The History of Keno
Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid response for the financial calamity and to create revenue for his military. He, as it follows designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the States to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally played with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos along with online casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the basic reality that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is always the hope that you might hit quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion 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 betting, casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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