History of Keno

Posted by admin On July - 24 - 20098 COMMENTS

Game of Keno can surely taker pride in its rich traditional back ground. Keno has much more similarity with a lotto game. In fact Keno itself is a lotto game, but the name has been changed quite a few times evolving with changing situation. Keno has a rich & ancient history of around 3000+ years. Keno is invented by the Chinese in order to fund their army and The Great Wall of China. Keno was invented during the period of Han Dynasty (202. B.C.-220 A.D) in China. Cheung Leung, a mighty ruler of a powerful province formulated a game that would help finance his war, without creating any adverse effect on the common people. The game was derived from a poem written by Zhou Xingsi named The Thousand Character Classic.

In the inventory phase of this game, 120 Chinese characters were used in keno, though this number was cut back to 90 only within short time frame. Keno entered to the USA along with the Chinese Immigration during 19th century. Most of the immigrants were railroad workers of folklore & played Keno as regular recreational activity. By this time period, Keno was reduced to 80 Chinese characters.
Gradually Keno was rapidly gaining its popularity in big cites like San Francisco, though it was not a legal game till then. It was commonly called as Chinese Lottery. At that time, number of Americans took avid interest in this game, but it was really tough for them to distinguish between the Chinese characters used in the game. Later, Keno started using Arabic numbers instead of Chinese characters to enhance the popularity of the game to bigger horizon.
Keno being a game of lottery in nature was not legalized by the Government. Operators were smart enough to run Chinese Lottery in the name of Race Horse Keno assuming each of the number to be a horse. They simply changed the outer appearance of game, though the game played was pure Keno aka Chinese Lottery. The name Race Horse Keno is still so much popular even today amongst some of the keno operators. Later the name Race Horse Keno was further changed to Just Keno while the Government passed a law taxing off track betting.
In the decades of sixty, Keno had a pay out limit of only $25000, then was doubled in end of seventies. In the end of eighties, the gaming commission decided to remove the restriction allowing the casinos to settle aggregate limits as high as they could.

Keno is a rich traditional game that has been attracting people over a long long period of time. It will be played with equal enthusiasm even in future as well for the generations to come.

Rules of Keno

Posted by admin On February - 8 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

It is essential to learn the rules of a game before participating if you wish to win. In a field like gambling where to lose is not just humiliation but also loss of hard earned money, it becomes even more important to know the rules well. The rules of Keno are simple, the player has to select numbers from one to eighty and they have to fill in the numbers in a card that will be provided for in the casino. The gambler can choose between four to ten numbers and fill the same in the card.

Depending on the type of ticket you have chosen the wager cut off will vary. The wager will be higher for a ten number selection than for a four number selection. Then they would have to fill in the wager they are willing to place on their selection. The casino usually has a person who collects the filled in cards or else you may be expected to hand in the filled card at a counter. Once this is done your numbers and wager amount are given to you in a counter ticket. This counter ticket is given for you to claim the prize if you win any and for you to verify the winning number with your own. Based on the type of casino the numbers are drawn by random order, like a set of balls numbered from one to eighty. They may be pulled in randomly by a suction tube or some similar random means and twenty such numbers are selected.

Based on the type of casino there would be a cut off for winning the gamble. Certain casinos expect you to get all 10 combination right to get the full wager and some may give you 25% of the wager for getting 5 matching numbers. Depending on how many numbers have matched the wager amount is extrapolated and given to the winner after the house commission has been taken. This whole cycle is known as a single race. There are forms of Keno’s where many such cycles are repeated and this is known as “multi keno race”. The games rules are same for all versions but the variation is in the number of tables allowed and the limits of numbers and tickets.

The game is not supervised by the gaming authority and so the casinos often change the pay table without prior information and at their will. The probability of winning in this game is very poor about .25%.If you are going to play a hundred times then the chance of you getting the winning number is less than one time. To know the rules is half the game, the rest of it lies in the player’s hands.

Keno Strategies

Posted by admin On October - 4 - 2008ADD COMMENTS

Strategies in gambling are hints which should be considered for each and every individual tastes. Following the strategy can reduce the probability of defeat but it can never completely override defeat especially in a game of gamble.

Keno is basically a simple game that requires us to draw 20 numbers and depending on the match to the numbers drawn by the house or casino the player gets a proportional raise in the wager. By the description itself it would be clear that there is not much that can be done in terms of training for this game.

Many claim that the art of choosing the perfect set of numbers is the key; the others claim that the trick lies in choosing the proper table that has a good outcome percent. But all in all the game is but a gamble and there is nothing more powerful than luck to aid you in it.

The strategies for this game are dependant on probability, a field of math dedicated for gambling. While choosing the numbers one strategy is to choose sequential numbers: that is to choose consecutive numbers like 21, 22, and 23 because by choosing so we are covering a specific field of numbers where in increasing the probability of getting at least one number within that field. It is like casting a wide net in a lake hoping to catch a shoal of fishes rather that sitting with a single pole for a nibble.

The probability of hitting scattered targets is lower than that of hitting a group of targets close to each other. The strategy of winning in keno is similar to that. There maybe several other strategies that expects the gambler to observe the table a few rounds to see if a pattern emerges from the outcome of the previous gambles and to bet accordingly, but that would be a gamble over a gamble and the hopes of winning by following previous games is like following a blind man.

The next best strategy is not to bet all the money in one round and not to bet more than half of the money in one individual game. All casinos have a pattern of allowing the gamblers to win the first few games and it would be wisest to make the highest bids in the second round of any gambling game.

A table where a gambler had just lost is the ideal spot to play for most of the time the casino would wish to bring back the faith of the gamblers on the table and would allow the player to win a few rounds again. Above all odds, casinos and gambling houses are never completely free from cheating and at some point of time there would definitely be a loss.

The wise thing would be to make the loss as little as possible by betting in small amounts. May luck and skill help you in winning a few well deserved greens, al the best.

Online Keno

Posted by admin On August - 11 - 2008ADD COMMENTS

Keno is a Chinese game of chance which has been spreading across the globes gambling industry rapidly. The game is very similar to the famous BINGO and is definitely a game of gamble. This is a game that started out among those who dreamed of becoming rich overnight while laboring for their daily meals. It was a typical case of a gambling game where the only one to be profited was the one conducting the game.

Yet as time progressed the gambling industry took up this game and modified it to suit the modern gambling circle. The game proved to be quiet profitable for the gambling house and so it became a major game that can be seen in almost all casinos. The usual profit of the house or casino for most of the gambling games would range around five to twenty percent whereas in KENO the house has the advantage of claiming up to a whooping amount of sixty six percent of the wager.

The rules of the game are quiet straightforward; the player has to select 20 random numbers and allot them in his or her KENO card. The house or the person conducting the gamble then draws 20 numbers and depending on how many numbers matches with the numbers chosen by the gambler the wager is returned in proportion. The odds of winning the game are quiet unpredictable even for the standards of all the gambling games.

The game by itself is played in most casinos without having any restriction on the limits and cutoffs, which is a great advantage for the casino house. Though the game may sound as a bad choice the pay scale is what finally decides the probability of the gamblers winning. A wise gambler should always look at all the pay tables offered by the gambling house and choose the one which makes the most sense to him. As in any gambling, the player must learn the rules of the individual casinos before jumping into the game eagerly.

This is one game that does not require the gaming board to approve the change in the play table and so the gaming conditions can vary unpredictably and the changes are not the ones that favor the gambler. Many casinos misuse the unrestricted nature of the game to leech off the gamblers and caution is to be taken while choosing the casino where one plays. Choosing a reputed casino is one of the most important tactics to save your hard earned money.

Indeed there is nothing more to this game than pure luck and perhaps a strong will. This is not the game for an amateur but this maybe a suitable game for an adventurer.

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