Keno’s History
Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid fix 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 great success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who migrated to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is normally gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of the US based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of winning are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you could win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers drawn each game. Players of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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