Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid response for the financial adversity and to create money for his forces. He therefore invented the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally enjoyed with 80 numbers in a majority of American based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are terrible, there is always the chance that you will win quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Players of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and wager 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 US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion 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 gambling, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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