Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a monetary resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick fix for the financial calamity and to produce income for his military. He, as it follows 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 larger municipalities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with eighty numbers in most of American based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today because of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are no skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is always the hope that you might win quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers picked each game. Players of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.