Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of war time seemed to be facing national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick fix for the financial adversity and to produce income for his forces. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who migrated to the US to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is normally gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of American land based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of coming away with a win are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you could win quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers drawn each game. Players of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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