Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid fix for the economic adversity and to acquire income for his forces. He, as it follows invented the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally wagered on with 80 numbers in almost all of American based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely played today as a consequence of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise required to play Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of winning are terrible, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Gamblers of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. 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 the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.