Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick fix for the financial adversity and to create money for his army. He thusly invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who headed to the United States for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the basic reality that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of getting a win are terrible, there is constantly the chance that you will hit quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.