Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast fix for the financial disaster and to create revenue for his army. He thusly invented the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the States for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally gambled on with just 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of winning are horrible, there is always the possibility that you will hit quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are picked each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos changed the name of 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 taxed off track betting, Nevada casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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