The History of Keno
Saturday, 14. March 2009
Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time appeared to be facing national famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the economic calamity and to produce income for his army. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger municipalities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who came 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 a majority of the US based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you could hit quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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