Keno Strategy

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Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid fix for the financial calamity and to produce money for his forces. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly wagered on with eighty numbers in almost all of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is commonly played today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you will hit quite big with little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track gambling, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.