The background of Keno
Wednesday, 28. October 2015
Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick fix for the financial calamity and to create revenue for his military. He therefore invented the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the States to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly played with 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of winning are appalling, there is always the chance that you might win quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are picked each round. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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