Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid fix for the economic calamity and to acquire money for his army. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is normally gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is commonly played today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are appalling, there is always the possibility that you might hit quite big with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.