Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a finance resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick response for the financial adversity and to produce income for his army. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with eighty numbers in a majority of American based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a consequence of the laid back nature of playing the game and the basic reality that there are little skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is always the possibility that you will hit quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are picked each round. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos changed the name of 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 a law passed that taxed off track wagering, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.