The background of Keno
Monday, 26. February 2018
Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a financial resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid fix for the financial adversity and to produce income for his army. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the US to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly enjoyed with 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos along with net casinos. Keno is commonly loved today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic reality that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of winning are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you could hit quite large with little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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