Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick fix for the economic calamity and to acquire income for his forces. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who headed to the States to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with just 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly played today as a consequence of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is always the chance that you could win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers selected each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, Nevada casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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