Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick response for the economic adversity and to produce revenue for his forces. He thusly invented the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the US for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often bet on with eighty numbers in most of American land based casinos along with online casinos. Keno is largely loved today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of winning are appalling, there is always the possibility that you will hit quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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