Keno’s History
Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick fix for the financial calamity and to create revenue for his forces. He, as it follows developed the game we know today 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 larger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically gambled on with just 80 numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos along with online casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you will win quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Players of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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