Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a monetary resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast response for the financial disaster and to produce revenue for his forces. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally bet on with 80 numbers in most of the US based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the chance that you will win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Gamblers of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.