Keno Strategy

The background of Keno

by Anya on Jan.12, 2019, under Keno

[ English ]

Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick response for the economic calamity and to produce revenue for his forces. He, as it follows developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is generally bet on with eighty numbers in a majority of American based casinos along with online casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are little skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the hope that you could win quite big with little gaming investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.


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