The background of Keno
Friday, 10. June 2022
Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid fix for the financial disaster and to create revenue for his army. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who headed to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically wagered on with 80 numbers in most of American based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is always the possibility that you will win quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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