Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a financial resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast response for the economic calamity and to create revenue for his military. He therefore created the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically enjoyed with eighty numbers in a majority of the US land based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is largely played today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might hit quite large with little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept 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, casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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