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 army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a fast response for the economic adversity and to acquire income for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who headed to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often gambled on with just 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely played today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic reality that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of coming away with a win are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you could win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Players of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.