Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a fast response for the economic adversity and to produce income for his army. He, as it follows designed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who came to the US for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with just 80 numbers in most of American based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic reality that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of winning are appalling, there is always the chance that you will win quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Players of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and bet 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 has grown in popularity in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.