The History of Keno
Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a finance resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the financial calamity and to produce revenue for his military. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly played with 80 numbers in almost all of the US based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is largely loved today because of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of getting a win are horrible, there is always the possibility that you might hit quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers picked each game. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing 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 betting, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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