Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a fast response for the economic disaster and to acquire revenue for his military. He therefore created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who came to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically bet on with 80 numbers in just about all of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are terrible, there is always the possibility that you could win quite large with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers drawn each round. Players 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 matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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