Keno’s History
Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a finance resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a rapid fix for the economic adversity and to produce revenue for his army. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who came to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often gambled on with just 80 numbers in just about all of the US based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is mainly played today because of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of winning are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you could win quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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