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The background of Keno

Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be facing national famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the financial disaster and to acquire money for his military. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came 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 almost all of the US based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a result of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is always the possibility that you might win quite big with little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each game. Players of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as 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 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 legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.

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