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Keno’s History
Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time seemed to be facing national famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast response for the financial calamity and to acquire revenue for his forces. He thusly designed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is normally enjoyed with eighty numbers in just about all of American based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of succeeding are appalling, there is always the hope that you could hit quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each round. Players of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.