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The History of Keno
Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick fix for the financial calamity and to create money for his forces. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger locations to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically gambled on with just 80 numbers in a majority of American based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a result of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are no skills required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you will hit quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gambling 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, casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.