Keno

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Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the economic disaster and to acquire income for his military. He therefore developed 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 sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is generally bet on with 80 numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is always the hope that you will hit quite big with little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers picked each round. Players of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion 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, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.