Keno was created in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick response for the economic calamity and to create income for his army. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically played with just 80 numbers in most of the US land based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a consequence of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little skills needed to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the hope that you could win quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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