History of Keno

History of Keno · China · Qing?

Academic research documents gambling and lottery practices in late-Qing China; it does not verify the Keno origin legend. [1]

Race Horse Keno?

The Nevada Historical Society documents Chinese lottery activity in Reno and the use of the name Race Horse Keno in the 1930s and 1940s. [2]

History of Keno · 1918 → 1951?

The Nevada account records Bo Wah operating a Chinese lottery in Reno in 1918. · It says the game called Hak Gop Hiu was later renamed Keno. · By about 1925, the documented draw used numbered pellets and a drum. · In the 1930s and 1940s, the account records the name Race Horse Keno. · After 1951, the account says the name was shortened from Race Horse Keno to Keno. [2]

History of Keno · China · Qing

Editorial inference Academic research documents gambling and lottery practices in late-Qing China; it does not verify the Keno origin legend. [1]

Race Horse Keno

Directly supported fact The Nevada Historical Society documents Chinese lottery activity in Reno and the use of the name Race Horse Keno in the 1930s and 1940s. [2]

History of Keno · 1918 → 1951

Directly supported fact The Nevada account records Bo Wah operating a Chinese lottery in Reno in 1918. [2]

Directly supported fact It says the game called Hak Gop Hiu was later renamed Keno. [2]

Directly supported fact By about 1925, the documented draw used numbered pellets and a drum. [2]

Directly supported fact In the 1930s and 1940s, the account records the name Race Horse Keno. [2]

Directly supported fact After 1951, the account says the name was shortened from Race Horse Keno to Keno. [2]

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