Keno was introduced 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 war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid response for the financial adversity and to acquire money for his army. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally gambled on with just 80 numbers in most of the US land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of winning are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you will win quite big with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion 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, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.