Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a financial resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast fix for the economic disaster and to produce income for his army. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is generally enjoyed with 80 numbers in a majority of the US land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise required to play Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the chance that you might win quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not 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 concept 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, Nevada casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.