Keno’s History
Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick response for the financial calamity and to create revenue for his military. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger municipalities to the lesser villages. 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 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically gambled on with eighty numbers in a majority of American based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little skills required to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you could win quite large with little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each game. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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