Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast fix for the financial adversity and to create revenue for his military. He, as it follows invented 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 delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with eighty numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely played today because of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the hope that you will hit quite big with little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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