Keno’s History
Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast response for the financial disaster and to acquire money for his military. He thusly designed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the US for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally wagered on with 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is largely played today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of winning are horrible, there is always the possibility that you might win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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