The History of Keno
Saturday, 13. July 2024
Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a monetary resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a country wide famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick fix for the economic calamity and to create income for his military. He, as it follows developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally wagered on with eighty numbers in a majority of the US land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of winning are terrible, there is always the chance that you could hit quite big with little gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and wager 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 grew in universal appeal in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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