The History of Keno
Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a fast response for the economic adversity and to create income for his military. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who headed to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically gambled on with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US brick and mortar casinos along with net casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are little skills required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you could win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to 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 characters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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