Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a monetary resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a fast fix for the economic calamity and to create money for his forces. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly played with eighty numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise needed to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of winning are horrible, there is always the chance that you could win quite large with little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. 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 place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.