From Race Horse to Online Casino Keno

Keno History

The game of casino goes back to China where it originated in 200 B.C and was later brought to the U.S by Chinese immigrants. As the legend goes, it is believed that the game was invented and played to raise funds for building The Great Wall of China. The game was also called "The White Pigeon Game" because the winners were intimated through messages carried by white pigeons. The game initially has Chinese characters but numbers took the place as Americans started playing and the game was called ‘Race Horse ‘which was eventually changed to Keno.

Keno Rules

Keno rules are very simple. To play, you choose a minimum of 4 but no more than 10 figures between 1 and 80. Each selection is called a 'Keno Spot', so if you choose 10 figures you are playing a 10 keno Spot game. Using the 'Keno crayon' simply mark a blank Keno ticket with the figures of your selection. Then present your ticket to the Keno desk with your wager and the teller will provide you a duplicate Keno ticket. In a couple of minutes, 20 numbered balls will be drawn at random from a barrel holding 80 numbered balls, and if enough of your chosen keno numbers are drawn, you are a the Keno winner.

So Keno is a game where the player has to choose some numbers and match them with the numbers selected by the random number generator, it is one of the simplest gambling games online and to play you have to select a bet and get as many hits as possible. The selected numbers are matched with 20 random numbers and if get minimum number of hits, you win money as per the payout table. The bet amounts you can choose can be 1¢, 25¢, $1, $5and $10.

Keno Odds

Keno is among the few favorites on most casino players and its thrilling features are attracting more attention in the industry. Generally it should be played with limited numbers and more money to get the maximum of online keno gambling. Some of the finest casinos offer Keno in the most entertaining forms ever.

The most favorable strategy or Keno odd that can help you beat the house in the game of Keno comes when the player needs to select the numbers from among the 80 numbers; it is wise to pick less numbers. But if you are looking for one huge hit select 10 or more numbers in one go.

Sometimes you can get a bonus for making off a lot of numbers (such as 15) if you hit a certain number. In most casinos, that winning bonus number is the number 0. If you happen to be in a casino and there are keno games offering a bonus, then your best winning strategy is to play the bonus number (or numbers) as often as you can.