Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a fast response for the economic calamity and to produce money for his military. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often gambled on with just 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with online casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of winning are horrible, there is always the possibility that you might hit quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers picked each game. Players of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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