Keno’s History
Sunday, 28. May 2017
Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid response for the financial adversity and to produce money for his army. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally enjoyed with 80 numbers in a majority of the US based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is largely loved today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of winning are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you will hit quite big with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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