The History of Keno
Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a finance resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be facing national famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick fix for the financial adversity and to create revenue for his military. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who migrated to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of American based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly played today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of getting a win are appalling, there is always the hope that you might win quite big with little gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, the casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
