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Keno’s History
Keno was created in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the economic disaster and to produce revenue for his military. He thusly developed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically gambled on with just 80 numbers in just about all of American land based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today because of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you could win quite big with little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.