Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a 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 develop a quick fix for the financial calamity and to create revenue for his military. He, as it follows designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the US for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically gambled on with eighty numbers in just about all of the US based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is commonly liked today because of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are little skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of coming away with a win are appalling, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers picked each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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