The background of Keno
Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a monetary resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be facing national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid fix for the financial disaster and to acquire revenue for his forces. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was 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 lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the States to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of the US based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is always the hope that you might hit quite large with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers drawn each game. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, Nevada casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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