Keno’s History
Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast response for the financial calamity and to create revenue for his forces. He thusly designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who headed to the US for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with just 80 numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is always the chance that you could win quite big with little gambling 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 wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.