Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick fix for the financial calamity and to acquire income for his army. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is normally enjoyed with 80 numbers in almost all of American brick and mortar casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are no skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are horrible, there is constantly the chance that you will hit quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers picked each game. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos 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 want your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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