Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a finance resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a fast fix for the economic adversity and to create revenue for his military. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically bet on with just 80 numbers in just about all of the US based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise required to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of getting a win are terrible, there is always the chance that you might win quite large with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each round. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea 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 betting, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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