Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a finance resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick fix for the financial calamity and to acquire revenue for his forces. He, as it follows designed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally wagered on with 80 numbers in most of the US land based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the hope that you might win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each game. Players of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.