Keno’s History
Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a country wide famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid response for the economic calamity and to produce income for his military. He thusly invented the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of the US based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is largely played today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are terrible, there is always the possibility that you could hit quite big with little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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