| 'Keno' is a well known game nowadays. It is frequently | | | | to mark sixty percent spots i.e. ten spots. The cards |
| played and appreciated by people in America. | | | | are then given for a copy along with punching the |
| However, the game was not born in America. It is a | | | | marked spots. |
| gift of China. The game has a long history, which also | | | | In many casinos the betting is done after marking the |
| reveals the benefits that people of China accrued of | | | | numbers while in others the amount you bet should be |
| this game. Keno is an invention of a Chinese named | | | | decided prior to the marking of spots or numbers. |
| Cheung Leung. Through the revenue of this game he | | | | The result of the game is then determined through |
| wanted to help the soldiers of his town with arms and | | | | eighty ping pong balls in a blower. These balls too are |
| other material to ward off an attack. He succeeded in | | | | numbered one to eighty. The balls are shuffled via |
| his motive and the game started to spread and | | | | compressed air followed by the removal of twenty |
| develop. For some time the game was also known as | | | | balls consecutively. The numbers are these balls are |
| the 'White Pigeon Game' when a white pigeon acted | | | | displayed on a large electronic Keno board. The |
| as a postman carrying the list of results of the game | | | | players match their numbers and see how much have |
| from village to village. But the game was not of | | | | they won. The more the amount of numbers that |
| numbers at that time as it is today. It was in fact | | | | match, greater are the winnings. |
| based on a traditional Chinese poem called- "The | | | | Unlike other games, Keno actually has no winning |
| Thousand Character Classic". Later the game traveled | | | | strategies. Yet some people formulate their own |
| to the land of America with the Chinese immigrants. | | | | criterions. Like many players deem that the Keno |
| There it was widely known as 'Chinese Lottery' and | | | | machines display a regular set of numbers every |
| then 'Horse Race Keno'. The term 'horse' was coined | | | | morning. They are under the myth since these |
| as a code word to numbers in the game. The | | | | machines are shut down every night, they start off the |
| language of the betting was in term of horses and not | | | | day with the same sequence of numbers. A vigilant |
| numbers. This was done to keep aside any legal | | | | eye on this repeated set can lead a player to a big |
| action for playing an illicit game. | | | | victory. |
| The Present Scenario- | | | | Setting apart these legendary stories what should be |
| Keno is a game of chance. It is one of the most simple | | | | acknowledged is the fact that the amount a player |
| and easy game to play. The game is played with | | | | wins varies from casino to casino and is different in |
| numbers. It can be played with a ticket or on board | | | | different Keno software. Not just this but the number |
| when you are online. There are eighty squares on the | | | | of spots a player is allowed to mark is also at the |
| card that are marked one to eighty in a sequence. A | | | | discretion of the casino. |
| player has to mark any number of spots not | | | | Mansi gupta writes about keno game topics. |
| exceeding fifteen. Players most often are contended | | | | |