The History of Keno
Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick response for the economic adversity and to produce income for his forces. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger locations to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who came to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally enjoyed with eighty numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of getting a win are terrible, there is always the chance that you could win quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the close 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 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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