Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid fix for the financial calamity and to create money for his military. He thusly created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally bet on with just 80 numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos along with net casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a result of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the basic reality that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of coming away with a win are appalling, there is always the hope that you will win quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Players of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept 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 gambling, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.