Keno’s History
Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing national famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick response for the financial calamity and to create revenue for his military. He, as it follows designed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the US to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US brick and mortar casinos along with online casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are little skills required to play Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are appalling, there is always the possibility that you might win quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers drawn each round. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gaming in the state of Nevada 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 wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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