Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast response for the economic calamity and to create money for his army. He, as it follows developed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally enjoyed with just 80 numbers in almost all of American based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly loved today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you might win quite big with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.