Keno Information

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Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick fix for the financial disaster and to create income for his army. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly enjoyed with 80 numbers in almost all of American based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly played today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of getting a win are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you will win quite big with very little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.