Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a rapid response for the economic disaster and to create money for his military. He, as it follows designed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly wagered on with 80 numbers in almost all of American based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are little expertise required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is always the chance that you might hit quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets 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 characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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