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The background of Keno
Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid fix for the financial calamity and to acquire revenue for his army. He, as it follows developed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the United States for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly played with 80 numbers in a majority of American brick and mortar casinos along with net casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise required to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of winning are appalling, there is always the chance that you will win quite big with little gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.