Keno’s History
Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a monetary resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the financial disaster and to create income for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who migrated to the States to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally bet on with eighty numbers in almost all of the US brick and mortar casinos along with online casinos. Keno is mainly loved today because of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are terrible, there is always the hope that you could hit quite large with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each game. Gamblers of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, Nevada casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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