Keno Strategy

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Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a monetary resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a rapid fix for the financial disaster and to produce revenue for his military. He, as it follows created 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 broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the States for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is most often bet on with 80 numbers in almost all of American brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise required to play Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of winning are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you could win quite large with very little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.