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Keno’s History
Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a finance resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a fast fix for the financial disaster and to acquire income for his army. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who came to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically bet on with just 80 numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is constantly the chance that you could win quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are picked each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed 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 levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.