Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a financial resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid fix for the financial calamity and to acquire revenue for his army. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often enjoyed with 80 numbers in almost all of American based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely played today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are little skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of winning are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you might win quite big with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are drawn 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 dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State 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 come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.