Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a rapid response for the financial disaster and to produce money for his army. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally enjoyed with 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos along with web casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of playing the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of getting a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you might win quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers picked each game. Players of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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