Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a monetary resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a fast response for the financial disaster and to acquire money for his military. He, as it follows developed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who came to the States to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically wagered on with eighty numbers in a majority of American brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are terrible, there is always the chance that you might hit quite large with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Players of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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