winnings from round to round tend to be pretty small, or non-existent, but it is possible to get a large payout on a small investment.
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One-sentence summary -- Learn the rules before you start playing. Choose numbers and place a wager. Check your numbers and pick up your payout.


Start to create verses in the 16 bar format. Link lines together in pairs and have them run one into the other so they connect and create an overall image or picture of your theme or subject matter.  For example, in the rap song, “Lose Yourself”, Eminem explores the theme of performance and power through music. In the song's first verse, Eminem sets up the anxiety and fear that goes into performance and proving yourself as an artist with the opening bars: “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy/There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti”   Eminem then goes on to explore the theme of performance through the main character or subject of the song, the rapper Rabbit: “He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready/To drop bombs but he keeps on forgetting/What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes loud/He opens his mouth but the words won't come out” Many rap artists will listen to the beat for the song and then write verses based on the sound of the beat. Play through your chosen beat and try to fashion your verses to match the tempo of the beat. This could lead you to create shorter bars, with certain end words or the repetition of specific words that seem to work well with the beat.  For example, in “Lose Yourself”, the beat of the song dictates the way Eminem raps his verses and the way each line becomes a bar. In the first verse, there is a shift that occurs due to a change in the beat. Eminem raps the following four bars according to the change in the beat: “He's choking, how? Everybody's joking now/The clock's run out, times up, over-blaow/Snap back to reality, oh, there goes gravity/Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked, he's so mad but he won't”. Most rappers will rap over the beat to find the right rhythm and cadence in their verses. Play the beat in the background as you write your verses and tweak the verses to try to match the beat. This will give the song more of a sense of flow and ensure your verses mesh well with the beat.  Work one verse at a time, perfecting each verse until you move to the next one. You may also call back to an image or line in the first verse of the song, referencing it again in your third and final verse. For example, in “Lose Yourself”, Eminem calls back to the song's opening image, of sweaty palms, weak knees, heavy arms, in the final verse of the song. He contrasts the fear and anxiety of the first verse by portray his subject taking off or taking flight, no longer trapped by his fear. “Mom, I love you but this trailer's got to go/I cannot grow old in Salem's Lot/So here I go it's my shot, feet: fail me not/This may be the only opportunity that I got”. Once you have crafted your three verses and your chorus or hook, you can rap them in one take over the beat. If you are using a sung hook, you may want to start by rapping the verses over the beat first and then adding in the sung hook later. Once you start to place the elements of the song together, you are on your way to crafting a completed rap song.
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One-sentence summary -- Use the 16 bar format for the verses. Lean on the beat for inspiration. Recite the verses out loud to the beat. Rap the verses and the hook together over the beat.


Skater guys tend to spend most of their free time at the skatepark of their choice with their friends. Give yourself the opportunity to “bump into him” by hovering around his favorite hang out spot. First impressions matter; it can take only three seconds for your crush to make up his mind about you the first time he meets you. There are two main ways you can introduce yourself, depending on how quickly you want to make your intentions known:  You can be extremely casual if you don't want him to know you like him just yet: “Hey, what's going on, mind if I hang out with you?” You can be completely blunt and honest. This lets you know right away if he's interested in you, and you can put a comedic twist on it as well: “Hey, I like you. Want to hang out?” People love to talk about themselves and their passions. Asking questions shows that you have more than just a passing interest in what he has to say. Some questions you might want to ask him include:  ”How long have you been skateboarding?” This shows your interest in what he does and learning more about him. ”How often do you hang out here?” Not only will this tell you how passionate he is about skateboarding, but gives you a chance to know when you can next bump into him. ”What do you do when you're not skateboarding?” This gives you a chance to find out about common interests the two of you might share. Even if you're not interested in skateboarding, you should still pay very close attention to what your crush is saying. Active listening means you're paying attention to what he's saying, asking important questions that show you're listening, and absorbing the information he's giving you. It might sound strange to do this at first, but people definitely appreciate someone who isn't on their phone while they're trying to have a conversation. Not only will being positive and supportive bring him up and let him enjoy spending time with you, but it actually makes you more attractive to him. Try to see things in a positive light and avoid nagging about your insecurities. There's nothing wrong with having insecurities, but don't let them affect your actions.
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Hang out where he hangs out. Introduce yourself. Ask him questions. Be an active listener. Let your positivity shine.