Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick fix for the economic adversity and to create money for his army. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with 80 numbers in most of American based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic reality that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is always the possibility that you will hit quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ 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 betting, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.