Walk into any dive bar in Massachusetts, and chances are you’ll spot it immediately: a glowing Keno monitor in the corner, displaying the latest draw numbers. It’s as much a part of the local bar landscape as cheap beer and sticky floors.

One Boston-area Reddit user summed up the atmosphere while looking for the “dirtiest dive bar with a lottery machine and working Keno screen,” the kind of place where “you don’t ask questions when you realize the bathroom sink is broken and the chef just came out before you.”

For many regulars, that’s exactly the appeal — a low-stakes gamble while sipping a cold beer and friends to celebrate with if your numbers hit.

Massachusetts leads the nation in Keno sales, with residents spending more than $1.28 billion on the game this year alone — roughly 21%

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