Keno Secrets

The History of Keno

by Sierra on Oct.09, 2016, under Keno

Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast fix for the economic calamity and to produce income for his military. He, as it follows designed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.

Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who came to the States to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is normally played with eighty numbers in most of American based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic reality that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of winning are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you will win quite large with very little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.


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