Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a rapid fix for the financial adversity and to create income for his forces. He therefore invented the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with just 80 numbers in just about all of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is always the hope that you will win quite large with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each round. Players of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.