Keno Secrets

The History of Keno

by Sierra on Jun.27, 2018, under Keno

Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast response for the financial calamity and to create revenue for his army. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger cities to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the States to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is typically enjoyed with just 80 numbers in most of American based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is mainly liked today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is always the chance that you will win quite large with very little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and gamble 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 acceptance in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.


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