Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a monetary resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast response for the economic disaster and to produce money for his army. He therefore created the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with 80 numbers in almost all of the US based casinos along with online casinos. Keno is largely played today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of coming away with a win are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
0 Responses
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post.
You must be logged in to post a comment.