Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick response for the financial calamity and to create money for his army. He, as it follows invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically enjoyed with eighty numbers in most of the US based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a consequence of the laid back nature of betting the game and the basic reality that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of succeeding are terrible, there is always the chance that you will hit quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with twenty numbers picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, the casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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