Keno Strategy

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Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick response for the economic disaster and to acquire revenue for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is generally gambled on with 80 numbers in just about all of the US based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is mainly loved today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic reality that there are little skills needed to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of winning are terrible, there is always the hope that you could win quite large with little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.