Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a fast fix for the financial disaster and to create revenue for his military. He thusly developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically wagered on with just 80 numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos along with online casinos. Keno is commonly played today because of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of getting a win are terrible, there is always the possibility that you could win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager 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 roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.