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Keno’s History
Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast fix for the economic adversity and to produce revenue for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally enjoyed with 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is commonly liked today because of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are little expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of getting a win are terrible, there is constantly the chance that you might hit quite large with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each round. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, the casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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