The background of Keno

by Eden on February 25th, 2007

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Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing national famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast fix for the economic disaster and to acquire money for his forces. He therefore invented the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.

Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with 80 numbers in almost all of American brick and mortar casinos along with web casinos. Keno is mainly played today because of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you could win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.

Ponder For a Long Time Before You Wager on Keno

by Eden on January 30th, 2007

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Keno is a game of pure luck and is very close to lottery games. The game was brought over to the the states by Chinese migrants in the nineteenth aeon. As with lotto games, it’s an absolutely easy to enjoy, and it is appealing as large jackpots are available for very small wagers. Keno is played at bars, clubs and community centers all over the world today. Unfortunately it shares another weak point with lottery games – horrid odds.

Understandably, Keno ensconced its way into online casinos as it was a simple game to create, and internet casino operators wanted to entice the big brick and mortar Keno players on the internet. What was even more in the favor of casinos on the internet was that many people were accustomed to gambling on Keno on electronic screens, so the move on to the internet was a insignificant hurdle than say with chemin de fer.

So here is how you play Keno. You start off by choosing between four and ten numbers from a total of eighty numbers. Each choice is called a "spot". In many internet keno games, you can purchase countless cards for the same draw, and in some games you can even pre-buy for future games.

Once you have submitted your selection, twenty numbered balls will "drop" into a hopper from a tube. If enough of your numbers are drawn, you win. That simple. You will obviously come away with more, if more of your spots hit, like with lottos.

Most keno online games allow you to buy cards between five cents and 5 dollars, and pay out in multiples of your card value. Jackpot winnings of up to $50,000 are not uncommon.

Simple? Yeah. So there must be a catch? Yes. The house advantage with Keno is 30 percent or higher, the WORST of any internet casino game. The expectation of hitting a number is 0.25%. Keno is by a wide margin the worst game you could possibly gamble on. If you want a game of randomness bet on slots.