Keno’s History
Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a rapid fix for the economic disaster and to create money for his forces. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically played with eighty numbers in most of American based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are terrible, there is always the chance that you will win quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with twenty numbers picked each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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