![]() ![]() Given its origins, keno was initially known as the "Chinese Lottery", a term that was dropped in favour of "Horse Race Keno". ![]() It was only once the game made its way across the Pacific to the United States that the characters were exchanged for numbers to make it easier for foreign players to participate. The original game is said to have used the poem's first 80 to 120 characters to teach children how to read and write, known as the "Thousand Character Classic". Legend has it that general Cheung Leung had keno developed to get the local populace to fund The Great Wall of China without them knowing it. ![]() This name was based on the fact that to get the results of national keno games to outlying villages, the winning numbers were sent via carrier pigeons.Īccording to some stories, the game was popularised to raise funds to defend China from invaders. With its many similarities to local lotteries and a name with French origins, it is hard to believe that today's online keno games are rooted in an ancient Chinese sonnet.Īccording to gaming historians, the game we know as keno was played throughout Asia and was known as “white dove ticket” or “pigeon ticket”. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |