Keno’s History

Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a rapid fix for the financial calamity and to produce money for his military. He, as it follows designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is normally enjoyed with just 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos along with web casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of coming away with a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you will win quite large with little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.

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