Keno’s History
Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast response for the financial disaster and to acquire income for his military. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally bet on with 80 numbers in just about all of American brick and mortar casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you will win quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are selected each round. Players of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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