Keno Strategy

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Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid fix for the financial calamity and to create revenue for his forces. He thusly invented the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the US for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly enjoyed with eighty numbers in almost all of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is commonly liked today because of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you will win quite big with little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Players 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 dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.