Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing national famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick fix for the financial calamity and to produce money for his forces. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who headed to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with eighty numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is commonly played today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are appalling, there is always the possibility that you might hit quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two 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 wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, the casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.