Keno Strategy

Keno’s History

by Anya on Apr.18, 2019, under Keno

Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a monetary resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick fix for the economic calamity and to produce income for his military. He, as it follows designed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the US for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is typically bet on with just 80 numbers in a majority of the US land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of winning are appalling, there is always the hope that you could win quite big with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.


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