Keno’s History
Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a fast fix for the economic adversity and to create money for his military. He, as it follows developed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger cities to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly played with eighty numbers in just about all of American land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you will win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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