Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be facing national famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick fix for the economic calamity and to create revenue for his forces. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who came to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often gambled on with 80 numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos along with web casinos. Keno is mainly loved today because of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of getting a win are terrible, there is always the possibility that you could win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers drawn each game. Players of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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