The History of Keno
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 army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast fix for the economic disaster and to produce revenue for his military. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally enjoyed with 80 numbers in a majority of American based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is mainly liked today because of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you might win quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers picked each round. Players of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and bet 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 universal appeal in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed 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 the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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