Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast response for the economic calamity and to create revenue for his military. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger locations to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally wagered on with 80 numbers in a majority of American land based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly played today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you might win quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, Nevada casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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