Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick response for the economic adversity and to produce revenue for his forces. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was well-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 brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically wagered on with eighty numbers in most of American land based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly played today as a result of the laid back nature of playing the game and the basic reality that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of getting a win are terrible, there is constantly the hope that you might win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers drawn each game. Players of Keno can choose 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 according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.