Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick response for the financial calamity and to create income for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with eighty numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is largely played today because of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are no expertise required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might win quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.