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What is Keno?

What are all of the different types of Keno?

Define the Keno Detaul?

Jan 11th, 2008 04:08
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Keno is one of the oldest known gambling games played in a casino.
Believe it or not, keno was invented 3000 years ago in China.
It was the ruler known as Cheung Leung that invented the game during the
Han Dynasty. During his time as ruler, his dynasty was becoming drawn
out because of all the money needed for war. They wanted to exhort more
money from the people but were unable to do so.
Since Cheung Leung was no longer able to tax out his people he though of
an ingenious way to raise money. He invented a game that is very similar
to the game of keno being played today. He created this game of chance
in which people will wager their property.
The game of Keno Cheung Leung invented was based on the poem "The
Thousand Character Classic". The poem was a way for Chinese people to
learn to count up to a thousand without any repeating characters. The
poem comprised of 250 phrases with 4 characters each. Only 120
characters were used out of the 250. The 120 characters were later on
subdivided into 8 characters for each subdivision.
The prize of one subdivision that won would be ten taels (a Chinese form
of currency). If their subdivision lost, three li of their property will
be taken. The game is still being played in China but with a reduced
number of characters. Instead of using 1000 characters the game played
today uses only 80 characters.
The game eventually refinanced Cheung Leung`s dynasty. As the game
became more popular it became known as "The Game of the White Pigeon".
The name was derived from the dove that relayed the news of success or
losses to mountainous regions of China. The game eventually became
famous nationwide. It was also keno that funded part of the Great Wall
of China.
Keno picked up it`s pace in the early 20th century. San Francisco became
the home of people who were usually not welcomed in the mainland.
Together with the Chinese immigrants that arrived was the game of keno.
Keno became a success in the underground.
The Chinese immigrants later on saw that this game was also enjoyed by
the Americans as the the Chinese characters were changed into numbers.
Keno was later on seen as a form of lottery. That`s why when gambling
was legalized keno wasn`t included. 
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