Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid response for the economic calamity and to create money for his army. He therefore invented 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 cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally bet on with 80 numbers in a majority of American based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is commonly played today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of getting a win are appalling, there is always the possibility that you will win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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