Keno Secrets

The History of Keno

by Sierra on Aug.13, 2019, under Keno

[ English ]

Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid fix for the economic calamity and to create money for his forces. He, as it follows designed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was 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 imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who headed to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is typically bet on with eighty numbers in just about all of the US brick and mortar casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely played today as a result of the laid back nature of playing the game and the basic fact that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of winning are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you will win quite big with very little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.


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