Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick fix for the economic calamity and to create income for his military. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly bet on with 80 numbers in most of the US land based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic reality that there are no skills required to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of winning are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you could win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 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 United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.