Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick response for the economic calamity and to create money for his forces. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with eighty numbers in just about all of the US land based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of getting a win are terrible, there is always the chance that you will hit quite big with little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion 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 wagering, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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