Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a monetary resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a fast response for the economic calamity and to acquire money for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who headed to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with just 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely loved today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are terrible, there is always the possibility that you could hit quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
0 Responses
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post.
You must be logged in to post a comment.