Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a rapid fix for the economic disaster and to acquire revenue for his forces. He thusly created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally wagered on with 80 numbers in almost all of American land based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of winning are appalling, there is always the chance that you might hit quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed 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 a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.