Keno

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Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a fast fix for the economic disaster and to acquire money for his forces. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is typically played with just 80 numbers in a majority of American based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is commonly liked today because of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of succeeding are terrible, there is always the possibility that you might hit quite big with a tiny gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track gambling, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.