Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a financial resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast fix for the financial adversity and to create income for his army. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who came to the US for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often enjoyed with 80 numbers in just about all of the US based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely loved today because of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are appalling, there is always the hope that you could hit quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept 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, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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