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The History of Keno


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Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick fix for the financial disaster and to produce income for his military. He thusly designed 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 delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the smaller villages. The lotto 'Keno' was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is most often gambled on with eighty numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is always the chance that you could hit quite large with little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are picked each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 1800's when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the 'Chinese lotto' to 'horse race keno' utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track gambling, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to 'Keno'.

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