• Keno’s History

    Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a fast response for the financial adversity and to create income for his forces. He therefore created the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

    Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

    Today, Keno is normally played with eighty numbers in just about all of the US land based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is commonly loved today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of winning are horrible, there is always the hope that you might hit quite large with very little gambling investment.

    Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

    Keno grew in acceptance in the United States near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, the casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.

     November 24th, 2024  Humberto   No comments

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