Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick fix for the economic adversity and to create income for his army. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with just 80 numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely loved today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic reality that there are no skills required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you could win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers drawn each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed 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 betting, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.