Keno’s History
Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid response for the economic adversity and to produce income for his army. He, as it follows developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the States to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly enjoyed with just 80 numbers in a majority of American brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly liked today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of winning are appalling, there is always the chance that you might hit quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.