Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick response for the financial adversity and to acquire income for his military. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who came to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically played with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little skills needed to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite large with little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track gambling, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.