The History of Keno
Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid response for the financial disaster and to create money for his forces. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly played with eighty numbers in just about all of the US brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely played today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might hit quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the United States since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered 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 come in. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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