The background of Keno
Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid response for the economic calamity and to produce revenue for his forces. He, as it follows invented the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the States to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally bet on with just 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of succeeding are terrible, there is always the chance that you could hit quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ 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 gambling, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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