Keno Information

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Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing national famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick fix for the financial calamity and to create income for his army. He thusly created the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who headed to the United States for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is typically enjoyed with 80 numbers in most of the US land based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the hope that you could win quite big with very little gaming investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in acceptance in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.