Keno’s History
Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick response for the financial disaster and to acquire money for his army. He, as it follows developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally gambled on with just 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the basic reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of winning are horrible, there is always the chance that you might win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able 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 end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed 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 levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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