The History of Keno
Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast fix for the financial calamity and to acquire income for his army. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often bet on with just 80 numbers in just about all of the US based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the chance that you will win quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers picked each game. Gamblers of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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