Keno’s History

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Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid response for the economic disaster and to acquire money for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is normally played with 80 numbers in a majority of the US based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is always the possibility that you could hit quite large with very little gaming investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.

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