Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick fix for the economic calamity and to produce income for his army. He, as it follows designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally enjoyed with just 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of winning are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you could win quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each round. Players of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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