The background of Keno
Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid response for the economic calamity and to produce money for his army. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger cities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with 80 numbers in a majority of American based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a consequence of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you will win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each round. Players of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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