Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick fix for the economic calamity and to acquire revenue for his army. He therefore created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally wagered on with eighty numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of winning are horrible, there is always the hope that you will win quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Players of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.