Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a finance resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick fix for the economic adversity and to produce revenue for his forces. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often bet on with just 80 numbers in almost all of American land based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is commonly liked today because of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of winning are horrible, there is always the possibility that you might win quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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