The background of Keno
Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a finance resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick response for the economic disaster and to acquire revenue for his military. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who came to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly bet on with 80 numbers in a majority of American brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are little expertise required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the chance that you might win quite big with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able 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 US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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