Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a rapid response for the economic calamity and to acquire money for his military. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who came to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly bet on with just 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is mainly loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.