Keno Strategy

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Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a financial resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick response for the economic disaster and to acquire revenue for his forces. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is generally played with eighty numbers in most of the US land based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is mainly loved today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are little skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of succeeding are appalling, there is always the hope that you might hit quite big with a tiny gambling investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each game. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount 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 acceptance in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.