Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a fast response for the economic disaster and to acquire revenue for his forces. He, as it follows developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who headed to the US for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically gambled on with just 80 numbers in most of the US land based casinos along with online casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a consequence of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you might hit quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Players of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the United States near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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