Keno’s History
Saturday, 15. January 2022
Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid fix for the financial adversity and to create revenue for his military. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who came to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally played with eighty numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is commonly played today as a consequence of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are terrible, there is always the chance that you will win quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to 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 letters were replaced with , US 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’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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