Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a finance resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick fix for the financial adversity and to acquire money for his forces. He thusly invented the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally played with just 80 numbers in just about all of American based casinos along with web 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. Regardless of the fact that the chances of succeeding are terrible, there is always the hope that you will win quite large with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers picked each round. Players of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization 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 want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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