Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be facing national famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick fix for the economic disaster and to create income for his military. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with 80 numbers in just about all of American based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a result of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of coming away with a win are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you will hit quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each game. Players of Keno can select from two 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 grew in universal appeal in the United States near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.