The History of Keno
Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick response for the economic calamity and to produce money for his military. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with just 80 numbers in just about all of American based casinos along with online casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a result of the laid back nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you could win quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries 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 notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting 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’.