Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing national famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick response for the financial adversity and to acquire revenue for his military. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is normally bet on with just 80 numbers in just about all of the US land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly loved today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and wager 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 has grown in popularity in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.