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Keno
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Keno
The game of keno uses 80 balls numbered 1 thru 80. Each game, the house draws 20 balls at random and displays the numbers on screens, called keno boards, located throughout the casino. The object of the game is for the player to guess some of the numbers the house will draw.
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The Origins of Keno
According to ancient Chinese scrolls, a game similar to keno was originally introduced by Cheung Leung of the Han Dynasty around 200 BC. As a result of Cheung's city having been at war for several years, the army was starting to run out of supplies and the citizenry refused to contribute more money to the war effort. So Cheung created a numbers game not unlike keno in order to finance his military.
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