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The
History Of Keno
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It
was a Chinese military leader who
introduced Keno to the world; Cheung
Leung used Keno as a financial tool for
his losing army. Cheung, the city, was
under the operation of a war; things
were not looking too good as more and
more of the supplies started to vanish.
Cheung Leung was researching various
ways to try and find a solution for his
problem. The economics were in terrible
danger, and he also needed to produce
some income for his army if he had any
chances of surviving. He soon developed
the game of Keno. It was considered an
absolute success.
Keno was commonly called the "White
Pigeon Game". The winning numbers were
transported by pigeons from the bigger
civilizations to the smallest of
villages. Keno lottery was first
introduced to the United States in the
1800s by the Chinese immigrants who were
in search of better opportunities and
better chances of income from work.
During this time, Keno was commonly
played using 120 numbers instead of 80
numbers. Today, we use 80 numbers.
Keno has a large following of fans
because of its relaxed nature and ease
of playing the game. You don't need to
be a rocket scientist to figure out how
to play the game, while attempting to
enjoy it. It's easy to learn how to
play, and the relaxed nature of the game
will surely make you wonder why you
never learned how to play this game
previously. The chances of winning are
not so great, but the reason many of the
people play is because if you do win,
the reward is very much worth the effort
put into trying to win. You don't need
to invest too much into the game either.
Each game is played by drawing 20
numbers. Keno players have the choice of
choosing 2 to 10 numbers and placing
bets on these numbers. In addition to
betting on these numbers, you can choose
how much you want to bet on particular
numbers. The payout for Keno depends on
the bets that were placed and how many
matching numbers occurred.
Thousand Character Classic was a Chinese
poem that was written with 1000 numbers;
these numbers were used in a rhyming
form and soon became a classic with most
readers. The poem was originally used to
teach children, but the poem became so
well known that the characters were used
for a romantic numbering system. Instead
of using numbers like in the original
Keno boards, the characters replaced the
numbers.
Keno was very popular in the United
States during the 19th century. This
happened shortly after the game became
more Americanized by replacing the
Chinese characters with American numbers
that almost every American could
understand. Lotteries were not legal in
the state of Nevada in 1931, so the
casinos cleverly changed the name from
Chinese Lottery to Horse Race Keno to
disguise the game. After a law had
passed that taxed off the track betting,
Nevada was quick to change the name back
to Keno.
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