Keno Strategy

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Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a finance resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid fix for the financial adversity and to produce income for his army. He, as it follows designed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who headed to the States for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly bet on with just 80 numbers in almost all of American brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you will win quite big with little gaming investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers picked each game. Players of Keno can select from two 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 wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing 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, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.