Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick fix for the economic disaster and to create money for his army. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically gambled on with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are little skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is always the hope that you might hit quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers drawn each round. Players of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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