Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast fix for the financial calamity and to create income for his forces. He therefore invented the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally bet on with eighty numbers in most of American based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today because of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of getting a win are terrible, there is always the possibility that you will hit quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each round. Players of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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