Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick fix for the economic disaster and to produce income for his forces. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who headed to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally played with 80 numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of winning are appalling, there is always the possibility that you could hit quite large with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.