Playing bingo is a great pastime. One could actually win big prizes in a very simple manner. Buy a ticket. Know the required pattern. Mark down all the numbers drawn out and complete the required desired. Finally, shout out the five-letter word "Bingo!"
If you love bingo, then we are definitely sure you will love keno as well. What is keno anyway?
Keno is said to be one of the most recent attraction in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, according to Virginia L. Graham, author of "A Book on Casino Gambling," Keno was not been highlighted in any casinos before. It is because it has a similar concept with bingo. However, as bingo tends to identify itself with local community as a social gathering rather than a form of gambling, casinos included keno in their line-up.
Perhaps, it will be better to trace a little more of keno's history. Historians believed that keno existed during the Han Dynasty, which is almost 2,500 years ago. No one can pinpoint exactly who developed this game. The only recorded person who was associated with Keno was Cheung Leung. He was said to be a political adviser of the reigning emperor or was a military personnel at that time. It is because according to some sources Leung, used keno to accumulate funds to support financial a weak army. Moreover, the excess resource was used in building the so-called "Great Divider" - the Great Wall of China.
The Chinese version of the Keno has more or less 130 characters. A player selects ten characters or symbols. In order for a keno ticket to be valid, that player should mark his choices using an ink brush. The marked characters are collectively known as keno spots.
Where does the drawing out of keno characters happen? Nobody knows where in particular the selection of winning symbols happens. Probably, it could happen inside a palace or in a public place. The only known to present-day scholars is that results of a keno were delivered to Chinese villages with the help of white carrier pigeons. That is why; keno is called the "White Carrier Pigeon Game."
Westerners particularly the Americans made contact with China sometime during the 17th or 18th century. Chinese people then migrated to the United States to work in mines and railway systems. They brought along their rich culture including keno, which served as their pastime.
During the later part of the 1920's Keno was finally legally accepted. However, keno was seen as part of a horse racing game.
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