Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick response for the economic adversity and to create income for his forces. He thusly created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often gambled on with eighty numbers in almost all of American brick and mortar casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is largely played today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the basic reality that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of winning are appalling, there is always the possibility that you will win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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